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Introduction The Rev. Paula E. Clark is the first African American woman and person of color to be elected Bishop of the Chicago Episcopal Diocese comprising…
Religion News
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha; Muslims and Hindus celebrate Eid and Diwali together, Assessing Religious Freedoms via the Smith and Sherbert Tests; China’s Xi…
Catholicism
Introduction In October 2020, when Pope Francis announced his selection of 13 new cardinals from eight countries as diverse as Rwanda, Chile, Brunei and Mexico, he…
Religion News
Supreme Court Punts on Religious Liberty Case; AGs Say Biden’s “Misapplication” of Bostock Could Damage Religious Freedom; Quiz on Middle Eastern Religious Sites; Methodist Woman, 82,…
Religion News
Supreme Court Religion Cases – Battles Won, More to Come; Mass Graves at Religious Schools in Canada; How Religion Affected the 2020 Election; Government Measures Exacerbate…
Hinduism
Introduction On World Environment Day, June 5, 2021, in an article on Medium.com, Hindu spiritual leader and humanitarian Mata Amritanandamayi spoke of the “intense suffering” inflicted…
Religion News
Christian Baker Jack Phillips Fights Back; Supreme Court Will Take up Another Religious Tuition Case; Supreme Court Sides With Amish in Water Treatment Case; Mexican Catholics…
Jewish
Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth Introduction “What do we worship?” The question, as Rabbi Lord Jonathan Henry Sacks put it in…
Religion News
Supeme Court Signals Expansion of Religious Exemption; Choosing the Next Dalai Lama; Tax Denial of Christians Engaged; Key Facts About the Abortion Debate in America; Video:…
Catholicism
INTRODUCTION When white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel March 13, 2013, heralding the selection of a new Pope, it set in motion…
Religion News
IRS Says Religious Teaching too Republican to be Tax Deductible, Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia Affirms Religious Freedom, Catholic Bishops Discuss Denying Communion to Pro-Choice Members,…
Christianity
Introduction Impelled by his faith to confront widespread human rights abuse in South Africa, Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu gained worldwide fame in the 1980s for his…