Several Orthodox churches filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Washington on Monday (June 16) over a recently passed law mandating clergy to report child abuse and neglect, even if discovered within the confessional.
Sisters began a day care for Kansas City’s working poor. Now, it’s a huge operation.
Berta Sailer and Corita Bussanmas — both Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary — had hoped to work themselves out of a job.
Iranians and Jews can get along. Go back to the Bible.
You know that line about how even a broken clock can be right twice a day? That is how I feel about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Rise And Reckoning: New Biography Confronts The Myths And Realities Of Joseph Smith
Considering the chaotic first 14 years before founding Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr., was assassinated, it is incredible that today his Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (nicknamed “Mormon” until 2018) is America’s fourth largest religious body.
As Trump signals willingness to join Iran fight, tensions roil MAGA movement
If, as Irving Kristol wrote, a neoconservative is a liberal who’s been mugged by reality, then what do you call an “American First” president who is cheering Israel’s attacks on Iran, increasingly claiming credit for them and seemingly leaving the…
Geniuses Have Divine Gifts. Even When They’re Insufferable.
I have never had much patience for geniuses. Very smart! Very productive! Also: very annoying. Think of the rude eccentric who talks out of turn, sharing his unsolicited opinions on subjects about which he knows very little. Or the bigwig…
‘The Chosen’ swaps Texas for Italy to film the crucifixion for the hit drama about Jesus Christ
Matera, in the south of Italy, is known as the “City of Stones” for its architecture. For the next season of “The Chosen,” it’ll be known by another name: Jerusalem.
Was Seinfeld ‘Too Jewish’?
As America is becoming more politically polarized, American Jews are becoming more theologically polarized. According to Pew surveys, four in ten Jewish adults under 30 describe their religion as atheist, agnostic, or “nothing in particular” rather than Jewish. But 17 percent…
Foreign governments seek emergency exits for nationals stranded in Iran and Israel
The Iran-Israel conflict has shuttered airspace across the Middle East as the two bitter enemies launch attacks and reprisals at one another.
Trump Made $1.3 Million on Bible Endorsement
President Donald Trump earned $1.3 million off the sale of Bibles in 2024.
What US adults think about Pope Leo XIV, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church, a new poll shows that American Catholics are feeling excited about their new religious leader.
10 years after the deadly church shooting, a new history of ‘Mother Emanuel’
June 17 marks 10 years since a deadly mass shooting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shocked the nation. A white supremacist, intent on starting a race war, opened fire during Wednesday night Bible study, killing nine Black worshippers…