As the granddaughter of immigrants from Lithuania and Poland who spoke little English, I understand what it’s like to be treated as a stranger in America.
Pope Francis Hospitalized With Bronchitis, Undergoes Tests As Holy Year Events Canceled
Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday to treat a weeklong bout of bronchitis and undergo diagnostic tests, the Vatican said, confirming the latest issues with the 88-year-old’s pontiff’s health that forced him to cancel his agenda through Monday at least.
Are Young Women Leaving Religion Faster than Young Men?
Here’s what I think the value of pursuing a PhD is – it gives someone time to think about a single topic a whole lot. I know that sounds so incredibly basic and simplistic, but in my experience there’s no substitute…
60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history
For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the rights and liberties of American citizens.
Legal Foundations Set For Tribunal To Hold Russia Accountable For Ukraine War
On Feb. 4, the Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine (the Core Group) laid down the legal foundations for the establishment of a special tribunal for the crime of aggression,…
Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace
Congo’s largest church organizations met Wednesday with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east in the latest push for peace and dialogue after weekslong fighting that saw the rebels seize the region’s largest city of Goma.
‘Conclave’: Is It Anti-Catholic Propaganda Or An Oscar-Worthy Film?
Quite a lot of Oscar-nominated movies this year seem to be embroiled in controversy — from “The Brutalist” and its use of AI to the “Emilia Pérez” star’s old tweets (leaving aside the fact that almost everyone seems to agree…
Protesting Sean Feucht Down in New Orleans
When Christian Nationalism scholar and sociology doctoral fellow Karrie Gaspard-Hogewood saw that musician Sean Feucht would be leading a Christian Nationalistic rally in her city, she decided to blow the whistle at him — literally.
Ukrainian Christians Plead with Trump Administration
Ukraine sent its largest-ever delegation to Washington, DC, last week to rally support for more military defense and plead with Donald Trump not to pull the plug and make a deal that favors Russia. Pastors and religious leaders in the…
Whether Christians should prioritize care for migrants as much as for fellow citizens has been debated for centuries
Vice President JD Vance and several bishops of the U.S. Roman Catholic Church are having a war of words over the Trump administration’s flurry of executive orders and highly publicized immigration raids. The bishops argue that these policies tend to empower gangs and traffickers while…
Utah Legislature OKs bill limiting access to dorms for transgender students
Utah lawmakers gave final approval to a bill limiting where transgender students can reside in dorm rooms at public universities Monday, after online backlash against a transgender resident assistant at Utah State University. Sponsor Rep. Stephanie Gricius, R-Eagle Mountain, said the bill allows transgender…
More Israeli checkpoints are slicing up the West Bank
Abdullah Fauzi, a banker from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leaves home at 4 a.m. to reach his job by 8 a.m., and he’s often late.