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Are young men really returning to the Catholic Church?
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (719+ words) The Week A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day " and the best features from The Week. com You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Polling and surveys have for years documented a decline…...
Pope Leo decries leaders who invoke Jesus to "justify war
1+ week, 5+ day ago (711+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...
Can the Pope change the course of the Iran war?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (651+ words) {"0":"Leo XIV is "navigating a minefield" with Trump administration as Middle East conflict risks major split in Trump"s Christian coalition","4":"Photo composite illustration of Pope Leo XIV, Donald Trump, an explosion in Tehran and transcript of the Pope's Palm…...
Book reviews: "Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity" and "Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!"
2+ week, 2+ day ago (734+ words) Book reviews: "Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity" and "Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! The Week - "Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity" by Matthew Avery Sutton - "Kids, Wait Till You Hear…...
Therians: the humans who identify as animals
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (229+ words) The trend is growing and leading to controversy Humans are living out their animal instincts through the therian movement. A small online subculture, those who identify as therians claim to have a nonhuman identity " one they embrace in their everyday…...
The dissolution of Japan's "cult' Unification Church
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (428+ words) The church, whose links to former prime minister Shinzo Abe were at the heart of his assassination, will be forced to return "coercive" donations The Tokyo High Court has upheld a decision to dissolve the Unification Church, a controversial religious…...
The Buddhist monks who walked across the US for peace
2+ mon, 22+ hour ago (592+ words) Crowds have turned out on the roads from California to Washington and "millions are finding hope in their journey" After more than 100 days on the road, a party of Buddhist monks have arrived in Washington, completing their 2, 300-mile "walk for…...
Church of England instates first woman leader
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (194+ words) Sarah Mullally became the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury Mullally will begin her public ministry after her installation ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral on March 25. Speed Read The Federal Reserve voted to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged Speed Read "ICE is not…...
The UK's supposed Christian revival
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (614+ words) Research has shown that claims of increased church attendance, particularly among young people, "may be misleading" The appointment of Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury is an "immense step, said Alastair Bruce on Sky News. But as…...
Tommy Robinson vs. the Church of England
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (345+ words) The Anglican Church is challenging the far right's attempts to co-opt Christianity It's a "key tenet of the Christian faith that no one is beyond redemption, said vicar and comedian Ravi Holy in The Guardian. "I don't want to cast…...