How Chinese food and the movies became a time-honored tradition... (The Conversation) — There is a meme that circulates every holiday season, an image of a sign in a restaurant window. “The...
What 38 million obituaries reveal about how Americans define a... (The Conversation) — Obituaries preserve what families most want remembered about the people they cherish most. Across time, they also reveal the...
Christmas celebrations return to Bethlehem after 2 years of war... BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — For the past two Christmases, John Juka’s family restaurant looked about the same as any business in...
Pope cancels Holy See fundraising commission announced under questionable circumstances ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has taken his biggest step yet to correct one of Pope Francis’ more problematic financial moves,...
Harvard professor leaves US after arrest with pellet gun near... BOSTON (AP) — A Harvard visiting law professor from Brazil who told police he was shooting at rats when he fired a...
Mexican composer turns fire and ritual into a musical journey... MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican composer María Leonora prepares for each concert as if she’s gearing up for battle. Her makeup has...
Inside the push to bring mental health care into American... (RNS and NPR) — Sabrina Ali grew up in a South Asian home in Canton, a multicultural suburb of Detroit, and said...
Qatari leader says the Gaza ceasefire is at a critical... DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar’s prime minister on Saturday said the Gaza ceasefire has reached a “critical moment” as its first phase...
In ‘Famished,’ Anna Rollins links the deprivation of purity culture... (RNS) — Growing up Southern Baptist in West Virginia in the 1990s and early 2000s, Anna Rollins heard one message clearly: Your...
Was a University of Oklahoma student unjustly flunked because of... (RNS) — As a longtime grader of college students’ papers (ret.), I am irresistibly drawn to the hullabaloo over the zero grade...