For most Native American children in the late 19th century and early 20th, education was neither a right nor a privilege. Indigenous children from Florida to Alaska were taken away, sometimes by force, to residential schools run by the government and…
Sunday Best in India: Christian Women Weigh What to Wear to Church
While Christianity in India is as old as the early church itself, it was the modern missionary movement initiated by William Carey that caused the faith to take root. But colonial rule also caused Christianity in India to become associated…
On Juneteenth, a journalist honors ancestor at ceremony for Black soldiers who served in Civil War
It was the middle of the night in the summer of 2021 when I finally found the missing piece of my family history.
Religious and cultural mentions removed from names of China’s Xinjiang villages, rights groups say
Authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region have been systematically replacing the names of villages inhabited by Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities to reflect the ruling Communist Party’s ideology, as part of an attack on their cultural identity, a report released…
Head Coach Joe Mazzulla’s Catholic Faith Helped Guide The Boston Celtics To An NBA Championship
Joe Mazzulla woke up on Tuesday morning an NBA champion. It has been a very long and unlikely success story rooted in faith.
Right-Wingers Rejoice Over Layoffs At Southern Poverty Law Center
Conservative media figures celebrated the loss of income and employment for over 60 workers at the Southern Poverty Law Center, the civil rights organization perhaps best known for monitoring and helping dismantle right-wing extremist groups.
Pope Francis becomes first pontiff to address a G7 summit, raising alarm about AI. The G7 responds
Pope Francis challenged leaders of the world’s wealthy democracies on Frida y to keep human dignity foremost in developing and using artificial intelligence, warning that such powerful technology risks turning human relations themselves into mere algorithms.
In Mecca on Eid al-Adha, carrying the burden of those lost in Gaza
This year, as millions of Muslims flock to the land where Abraham once offered his greatest sacrifice in the ritual pilgrimage known as Hajj, they carry in their hearts a burden far heavier than their own sins and supplications. Whether…
Why the pope met with famous comics like Jim Gaffigan, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon
On Friday, Pope Francis gathered famous comedians from all around the world at the Vatican, per CNN. He praised their ability to spread peace, invite unity and provoke laughter.