In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide, “completely undermining” peace and the post-World War II international legal…
BWA Director Appointed to New Role with International Ministries
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) announces that Julie Justus Williams, Director of Global Partnerships and Unity, has accepted a new role as Area Director for Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa with International Ministries (IM), also known as the…
Amy Grant releases wistful single about Jan. 6, Woodstock: ‘We’ve lost our way’
Contemporary Christian singer Amy Grant released a new single this week that wistfully reflected on whether the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, marked the end of the 1960s idealism supposedly embodied at Woodstock.
Warnock, declaring ‘spiritual crisis,’ urges public, private sectors to help meet needs
Shortly after joining Senate colleagues in midweek voting for a review of an environmental standard, Sen. Raphael Warnock sat in his Hart Senate Building office and talked about prayer and policy.
Trans screenwriter Our Lady J condemns anti-Zionism in LGBTQ spaces: ‘Zionism is not a dirty word’
Prominent transgender writer, actress and producer Our Lady J took aim at anti-Zionism within the LGBTQ community in a post on Instagram Tuesday.
Australia’s leader announces a royal commission into antisemitism after Bondi mass shooting
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a wide-ranging royal commission into antisemitism, weeks after two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish holiday event at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people.
Can Zohran Mamdani Reverse Ultra-Orthodox Jews’ Drift Towards the Far Right?
If you looked at the diversity of New Yorkers present at Zohran Mamdani’s November 4 victory party, Haredi rabbis Moshe Indig and Moshe Hoffman didn’t look too out of place.
Amid A Violent Fight For Statehood, One Community Finds Interfaith Solidarity
When violence broke out in Leh this past Sept. 24, a place usually known for its thin air and patient rhythms, the immediate human cost was stark: several young people critically wounded, and four confirmed dead.
Why Christians Ignore What the Bible Says About Immigrants
Nothing can provoke anger quicker than mercy, when it’s directed to the wrong kind of people.
Pope convenes cardinals and asks their priorities for 2 years, with Latin Mass off the agenda
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world’s cardinals to Rome and asking them to advise him on key priorities for the next two years. They responded by indicating continuity with Pope…
Profits from evangelical “healing farms” have RFK falsely linking school shootings to antidepressants
In his latest broadside, amateur poet (and Health and Human Services Secretary) Robert F. Kennedy Jr has promised “massive studies” to investigate a link between school shootings and antidepressants—yet another link that has already been investigated with no credible evidence found. Kennedy has nevertheless been making this…
How Maduro’s Indian guru became a household name in Venezuela
In his first appearance in a New York courtroom on Monday (Jan. 5), ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reportedly uttered the words “In the name of God, you will see that I will be free” and “I am a man of God.”