5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (659+ words) (ANALYSIS) The Vatican's decision on Thursday to declare the Society of St. Pius X formally in schism marks one of the most consequential confrontations between Rome and the traditionalist movement in decades." By responding with sweeping canonical penalties after the…...

14+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1493+ words) (ANALYSIS) The last three years of Jewish life can be read as a singular drama with no last act. The Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023 proved to be just the first bloodletting in a renewed cycle of violence and recrimination. Israel…...

19+ hour, 50+ min ago  (615+ words) (REVIEW) The faith-based film industry was born to tell stories that resonated with American evangelicals, but that Hollywood wasn't making. In the early 2000s, it was largely family-friendly, apolitical inspirational dramas for Christian moms. But today the audience is shifting toward…...

19+ hour, 31+ min ago  (690+ words) (ANALYSIS) Struggling with the loss of her child, a mother asked Father Peter Jon Gillquist a question that pastors are hearing more often " about getting a tattoo. Getting, or keeping, a tattoo is "not a legalistic thing," he said during…...

19+ hour, 44+ min ago  (916+ words) (ANALYSIS) Did the founders of the United States intend to create a Christian nation? Political leaders who addressed a prayer rally on the National Mall on May 17 seem to think so: House Speaker Mike Johnson led the crowd in "rededicat…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (923+ words) WASHINGTON " The Justice Department has released the first draft of a report on religious liberty following a yearlong study ordered by President Donald Trump. The wide-ranging report deals with areas such as public school, the military, and how faith-based organizations…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1358+ words) They met a year ago at a 100-year-old nondenominational Christian camp for girls in rural Kerr County, known for creating lifelong friendships. In the Hill Country of central Texas, the girls canoed the Guadalupe River. They laughed at skits put…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (751+ words) WASHINGTON " A Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday over two cases out of Idaho and West Virginia upheld the rights of schools to determine gender according to biological sex, and not by gender identity, when it comes to sports. The individuals…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (926+ words) (ANALYSIS) In 1526, books appeared in England that no one had seen before: printed New Testaments in the English language. The public snapped them up. For the first time, people read now-common phrases such as "the powers that be" and "the…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (534+ words) (ANALYSIS) America has long been a place where faith and patriotism comfortably go hand in hand. Whether that's "In God We Trust" on our money, "God Bless America" in our songs, or "One Nation Under God" in our pledge of…...