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Christianity
In a victory for anti-abortionists, most of them—according to a recent Public Religion Research Institute survey—White Christian nationalists—the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the right to…
Catholicism
Did you hear the one about the Pope and the comedians? At a unique celebration of humor on June 14, Pope Francis hosted an audience unique…
Buddhism
Muslims, Christians, Jews, Sikhs, Buddhists, Scientologists, and members of other faiths and beliefs gathered at St. Basil Catholic Church in Los Angeles for the 9th Annual Interfaith…
Geoffrey Peters
Jun 6, 2024
Catholicism
The Pope has cleared the way for fifteen-year-old Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006, to become the first Saint familiar with cellphones, cyberspace and…
Catholicism
He raised his hands and asked the 110,000 faithful packing the stadium to pray with him for the three-year-old toddler who couldn’t walk without heavy braces…
Catholicism
For nearly a millennium, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople and the Vatican have been engaged in what may be the longest-running ecumenical argument in history.…
Christianity
On May 1, by an overwhelming margin of 692-51, United Methodist Church (UMC) delegates repealed the longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy. At the first meeting of…
Christianity
If you live on this planet, the odds are about one in three that you are a Christian. The most populous religion on earth, Christianity is…
Christianity
Barbie” director Greta Gerwig was raised in the Unitarian Universalist faith, a liberal religion that describes itself as a “free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” It is a…
Christianity
The Orthodox Church of Greece reacted strongly to this February’s passage of a historic bill allowing same-sex civil marriage, banning two lawmakers who voted in favor of the…
Christianity
Fourteen countries have Orthodox Christian majorities. On February 15, Greece became the first of them to legalize same-sex civil marriage. A bipartisan majority of 176 members…
Anglicanism
As British politicians debate a bill aimed at deporting illegal migrants to Africa, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has warned that the action would diminish…