Soccer superstar Lionel Messi went out of his way to avoid a gaggle of French defenders throughout the World Cup final on Sunday, slicing past them in an effort to score goals.
Prosecutors: Fraud fed Brooklyn preacher’s flashy lifestyle
A Brooklyn preacher known for his close friendship with New York City’s mayor and a previous stint behind bars was indicted Monday on charges he plundered a parishioner’s retirement savings to bankroll his flashy lifestyle and extorted a businessman by…
Urbana 22 Attendance Expected to Drop to the Lowest in Decades
Gordon College has a reached a settlement with a social work professor who alleged discrimination when she was denied promotion. President Mike Hammond and board chair Carrie Tibbles notified faculty and staff in an email this week.
Pope wrote resignation note in case of health impediment
Pope Francis has revealed in an interview published Sunday that shortly after being elected pontiff in 2013 he wrote a resignation letter in case medical problems impede him from carrying out his duties.
US education department opens antisemitism investigation at UC Berkeley, where pro-Israel advocates alleged ‘Jew-free zones’
For months, prominent pro-Israel and right-wing groups have pushed the narrative that the University of California-Berkeley’s law school is permitting antisemitism among its students.
Texas fights federal rule that would outlaw LGBTQ discrimination in state adoptions and foster care
Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the federal government to preserve Texas’ ability to include religious groups that won’t place kids with same-sex couples in the state’s adoption process without losing federal funding.
How Egypt’s last Jews will mark Hanukkah, and make sure their culture doesn’t “disappear” with them
More than 10 million people live in Egypt’s capital, but only three of them — all older women — are Egyptian Jews. At 70, Magda Haroun is the youngest, and the leader of Cairo’s now virtually extinct native Jewish community.
Religious liberty concerns raised as Texas governor seeks to investigate groups helping migrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the state attorney to investigate nongovernmental organizations that he claims have assisted with “illegal border crossings” along the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, raising religious liberty concerns among faith-based groups and religious organizers helping…
Prosecutors: Family used sham ministry to get COVID loans
Family members who ran a sham ministry have been charged with defrauding the federal government of COVID-19 relief funds in a scheme to buy a $3.7 million luxury home in a development at Walt Disney World, authorities said.
Faith leaders urge lawmakers to pass expanded child tax credit
Faith leaders joined members of Congress on Capitol Hill Thursday (Dec. 15) to voice support for the expansion of the child tax credit, urging lawmakers to reinstate a broader version of the anti-poverty benefit before the end of the year.
Texas school board that banned Anne Frank book invited Messianic ‘rabbi’ charged with sexual assault to open meeting with prayer
On Monday, the board of Keller Independent School District in Texas introduced that evening’s prayer leader as “Rabbi Griffin.”
Political Church Shopping is Further Polarizing America
As the 2022 midterm elections wrap up, candidates in most states will be temporarily retiring the attack ads.