Behind an orange roll-up door at a self-storage facility in New Orleans, sits a vacuum cleaner, some lighting gear and a cardboard box.
The Great Agreement: Conspiracy About Israel’s Orchestration of Moroccan Migrants Embraced Across the Spectrum
As scholars and experts have often noted, conspiracy theories proliferate when, in the face of a complex situation or event, people are offered easy answers that tend to confirm preexisting beliefs. So when tens of thousands of Moroccans surged into the Spanish enclave…
Amy-Jill Levine elected first Jewish president of Catholic Biblical Association
When Amy-Jill Levine learned that she was being considered for the presidency of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, the veteran New Testament scholar wondered whether someone was playing a trick on her.
Flunk Those Who Want a Religious Test for Office
The Republican lieutenant governor of Indiana wants to change his state’s Constitution to bar non-Christians from holding public office. A Christian Nationalist pastor who won his spot as part of the gubernatorial ticket with then-U.S. Sen. Mike Braun in 2024,…
WNBA task force to convene after former NBA players declare eligibility for women’s league
The WNBA is set to discuss its eligibility requirements after two former NBA players declared themselves eligible for the WNBA draft, saying they are doing so in compliance with the league rules.
South Carolina’s Republican Senate nominee will likely be pro-Israel, but no match for Lindsey Graham
A crowded field of candidates will compete in South Carolina’s special primary this Tuesday, with hopes of securing the Republican nomination for a U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Lindsey Graham, one of Israel’s strongest allies on Capitol…
Hindu students ask schools to discern the swastika from the Nazi Hakenkreuz
Mira Trivedi, 15, grew up surrounded by the swastika. Her family hung it around their home for holidays. A priest drew it on her newborn cousin’s forehead. Her family members wore jewelry with the symbol.
From ‘The Lion’ to ‘The Tiger’: Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Catholic Latin America
When Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as Colombia’s president on Friday, he’ll become the latest conservative to helm a Latin American country.
‘Ring By Spring’: A View Into Christian College Dating Culture
On the surface, it seems like just another reality dating show. Young, attractive singles are thrown together in a beach town in Mexico, hoping to find the love of their life.
Israeli court delays Ben-Gvir’s plans for an Israeli ‘Crocodile Alcatraz’
An animal welfare group’s appeal to an Israeli court is delaying plans to surround a high security prison for Palestinians with Nile crocodiles.
Teaching Black history in the Trump age
Since assuming power, the Trump administration has aimed to guard the myth of America’s history as uniformly inclusive, above critique, and unifying, and it has protected the sensibilities of its predominantly white political base along the way.
Pope Leo to meet with clergy abuse survivors during upcoming trip to France
Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy abuse during a four-day trip to France next month that will include a visit to UNESCO headquarters, a meeting with French bishops in Lourdes and an interreligious meeting in the border city…