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...
Pope Leo visits Turkey to revive the spirit of Nicaea... VATICAN CITY (RNS) — U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey on Thursday (Nov. 27) in his first apostolic visit since...
Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson leaves hospital after treatment for... CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological...
Israel says it has received another set of human remains... DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Tuesday said it received human remains turned over by Palestinian militants and forensic experts...
What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes... (The Conversation) — When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes around delivering gifts to children...
Pro-Israel synagogue events prompt fiery protests LONDON (RNS) — First came the protest outside the Park East Synagogue in New York as it hosted an event promoting immigration...
Rian Johnson on miracles, mystery and his own faith story... (RNS) — The first two films of Rian Johnson’s Benoit Blanc mystery trilogy, “Knives Out” and “Glass Onion,” are masterfully twisty, broadly...
How one conservative Christian family is pushing back against ICE CHICAGO (RNS) — At 7:30 a.m. on a chilly November morning, every member of the Luhmann family was already awake. Their cozy...
Some relief in Nigeria’s mass kidnapping, as 50 children escape,... NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — In Papiri, a remote region in Nigeria’s north central state of Niger, 50 children ages 10-18 escaped captivity...
Photos of the Week: Pre-Advent feast, Nepalese festival (RNS) — This week’s photo gallery includes a pre-Advent feast and a Nepalese festival remembering departed family members. The post Photos of...