Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants...
HUEHUETENANGO, Guatemala (AP) — Elevated by Pope Francis to the top hierarchy of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini has continued his unflinching focus on the poor, the Indigenous and the...
View ArticleReagan’s great America shining on a hill twisted into Trump’s dark vision of...
(The Conversation) — Reagan and Trump − two of the most media-savvy Republican presidents − used religion to advance their political visions, but their messages and missions could not be more...
View ArticleMaurizio Cattalan, Zoe Saldana join iconoclastic Vatican Biennale exhibition...
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Pope Francis, who met with over 200 artists in the Sistine Chapel last year, will see the mural for himself when he visits the pavilion April 28. The post Maurizio Cattalan, Zoe...
View Article3 things to learn about patience − and impatience − from al-Ghazali, a...
(The Conversation) — In religious traditions, patience is more than waiting, or even more than enduring a hardship. But what does patience look like? And when should we not exercise patience? The post...
View ArticleAustralian leader criticizes X for failing to remove church violence content
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Albanese said social media posts, misinformation and dissemination of violent images had exacerbated suffering from the Christ the Good Shepherd Church attack. The post...
View ArticleMexico’s likely next president has a Jewish origin. Is that relevant in a...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — What role has religion played in the ongoing campaign that will elect the successor to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador? The answers are nuanced. The post Mexico’s likely next...
View ArticleIowa lawmakers address immigration, religious freedom and taxes in 2024 session
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Republican-led General Assembly also waded into issues like immigration and religious freedom, which have proven core to the party's 2024 campaign message. The post Iowa...
View ArticleModi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’ at an...
NEW DELHI (AP) — The remarks sparked fierce criticism for peddling anti-Muslim tropes, and for breaking election rules which bar candidates from engaging in any activity that aggravates religious...
View ArticlePhilippine police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Abu Sayyaf and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters are among a few small armed groups still struggling to wage a separatist uprising in the southern Philippines. The...
View ArticleUkraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In his Easter address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukrainians to be “united in one common prayer.” The post Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire...
View ArticleNetanyahu uses Holocaust ceremony to brush off international pressure against...
JERUSALEM (AP) — The ceremony ushered in Israel’s first Holocaust remembrance day since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war, imbuing the already somber day with additional meaning. The post...
View ArticleA Holocaust survivor will mark that history differently after the horrors of...
KIBBUTZ MEFALSIM, Israel (AP) — While Israel’s national Holocaust memorial, Yad Vashem, tries to steer clear of politics, its ceremony this year includes an empty yellow chair in solidarity with the...
View ArticleSchumer announces more security funding for houses of worship after synagogue...
(RNS) — According to recent NYPD data, anti-Jewish hate crimes have skyrocketed by 45% this year. The post Schumer announces more security funding for houses of worship after synagogue threats appeared...
View ArticleIndia says Canada has shared no evidence of its involvement in killing of a...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had set off a diplomatic spat with India last September when he cited “credible allegations” of India’s involvement in the slaying of the Sikh...
View ArticleJesuit scientist who bridged faith and science recounted in PBS documentary
(RNS) — It is not surprising that Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, an eminent paleontologist, got himself in trouble with church officials and his Jesuit superiors. The post Jesuit scientist who bridged...
View ArticleLawsuit alleges religious coercion through meditation in Chicago Public Schools
(RNS) — Chicago public high school students allege they were coerced into participating in a Hindu puja ceremony as part of a multiyear study of Transcendental Meditation's ability to reduce crime from...
View ArticleAsian Jewish Americans have a double reason to celebrate their heritage in May
(The Conversation) — This month marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, as well as Jewish American Heritage Month. The post Asian Jewish Americans have a double...
View ArticleVatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is the latest in a long line of...
(The Conversation) — Pope Francis and other Catholic leaders committed to raising awareness of environmental issues draw on centuries of tradition. The post Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’...
View ArticleBishop T.D. Jakes subject of AI-generated misinformation, says fact-finding...
(RNS) — A false rumor of Jakes’ resignation was ‘latest chapter in a months-old series of videos — many at least partially created with the assistance of artificial-intelligence tools,’ reported...
View ArticleA Palestinian converted to Judaism. An Israeli soldier saw him as a threat...
JERUSALEM (AP) — In his final moments, David Ben-Avraham was once again viewed as a Palestinian who was in the wrong place, at a time of widespread anger and suspicion. The post A Palestinian converted...
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