20+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1085+ words) (RNS) " Multnomah University was facing the end of its days. "We have cried, prayed, and walked a difficult path together as a community," the Christian school's president, Jessica Taylor, said in a 2023 video. "Without God's provision, there was no path…...

21+ hour, 7+ min ago   (500+ words) (RNS) " "What radicalized you?" If you spend any time on the internet, you're likely to encounter this viral question, usually offered or answered in the context of some political or social issue on either side of the ideological aisle. I…...

21+ hour, 44+ min ago   (440+ words) (RNS) " On Wednesday, Jan. 28, Ran Gvili was finally laid to rest. The 24-year-old police special forces officer, who was killed on Oct. 7, 2023, was the final Israeli hostage returned from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip. His burial closed a chapter…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (343+ words) After a rare six-year delay to investigate the concerns, Sheen's beatification can now take place in Peoria, Ill., as originally planned, the Peoria diocese announced Monday. No new date for the ceremony, the last major step before possible sainthood, was immediately…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (717+ words) The painting, created between 1494 and 1498 by the Italian Renaissance artist, is located on a wall inside the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a church and Dominican convent still used by friars. It is a major attraction for appreciators of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (746+ words) In a message entitled "Life in Abundance" issued on the same day as the Milan Cortina opening ceremony, Leo traced the history of Christian philosophers and popes who had identified sports and leisure activity as beneficial for both physical and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (988+ words) The magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Feb. 6, 2023, and another hours later were among Turkey's worst disasters. In Antakya, the quakes destroyed much of the historical town center. After years of planning, campaigning and fundraising, Gul's team recently uncovered St. Paul's Church from…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (411+ words) A BYU team was the target of a derogatory chant in an opponent's venue for at least the fourth time in a year, and the Big 12 again announced the conference would look into the matter and the home team offered…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (649+ words) NEW YORK (RNS) " Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks began his first homily as the leader of about 2.5 million'New York Catholics by speaking Spanish, quoting from a hymn almost every Mass-going Latino knows. "Lord, take my life," he began in Spanish, imperfectly quoting…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (707+ words) (RNS) " An animated film made by and for Muslims will hit hundreds of U.S. and Canadian movie theaters this weekend, marking a milestone for Muslim children's representation on the big screen." The movie, "Time Hoppers: The Silk Road," follows four gifted…...