For secular Americans—atheists, agnostics, humanists, and those who are simply uninterested in or indifferent to religion—a central paradox these days is this: our presence has never been so significant, the stigma against us has never been so tempered, and yet…
What a Catholic Church Unafraid of Donald Trump Means to the World
Is America having a Catholic revival? The idea that the United States is seeing a surge in converts to the faith, especially Gen Z-ers, might be more projection than fact. But the reaction to the clashes between Pope Leo XIV and President…
Lebanon resident recognizes family crucifix smashed by Israeli soldier in viral image
Houssam Naddaf said no words could capture the shock of seeing an Israeli soldier smash a crucifix in his family’s private garden in the southern Lebanese village of Debel — an image he recognized instantly as it spread online.
Mother Emanuel’s Long Struggle
Kevin Sack’s Mother Emanuel: Two Centuries of Race, Resistance, and Forgiveness in One Charleston Church (Crown, 2025) is an elegant, sometimes gripping history of one American congregation. It is a book unlike any other, and one of the best American religious histories…
Marilyn Hickey, Pioneering Pentecostal Televangelist, Dies At 94
Marilyn Hickey, Pioneering Pentecostal Televangelist…
Sarah Mullally prays with Pope Leo XIV
The Archbishop of Canterbury has continued her pilgrimage to Rome with a visit to St Paul’s Within the Walls, the first non-Catholic church to be built in the city since the Reformation.
Virginia streamlines process for churches to build affordable housing on property
Virginia has passed a law making it easier for churches to get approval to build affordable housing on their properties.
What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God
On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by stagecoach and horseback to every colony, where officials posted it and newspapers circulated…
Zohran Mamdani vetoes school ‘buffer zone’ bill against wishes of major Jewish groups
Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed a “buffer zone” bill insulating “educational facilities” from protests on Friday morning, drawing the ire of a number of Jewish organizations that supported it.
Canterbury archbishop to visit pope, a milestone for churches split on women clergy
Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally will travel to Rome this weekend to meet Pope Leo XIV — a visit she calls a pilgrimage, akin to the one she took to prepare for her installation at Canterbury.
Many churches, synagogues and mosques are built around families – and they’re struggling to respond to rising singles
When a couple marry in a church, synagogue or mosque, the ceremony does more than sanctify a union. Often, it binds two families to an institution.
There Is Much More to Pope vs. President Than Meets the Eye
The feud between the pope and the Trump administration over the justice of the Iran war may be the most important theological debate of my lifetime. It reveals the moral bankruptcy of the war, it illuminates the risks to our…