In the week leading up to International Women’s Day, Catholic women gathered near the Vatican and online to promote female leadership in the Catholic Church, demanding equality and visibility while urging the institution to set its fears about change aside.
Baltimore to pay $275k in legal fees after trying to block far-right Catholic group’s 2021 rally
The city of Baltimore has agreed to pay $275,000 toward the legal fees of a far-right Catholic media group to settle a lawsuit over the city’s unsuccessful attempt to block a rally in 2021.
Seth Meyers Fact-Checks Trump On God’s Role In California Voting
Seth Meyers said Monday that God would be mighty hesitant to help Donald Trump win California in a general election.
With UNRWA under attack over Oct. 7 ties, debate escalates over whether aid agency for Palestinians is a lifeline or threat
At the entrance to the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, a large poster depicts a white hand tearing away an UNRWA tent from a Palestinian woman and her children. Next to the image, a caption reads, “UNRWA services are our…
For infertile couples, the fate of frozen embryos is deeply personal
When Ericka Andersen and her husband started infertility treatment a decade ago, they were hoping for one successful pregnancy.
How Evangelicals Became a Voting Bloc
The stakes in the presidential election could not have been higher.
The nones have changed campus chaplains’ jobs — and made them more interesting
Over the last decade, college campuses across the U.S. have seen a rise in the number of students who identify as “nones,” a category invented by pollsters and demographers to describe that combination of students who identify themselves as atheists,…
‘Cult’ Classics: Best Documentaries Now Streaming About New Religious Movements
There’s no denying the popularity of true crime media in the non-fiction genre. In addition to shows and novels, true crime makes up a massive portion of the podcast market and fuels content creation on social media.
Nine years after Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’, Muslims launch a counterpart
When Pope Francis released his encyclical on the environment, “Laudato Si’,” in 2015, Muslims, Hindus and other faith leaders joined Christians in dialogues in response to the pontiff’s powerful call to tend to climate change as a matter of faith….