On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman killed 11 Jews who were worshipping at the Tree of Life Congregation in Squirrel Hill in the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in American history.
Catholic News Service to cease domestic operations at year’s end
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced to staff May 4 a dramatic reorganization of its communications department, including the closure of the Washington and New York offices of Catholic News Service.
What makes religious relics – like pieces of the ‘true cross’ and hair of saints – sacred to Christians
A Russian missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, sunk after it was heavily damaged in April 2022. Kremlin officials said that a fire on board caused munitions to explode, while Ukrainian officials claimed they had attacked the Moskva. Several media reports…
Stained Glass Needs Saving
When Justin Dunn preaches about Jesus feeding the 5,000, he points to the stained glass window on the southwest side of University Baptist Church in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Pope offers to meet Putin, still waiting to hear back
Pope Francis told an Italian newspaper he had offered to travel to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin to try to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and suggested the invasion might have been provoked by NATO’s eastward expansion.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Bible must be a lot different from my version filled with compassion
Thanks to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Loonytoonia) and other Republican thought leaders, I’ve recently learned things that weren’t included in my Catholic upbringing.
In WWII, Japanese Americans’ faith came under suspicion and helped them survive their incarceration
They were a small, mostly overlooked population of first- and second-generation American immigrants until the United States was attacked, seemingly out of nowhere, by people from the country many of them had left behind.
Judge lets Tulsa Race Massacre reparations lawsuit proceed
An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the deadly racist rampage who are now over 100 years…
Israel demands apology after Russia says Hitler had Jewish roots
Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, saying it was an “unforgivable” falsehood that debased the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust.
House Republicans attempt to force vote on transgender sports bill
Dozens of House Republicans on Wednesday signed on to a petition to force a vote on legislation that would ban transgender women and girls from playing on sports teams that match their gender identity.
ACNA bishop, alleging ‘spiritual attack,’ makes appeal for his return
In July 2021 Stewart Ruch III, bishop of the Anglican Church in North America’s Upper Midwest Diocese, went on leave after making what he called “regrettable errors” in handling cases of abuse in the diocese.
American Muslim women are finding a unique religious space at a women-only mosque in Los Angeles
As Ramadan draws to a close, Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate the festival of Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of a month of fasting from dusk till dawn and additional acts of worship. On Eid, as in Ramadan, community is an…