Two days after Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco announced he would bar her from receiving the Eucharist in her home city due to her stance on abortion rights, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly received the sacrament at a Catholic…
Senior Israeli lawmaker warns of “religious war” over Jerusalem moves
A senior Israeli lawmaker said on Monday the country risked “religious war” after a court ruled in favour of Jews who had tried to pray at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and as nationalists planned a march near the flashpoint site.
Minnesota GOP apologizes for Soros puppetmaster video
The Minnesota Republican Party apologized for screening a video that depicted liberal Jewish billionaire George Soros as a puppet master controlling two Jewish Democrats, saying that those responsible were not aware that the imagery had antisemitic connotations.
If the media are reluctant to properly label the GOP’s racist, Christian nationalist ideologies, we’ll have trouble hanging on to democracy
On Saturday, 18-year-old white supremacist P.G. drove to the “Tops” supermarket with the intention to kill people of color. He murdered ten people and wounded three others before he was arrested. All ten who were killed were Black.
Pope voices hope church in China can operate in freedom
Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his spiritual closeness to Catholics in China, voicing hope that the church there operates in “freedom and tranquility,” but making no mention of a 90-year-old cardinal who was recently arrested in Hong Kong.
Telehealth abortion demand is soaring. But access may come down to where you live
On the day of the leaked draft of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a woman named Nora was at home in her one-bedroom apartment getting through a medical abortion. She’d stocked up on menstrual pads and painkillers, and…
With AIPAC funding primary campaigns, young Jewish progressives move further left
Nida Allam, a Muslim candidate for a U.S. House seat representing North Carolina’s 4th District, lost her bid to represent the state’s central region in Tuesday’s primary.
Welsh First Minister ‘regrets’ that Franklin Graham is coming to Wales
Franklin Graham has called on public officials to welcome people of all religions after Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford expressed his “regret” over the American evangelist’s upcoming visit to Wales.
Willow Creek announces major layoffs amid post-COVID struggle
Willow Creek Community Church, a Chicago megachurch that was one of the largest and most highly regarded congregations in the nation, will lay off 30% of its staff due to post-COVID-19 declines in attendance and giving.
Ohio House passes bill requiring colleges give students 3 days of absences for religious observation
The Ohio House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would require Ohio public colleges and universities to give students up to three days off each year to observe religious practices.
‘Conversion therapy’ ban falls short in Minnesota Senate
An effort to ban “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ youth won a majority in the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate on Thursday, but it didn’t get enough votes on a procedural maneuver to advance to a full debate on the bill’s merits.
Don’t buy Alito’s assurances: here’s what happens next after Roe falls
The leaked first draft of Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson has sent shockwaves throughout the American psyche. This is a stunning reversal of women’s rights that have been in place for half a century.