1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (876+ words) For years, whistleblowers have publicly alleged that the United States government is withholding what it knows about UFOs (now formally referred to as “unidentified anomalous phenomena” or “UAP”). Those allegations gained new weight this past May, when the U.S....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (740+ words) Every year, millions of pilgrims walk from the deserts of southern Iraq to the holy city of Karbala for Arbaeen, one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world. In 2026, pilgrims will converge on Karbala on Aug. 5. Arbaeen falls 40 days…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (885+ words) Divine Playhouse, a queer arts venue in a deconsecrated church, opened in Sydney on July 8. Christian protesters heckled attendees outside the venue, while others prayed. The following day, after calls from fundamentalist Christian groups, the landlord issued a notice to…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (437+ words) News about what we’re doing and where we’re going Senior Religion + Ethics Editor, Director of the Global Religion Journalism Initiative Alongside experiencing the uniqueness and piety of Islam in Malaysia during the year, I had visited sacred spaces associated with…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (988+ words) The Trump administration’s Religious Liberty Commission released its report on June 26, 2026, on the state of religious freedom in the United States, declaring it to be under attack. The commission conducted seven hearings over the course of a year, taking testimony…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (848+ words) Amid celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary, assertions of the country’s religious, and specifically Christian, character have grown louder in political discourse. Many ordinary Americans who attended the prayer service seemed to recognize the desire to link the United States with Christianity....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (939+ words) Christian Reconstructionism is a theological and political movement within conservative Protestantism that argues society should be governed by biblical principles, including the application of biblical law to both personal and public life. Taking shape in the late 1950s, Christian Reconstructionism developed…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1062+ words) Ten years after “Hillbilly Elegy” catapulted its author into public view, JD Vance is publishing a new memoir, “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.” The vice president explains the book as a sort of self-help guide for the spiritually…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (877+ words) Alarm over the war of words between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV has escalated with remarkable speed, from The New York Times to the Daily Beast and local television. The pope has repeatedly called for peace in the…...