Easter 2026 Across Faiths and Front Lines

Easter 2026 Across Faiths and Front Lines

As Christians mark resurrection, other communities keep Passover, Palm Sunday and Qingming amid a day shaped by prayer, memory and conflict. Easter Sunday on

Telde’s Holy Week Processions Offer History, Faith and Atmosphere

Telde’s Holy Week Processions Offer History, Faith and Atmosphere

There are bigger Holy Week celebrations in Spain, and there are louder ones too. But Telde offers something different: a more intimate, deeply local

Jerusalem’s Holy Week Under Wartime Limits

Jerusalem’s Holy Week Under Wartime Limits

A Palm Sunday dispute at the Holy Sepulchre has turned into a wider test of worship, security and trust in one of the world’s

AIDLR at 80: Toledo Hosts Global FoRB Forum

AIDLR at 80: Toledo Hosts Global FoRB Forum

AIDLR’s upcoming conference in Spain will bring together UN voices, academics, advocates and faith leaders for a wide-ranging debate on freedom of religion or

Pope Leo XIV Links Confession to Responsibility for War

Pope Leo XIV Links Confession to Responsibility for War

Pope Leo’s latest appeal turns a private sacrament into a public moral question for Christian leaders in a time of conflict. Pope Leo XIV

Bridges of Harmony: Interfaith Music in Sofia

Bridges of Harmony: Interfaith Music in Sofia

A Royal Palace concert for UN World Interfaith Harmony Week brought Orthodox chant, classical repertoire, and sacred poetry into one shared program. SOFIA, Bulgaria

Vedruna bicentennial looks to “new answers” in Europe

Vedruna bicentennial looks to “new answers” in Europe

As the Carmelites of Charity Vedruna mark 200 years on Feb. 26, 2026, their provincial leader says the anniversary is a moment to “bring

Huckabee’s biblical land remarks trigger Arab backlash

Huckabee’s biblical land remarks trigger Arab backlash

A US envoy’s theology-laced comments collide with diplomacy—reopening questions about religion’s role in foreign policy and the risks of sacred language in a volatile

Court clears path for Louisiana Ten Commandments law

Court clears path for Louisiana Ten Commandments law

A split federal appeals court says the challenge is premature—setting up a new front in America’s church–state battles over public education. A closely divided

Appeals court clears path for Louisiana’s Ten Commandments classroom displays, reigniting church–state debate

Appeals court clears path for Louisiana’s Ten Commandments classroom displays, reigniting church–state debate

NEW ORLEANS — A sharply divided federal appeals court has lifted a lower-court block on Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed