President Donald Trump has praised the Gilded Age, which he believes was a time of immense national prosperity thanks to tariffs, no income tax, and few regulations on business.
Fear and hope for Latinos at Bread for the World’s 50th anniversary
A mile from where Republicans on Capitol Hill work toward passing a budget bill containing the biggest cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in history, one of the most prominent Christian anti-hunger groups has gathered to celebrate its 50th…
Pope Leo criticizes political nationalism and prays for reconciliation and dialogue
Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed Sunday for reconciliation and dialogue — a message in line with his pledges to make the Catholic Church a symbol of peace.
2024 Election Post-Mortem: Jews
Not-so-fun fact among American religion and politics – it’s almost impossible to accurately describe the voting patterns of any non-Christian group before 2008. That’s something that I don’t think that the average person really understands about the kind of work…
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, new study shows
A new Pew Research Center study measuring the evolution of the global religious population shows Muslims are the fastest-growing faith group, followed by the religiously unaffiliated. Though it remained the world’s largest religion, the Christian population declined between 2010 and…
What a sunny van Gogh painting of ‘The Sower’ tells us about Pope Leo’s message of hope
In his first general audience in Rome, Pope Leo XIV referred to Vincent van Gogh’s painting “Sower at Sunset” and called it a symbol of hope. A brilliant setting sun illuminates a field as a farmer walks toward the right, sowing seeds.
‘Remigration’ is American for ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
The Trump administration has announced that, as part of its reorganization of the State Department (along with the now familiar gutting of important programs and firing of topic-area experts), it plans to create what it calls an “Office of Remigration.” Arguments over…
Nigerian Catholic priest who had recently served in the US abducted by extremists, church says
A Nigerian Catholic priest who recently served in the United States has been abducted by extremists along with other travelers in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, the church said.
Mike Johnson violates spirit of congressional chapel
As Mike Johnson ascended to the House of Representative speaker’s chair in October 2023, he quickly showed off his evangelical Christian faith. He led the GOP caucus in prayer at a press conference, declared during his acceptance remarks in the House chamber that God…
‘Loyal to the oil’ – how religion and striking it rich shape Canada’s hockey fandom
Déjà vu is a common occurrence in the world of sports, and the Edmonton Oilers are no strangers to repeat matchups. The Canadian team faced off against the New York Islanders in both 1983 and ’84 for hockey’s biggest prize, the Stanley…
Pope has phone call with Putin same day Trump does
As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to escalate despite international efforts to broker a ceasefire, Pope Leo XIV Wednesday afternoon had a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Does Trump Actually Think He’s God?
“I’m supposed to be dead,” Donald Trump said, the day after he got shot at his rally last summer in Butler, Pennsylvania. “I’m not supposed to be here,” he said four days after that. “But something very special happened. Let’s…