The surprising Mormon complexity in ‘Stranger Things’ (RNS) — “Stranger Things” is finally returning to Netflix with its fifth and final season starting Wednesday (Nov. 26). And while fans...
Optimism ahead of pope’s visit to Turkey for reopening of... HEYBELIADA, Turkey (AP) — As Pope Leo XIV prepares to embark on his first trip abroad with a visit to Turkey to...
Vatican rejects polygamy and polyamory in sweeping doctrinal praise of... VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A new Vatican doctrinal note describes marriage as an exclusive and “indissoluble union” between one man and one...
What Mamdani missed about the Manhattan synagogue protest (RNS) — When houses of worship become staging grounds for political rage, nothing good comes of it. That truth was once again...
Australian judge rules synagogue arsonist was motivated by mental illness,... MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man who set fire to a Melbourne synagogue while worshippers were inside was motivated by mental illness...
Christian pastor’s daughter urges US lawmakers to help free her... WASHINGTON (AP) — The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a...
Why schoolchildren are often abducted in Nigeria and who the... ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria suffered its second mass school abduction this week with authorities confirming an attack on a Catholic school...
Pope to be tested on first trip to Turkey and... (RNS) — While Americans are recovering from their Thanksgiving dinners, Pope Leo will be flying to Turkey and then Lebanon. His first...
Latino Christians disapprove of Trump, hit hard by mass deportation... (RNS) — Though President Donald Trump’s gains with Hispanic Christians were a crucial part of his winning coalition in the 2024 election,...
With surviving hostages home, some consider how to continue marking... JERUSALEM (RNS) — After the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre, many Jews and their allies around the world started reciting special prayers...