Sister Susan Francois, a 52-year-old Catholic nun and longtime financial investment activist, has spent the past four years filing shareholder resolutions against Citigroup, urging the parent company of one of the world’s largest investment banks to rethink its financial ties…
Exhibit offers a peek inside what the new Tree of Life museum, synagogue may look like
Featuring a light-filled atrium and slightly scaled-back design, the latest renderings of the new Tree of Life museum, educational center and synagogue building are being unveiled as
Man pleads guilty in pipe bomb attack on Massachusetts group Satanic Temple
An Oklahoma man accused of throwing a pipe bomb at the Massachusetts headquarters of a group called The Satanic Temple pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court.
Georgetown faculty call for solidarity after postdoc Badar Khan Suri’s detention
The faculty at Georgetown University’s center for Muslim-Christian understanding is protesting the detention of Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow who has been detained by federal immigration authorities, calling his arrest and relocation to Louisiana an “authoritarian weaponization of the…
How Does the Public Feel About Sex Among Teenagers?
I was poking around a couple government websites the other day and came across a pretty surprising statistic. The National Center for Health Statistics reported that among females aged 15-19 the birth rate was 62/1000 in 1991. The provisional data from 2022…
Yeshiva University recognizes LGBTQ student club, reversing a longtime ban
Yeshiva University has approved a new club for LGBTQ students, reversing a policy that it has spent years defending in court.
Disciples of White Jesus
That the United States is in a time of great cultural upheaval is no secret. Corporations are weakening their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Colleges and universities are doing the same, often due to government pressure. And the Trump…
Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?
Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi, who was beaten, chained and starved while held for 491 days by Hamas, expressed his anger during an appearance at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday for having to suffer for so long and worry…
At the king of Jordan’s interfaith iftar, Orthodox and Catholic leaders attack Christian Zionism
King Abdullah II’s annual iftar has become a highly anticipated Ramadan event where members of the royal family, religious leaders and local notables, as well as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and key members of his government, are all invited to…
The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit
Black businesses were essential to facilitating the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South between the 1910s and 1960s. Yet, the traditional narrative of the migration as a movement of laborers seeking high-wage jobs obscures the history of African Americans who moved…
Vatican says Pope Francis no longer needs mechanical help to breathe as his health improves
Pope Francis ’ condition continued to improve Wednesday and he hasn’t needed to use the mechanical ventilation mask to help him breathe, the Vatican said in signalling further progress in his recovery from double pneumonia.
Church Kitchens Are Getting Chopped
Church kitchens are disappearing. They are disappearing from rural, suburban, and urban churches. From liberal and conservative churches, contemporary and liturgical, megachurches and the medium-sized.