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Crossroads Podcast: Why Are There So Few Nuns These Days?
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (982+ words) About 25 years ago, I wrote two “On Religion” columns examining the Church of Rome’s priest shortage — through the eyes of faithful mothers, with the help of a priest who had led a seminary. The headline: “Fathers, mothers & Catholic sons.” The…...
📽️ ‘American Martyr’: Slain Priest’s Canonization Cause Hits The Big Screen 🔌
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (991+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY — María Ruiz Scaperlanda is looking for a miracle. More specifically, she’s seeking a miracle that can be attributed — and authenticated — to the intercession of Blessed Stanley Francis Rother. That’s the final step for Rother — the first person born…...
Iran’s Government Seizes Christian Church. It’s Not The First Time.
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (556+ words) (ANALYSIS) The Iranian government seized control of the historic St. Peter Evangelical Church in August 2026, despite repeated warnings from U.N. human rights experts and international Christian organizations, revealing a broader pattern of violence against religious minorities in Iran. Through the framework…...
Orthodox Jews Are Scootering To Synagogue: Will Shabbat Ever Be The Same?
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1759+ words) LOS ANGELES — For thousands of years, the Jews have walked. Dispatched by God to the promised land of Canaan, Abraham walked. When the Israelites became a nation in the desert, they camped, kvetched, warred, and worshiped, but mostly walked. And…...
A Bishop’s Open Letter To Pope Leo XIV Asks A Hard Question
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (496+ words) (ANALYSIS) Cardinals, archbishops and bishops have many ways to communicate with Vatican officials, and even with the pope himself, outside of occasional personal meetings. In the digital age, one blunt way to reach Pope Leo XIV is to write a…...
As Religious-Based Violence Rises, What Needs To Be Done To Stop It?
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (483+ words) (ANALYSIS) This coming Aug. 22, the United Nations will mark the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, a day set aside to step up its efforts to combat intolerance, discrimination and violence against…...
Birmingham Church Bombing Wasn’t Isolated: Dozens Of Black Churches Were Attacked During The Civil Rights Movement
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (742+ words) (ANALYSIS) Sept. 15 marks the anniversary of an infamous terror attack: the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. On that Sunday morning, members of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group, planted dynamite on the east side of…...
Water Filters And The Gospel: Inside The Mission Trip That Sparked A Global Ministry
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (871+ words) As a recently-converted Christian, Christopher Beth went on a mission trip to the Brazilian Amazon with his daughter in 2012. He had no inkling the trip would change his life. “It broke me a bit,” Beth said of the mission trip....
‘A Sacred Land’: India’s Religious Pluralism Has Deep Historical Roots
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (790+ words) When India became independent in 1947, its constitution affirmed a commitment to religious diversity and pluralism as a national ideal. India is one of the world’s most religiously diverse countries. While a majority of its population is Hindu, it is home…...
Pastors And Churchgoers Say Their Congregation Is Multigenerational
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (544+ words) When pastors look out from the pulpit and congregants glance around the pews, most say they see a church with people from across the generations. Almost 4 in 5 pastors (78%) and 9 in 10 churchgoers (91%) believe their church is multigenerational, with a good number…...