It was the best of the end times. It was the worst of the end times. It was the age of Trump. It was 2019. Trump was compared with the greatest of God’s biblical champions. Things would never be the…
Faith leaders gather in Houston in response to gun violence
Red Letter Christians, a movement of left-leaning evangelicals, will lead a diverse group of faith leaders in a two-day rally against gun violence in Houston this weekend. The event comes the same week as a new Texas law went into…
Christian leaders unite to issue stark warning over climate crisis
Global Christian leaders have joined forces to warn that the world is facing a critical moment as the climate crisis threatens the future of the planet.
Trump and his religion advisers launch new national faith advisory board
In another sign Donald Trump is eyeing a run to regain the White House, the former president and his religious advisers announced the launch of a national faith advisory board on Thursday (Sept. 2), apparently aimed at reinvigorating his conservative…
Two decades after 9/11, Muslim Americans still fighting bias
A car passed, the driver’s window rolled down and the man spat an epithet at two little girls wearing their hijabs: “Terrorist!”
Pope Francis is preparing a radical reform of the church’s power structures
In 2001, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio was a rapporteur for the summit of bishops at the Vatican — and he did not like what he saw.
GOP-led states see Texas law as model to restrict abortions
Republican states that have passed increasingly tough abortion restrictions only to see them blocked by the federal courts have a new template in an unusually written Texas law that represents the most far-reaching curb on abortions in nearly half a…
This rabbinical school is moving into a Catholic university
The Academy for Jewish Religion California has rented space in several locations during its 21-year existence as a transdenominational seminary that trains rabbis and cantors.
First Nations Version translates the New Testament for Native American readers
It’s a Bible verse familiar to many Christians — and even to many non-Christians who have seen John 3:16 on billboards and T-shirts or scrawled across eye black under football players’ helmets.
Faith-based disaster relief groups balance COVID safety with speedy response to Hurricane Ida
In the wake of Hurricane Ida, faith-based disaster relief groups are assessing damage, setting up mobile kitchens and preparing to send skilled volunteers to Louisiana, Mississippi and other states hit hard by the storm.
Jeannie Gaffigan hosts panel urging Catholics to get COVID-19 vaccines
Hosting a panel on vaccine misinformation, Jeannie Gaffigan didn’t mention her Emmy-nominated comedy writing or the sitcom she produced based loosely on her life. She introduced herself simply as a “normal mom of five.”
Amid resignation rumors, Pope Francis says, ‘It didn’t even cross my mind’
In an hourlong, wide-ranging interview, Pope Francis addressed the consequences of the U.S. retreat from Afghanistan, relations with China and his ongoing efforts to reform the Catholic Church, while dismissing rumors that he would be the second pope in eight…