From apps to labyrinths, walking gained as a spiritual tool in COVID-19 crisis
(RNS) — For years, at 9:30 a.m. on the first Saturday of the month, Mark Hutchinson could usually be found at the edge...
As witchcraft becomes a multibillion-dollar business, practitioners’ connection to the natural world is changing
(The Conversation) — Witches, Wiccans and other contemporary Pagans see divinity in trees, streams, plants and animals. Most Pagans view the Earth as...
Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspends Sweden’s special envoy over desecration of Quran
BEIRUT (AP) — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has suspended the status of Sweden’s special envoy over a string of Quran burnings in...
Mourning temples’ demise on Tisha B’Av, some Jews see parallels to Israel’s democracy
(RNS) — On Tuesday (July 25), four Israeli major newspapers blacked out their front pages in a sign of mourning. The gesture was...
Irish Mormons face dwindling numbers, but researcher finds their community inspirational
(RNS) — What’s it like to be a Mormon in the Emerald Isle? On a trip last week to Dublin and Belfast for...
Emmett Till memorialized in monument that includes Chicago church
(RNS) — For the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., it was the moment he had long awaited and once could not have envisioned.
The older...
Synod raises hopes for long-sought recognition of women in the Catholic Church
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — When Pope Francis called two years ago for a worldwide discussion among rank-and-file Catholics about the main challenges and...
In new book, Russell Moore urges evangelicals to stop lying and come back to...
(RNS) — Russell Moore has a bit of advice for his fellow American Christians in his new book, “Losing Our Religion.”
Don’t lie.
A simple...
The religious evasiveness of GOP presidential candidates
(RNS) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is a cradle Catholic who calls himself a Catholic and worships in Catholic churches. But, as Molly...
Vatican is moving ahead with plan to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia with...
ROME (AP) — The Vatican is pressing ahead with a plan to try to reunite Ukrainian children taken to Russia during the war...
