McMurry University filed a lawsuit against fellow Abilene school Hardin-Simmons University, claiming a breach of contract regarding the Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing.
Medical aid in dying is still called ‘assisted suicide’; an anthropologist explains the problem with that
Several states around the U.S. are currently considering whether to legalize medical aid in dying for terminally ill patients. More than 20% of Americans already live in a state with access to a medically assisted death. Despite this rapidly changing legal climate, the…
Students at Seattle Pacific University end sit-in, plan to sue over LGBTQ exclusion
Students from Seattle Pacific University, a private school associated with the Free Methodist Church, have ended their more than monthlong sit-in protesting the board of trustees’ decision to uphold a policy prohibiting the hiring of LGBTQ people. They are now…
Black Jewish leader works to boost community, inclusiveness
Nate Looney is a Black man who grew up in Los Angeles, a descendant of enslaved people from generations ago. He’s also an observant, kippah-wearing Jew.
U.S. Catholics Not Significantly Influenced by Church Leaders on Social, Political Issues
The political views and position on social issues for most U.S. Catholics are not significantly influenced by church leadership or official doctrine, according to a report published June 2 by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research at the…
Judges dismiss Jewish couple’s suit alleging adoption bias
A panel of Tennessee judges has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a couple who alleged that a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency refused to help them because they are Jewish.
Church destroyed during 9/11 attacks consecrated as national shrine
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine was consecrated Monday (July 4) in New York City. The original church, founded in 1916 on nearby Cedar Street in lower Manhattan, was destroyed in the aftermath of the attacks on Sept….
Reacting to Dobbs, Israel makes abortion more accessible
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that made abortion legal nationwide, has prompted lawmakers in Israel to make it simpler to terminate a pregnancy.
Pope urges end to ideological polemics over old Latin Mass
Pope Francis urged the Catholic faithful Wednesday to stop exploiting the old Latin Mass for ideological reasons and to start discovering the beauty of the new liturgy that grew from the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.