West Virginia parents can cite religious beliefs to opt out...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials suspended a school vaccination mandate Wednesday after a judge ruled that parents can cite religious...
The chaos of Charlotte and the call to radical neighborliness
(RNS) — We have been living through unbelievable days in Charlotte, North Carolina. I have seen masked, armed Border Patrol agents patrolling...
Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, a day after Hamas returned the...
Conservative Catholic colleges growing as families opt for ‘faithful’ schools
(RNS) — This September, 15 students began online classes at a new university in California that hopes to become a “Catholic MIT”...
Best of SBTC: A Ross Douthat Guide to Fairies, UFOs...
Exploring the mystical, the skeptical, and the spiritually surprising with Ross Douthat. What’s your woo level? In this episode, Katelyn and Roxy...
Pope Leo urges Erdogan to be a broker for peace
ANKARA (RNS) – Pope Leo XIV landed in the capital of Turkey, and on Thursday (Nov. 27) met with state representatives of...
African Methodist Episcopal bishop, social justice advocate Reginald Jackson dies...
(RNS) — Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, a leader of the African Methodist Episcopal Church who was known for his commitment to voting...
Anti-immigrant bias may be key to the mystery of Duffy’s...
(RNS) — Along a well-traveled local road in affluent Malvern, Pennsylvania, a blue and gold historical marker commemorates a nearby mass grave...
How Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Nicaea recalls centuries of...
(RNS) — On his first papal trip, beginning Thursday (Nov. 27), Pope Leo XIV will visit Türkiye — a country I call...
Who decides the line between child abuse and spanking?
(RNS) — Last week, an Alabama second-grade Christian school “teacher of the year” was allegedly shown in a viral video hitting her...