For eight months, the Ukrainian city of Kherson endured Russian occupation.
How Pat Robertson made white evangelicals Republican
After Pat Robertson astonished the political world by beating out Vice President George H.W. Bush for second place in the 1988 Iowa Republican caucus (Sen. Bob Dole of nearby Kansas was first), I found myself opining on New York talk…
Panel makes ethics ruling against lawmaker who hid Bibles in Arizona House lounge
An ethics committee in the Arizona House has concluded that a Democratic lawmaker engaged in disorderly behavior by hiding Bibles in a lounge for legislators as a comment about the separation of church and state and the weaponization of religion…
The US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they’ve left behind
At the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Special Collections, where I am head curator, we’ve recently completed a major digitization and rehousing project of our collection of over 5,400 photographs made by Lewis Wickes Hine in the early 20th century.
Most US Pastors Use Armed Congregants as Church Security
Most churches have some type of security measures in place during worship services. Pastors point to intentional plans and armed church members more than other measures, but compared to three years ago, fewer say they have plans and more say…
Pittsburgh synagogue trial is proving the obvious, but ultimately focused on the death penalty
One by one over the past two weeks, members of Jewish congregations in Pittsburgh have come to the witness stand in federal court and relived the horror of that October morning, when a gunman used high-powered weapons to kill 11 worshippers and badly injure…
Amid pressure from the Diocese of Pittsburgh, organizers of LGBTQ solidarity mass cancel service
A Catholic mass scheduled to be held at Duquesne University in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ Catholic community for Pride month has been canceled at the urging of Diocese of Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik.
DeSantis recruiters eyed Catholic church for migrant flights that bishop calls ‘reprehensible’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recruiters set their sights on Sacred Heart Catholic Church in the Texas border city of El Paso in search of asylum-seekers they could take from its bustling migrant shelter to California’s capital on taxpayer-funded private jets.
Pope Benedict XVI’s cousins stand to inherit his money. None of them want it.
The surviving relatives of the late Pope Benedict XVI stand to inherit money from his legacy, according to the executor of his last will and testament. None of these relatives seem willing to touch it.
Why Mike Pence thinks he has a prayer in 2024
If you want to understand why Mike Pence believes he has a shot at winning the presidency, it’s best, friends and advisers say, to look at the framed parchment Bible verse he’s kept on his fireplace for more than 20…
Pastor: We’ve heard much about ‘indoctrination.’ What do you call Catholic charter school?
Before the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board, I recently testified that authorizing a religious private school as a public charter school would be an egregious violation of our state constitution, the First Amendment, and religious liberty.
Arabic ‘In God We Trust’ signs will test limits of Louisiana’s law
Some schools across Louisiana will soon receive free “In God We Trust” signs to hang in their classrooms, though the designs might not be what some state lawmakers had in mind when they passed the new mandate Tuesday.