Saudi Arabia opens its first liquor store in over 70 years as kingdom further...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Saudi Arabia remains one of the few nations in the world with a ban on alcohol, alongside its neighbor Kuwait and Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. The post Saudi Arabia opens its...
View ArticleA Mormon faith beyond the performance checklist
(RNS) — 'When we really stop and reflect, we realize that in our religious performance, we're nurturing the very part of ourselves that the gospel instructs us not to feed,' says meditation teacher and...
View ArticleWho was St. Brigid and why is she inspiring many 1,500 years after her death?
The commemorations come a year after Ireland began honoring her with an annual public holiday — the first Irish woman to be recognized with one. The post Who was St. Brigid and why is she inspiring...
View ArticleMississippi’s top court says it won’t reconsider sex abuse conviction of...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A judge sentenced him to 30 years on the first count and 15 years on the second count, to be served at the same time. The post Mississippi’s top court says it won’t reconsider sex...
View ArticlePanthers coach Dave Canales co-wrote book about infidelity, binge drinking,...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Canales wrote that with the help of counseling and family, he no longer has issues with infidelity or pornography and he has stopped drinking completely. The post Panthers coach...
View ArticleOregon lawmaker suggests non-Christians are unfit for elected office
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a talk show interview, Reschke said drug decriminalization “makes our state unlivable,” and argued that spirituality and church leaders are part of the solution. The post Oregon...
View ArticlePope names 3 Chinese bishops in a week and reorganizes diocese under a...
ROME (AP) — The Vatican said all nominations took place “within the framework” of the 2018 Vatican-China accord. The post Pope names 3 Chinese bishops in a week and reorganizes diocese under a...
View ArticleAuschwitz survivor decries rise of the far right and increased antisemitism...
BERLIN (AP) — Germany saw a significant increase in anti-Jewish incidents following the attack on Israel. The post Auschwitz survivor decries rise of the far right and increased antisemitism in Germany...
View ArticleMitri Raheb, a Palestinian pastor, travels to US to forefront plight of...
(RNS) — 'I wanted to remind our American friends that there are Palestinian Christians,' he said. The post Mitri Raheb, a Palestinian pastor, travels to US to forefront plight of Christians in Gaza...
View ArticleA Tennessee teen has pleaded guilty in the slaying of a prominent United...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The daytime shooting shook United Methodist Church members in Memphis and elsewhere. The post A Tennessee teen has pleaded guilty in the slaying of a prominent United Methodist...
View ArticleConservative Nebraska lawmakers push bills that would intertwine religion...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — These bills are part of a broader Republican push nationwide to target a variety of culture issues in education, including diversity, equity and inclusion programs and the type of...
View ArticleEvery week is World Interfaith Harmony Week for devotees of Swami Vivekananda
(RNS) — As religious conflict and disharmony rage on elsewhere in the world, the interfaith teachings of Swami Vivekananda are evergreen to these devotees. The post Every week is World Interfaith...
View ArticleA giant statue of Emperor Constantine looks out over Rome again with help...
ROME (AP) — The reconstructed statue is just around the corner from the museum courtyard where the original fragments of Constantine’s giant feet, hands and head are prime tourist attractions. The post...
View ArticleDexter Scott King remembered during memorial as keeper of his father Martin...
The memorial service for Dexter King was held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where his father once was pastor. The post Dexter Scott King remembered during memorial as keeper of his father Martin Luther...
View ArticlePope and Argentine President Milei embrace after pontiff canonizes...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Mama Antula was an 18th century laywoman who ministered to the poor and helped keep Jesuit spirituality alive in Argentina after the religious order — to which the pope belongs —...
View ArticleChristian-nation idea fuels US conservative causes, but historians say it...
Many conservatives and Republicans embrace the idea of Christian national origins, even as many reject the “Christian nationalist” label. The post Christian-nation idea fuels US conservative causes,...
View ArticleAs a rabbi, philosopher and physician, Maimonides wrestled with religion and...
(The Conversation) — Faith and reason are often treated as opposites. But some philosophers believe they can only strengthen each other, including the Jewish sage Maimonides, who wrote the famous...
View ArticleThe Vatican’s problematic process to address clergy sex abuse cases, explained
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Five years ago this week, Francis convened an unprecedented summit of bishops from around the world to impress on them that clergy abuse was a global problem and they needed to...
View ArticleRetired Catholic bishop charged with sexual offenses in northwest Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Vatican investigation into child sexual abuse allegations against Saunders began in 2022. The post Retired Catholic bishop charged with sexual offenses in northwest...
View ArticleGerman bishops to head to Rome after Vatican demands they scrap a vote on...
ROME (AP) — A regular meeting of the German Bishops’ Conference this week had been expected to vote on the statutes of a committee that would have prepared for the future council. The post German...
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