In war-torn Iraq, Muslims will join Christians in celebrating Easter every year, fostering a spirit of solidarity and coexistence. The celebrations have gained prominence since ISIS was forced out of major strongholds.
First Female Archbishop of Canterbury a Bittersweet Moment for Catholic Women
Movements have moments. The installation of Sarah Elisabeth Mullally as Archbishop of Canterbury, on the Feast of the Annunciation 2026, was one such moment for women’s equality in religion. Several millennia after Mary allegedly agreed to be the mother of…
Palestinian Christians Prepare for Easter amid War and Settler Violence
Looking east on a clear day, Usama Nicola can see Amman, Jordan, from his balcony in Bethlehem. Since Israel and the US jointly attacked Iran on February 28, the father of three has been able to trace the white smoke…
LCWR leaders meet with Pope Leo, discuss ‘painful’ treatment of people in the US
The heads of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious made their annual trip to Rome last week, meeting with dicastery officials at the Vatican and having a private audience with Pope Leo XIV.
People Who Left ‘MAGA Christianity’ Share What It Really Took To Step Away
For many Americans raised in conservative Christian environments, faith once felt like a matter of personal conviction and community — not overt political allegiance. But over the past decade, the boundary between belief and ideology has blurred.
Graham Platner to host Maine Passover seder as polarizing Senate candidate expands Jewish outreach
U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner will host a Passover seder Thursday in Maine with Jewish community leaders, including the state chair of the liberal pro-Israel lobby J Street, in a show of Jewish outreach following months of controversy over his…
NY Episcopal Diocese outlines plan for $1.2M racial reparations fund
The Episcopal Diocese of New York has launched the second phase of its racial reparations efforts, releasing a new report detailing how it plans to invest the nearly $1.2 million the diocesan convention began committing to the effort in 2019.
Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message
Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that God doesn’t listen to the prayers of those who make war or cite God to justify their violence, as he prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s…
In El Paso, two Catholic sisters follow detained immigrants wherever ICE takes them
On their spreadsheets, down the list on their prayer table and off their tongues after a long day of ministry roll the names — of the man who is slowly but unsteadily regaining his grip on reality after being deported…
The Fox News Advantage: How Cable News Divides Along Religious and Generational Lines
I think that I’m a lot like the folks who read this newsletter – I don’t actually watch the news that much anymore. I used to be a regular viewer of our local news station that is based close to Carbondale and…
Israel apologizes after barring cardinal from Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
Following outcry from political and religious leaders for barring Catholic leaders in the Holy Land from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday (March 29), Israeli authorities apologized and gave them permission to worship at the church,…
American politicians talk about persecuted Christians abroad – but here’s what happens when those Christians migrate to the US
Two months ago, Terez Metry arrived at a Department of Homeland Security office in Nashville with her husband, a U.S. citizen, expecting a routine step in beginning her green card application. The couple had prepared documents for a Form I-130 petition and anticipated an…