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Noah’s Ark Site’s ‘Fully Preserved’ Secrets Discovered in Radar Scans
NYPost
Young American
Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal
Map: The U.S. States Where Number of Catholics is Growing
Jasmine Cui, NBC
A New Pope Confronts His Church’s Abuse Scandal Amid Praise, Scrutiny
WaPo
Poll: American Jews Overwhelmingly Reject Trump and Policies
Y. Shimron, RNS
Amid Rising Antisemitism, Jewish Life is Surging on US Campuses
JPost
The Future of American Jewry After October 7
Dan Senor, Commentary
Leo XIV Could Be Just the Pope for the Jews
Ethan Schwartz, Times of Israel
Four Ways Mindfulness Can Transform an Unhealthy Sense of Self
Lion’s Roar
The Last Leo and the American Church
Seth Smith, The Pillar
Why Catholic Beauty is Captivating a New Generation
Solène Tadié, NCRegister
Apologist Wesley Huff Explains Gospel on Popular Comedian's Podcast
CPost
Preaching the Gospel to People Sick of Irony
Patrick Miller, Mere Orthodoxy
What Freud Got Wrong About Religion and Mental Health
Deseret News
How I Learned to Love the Apocalypse
Russell Moore, Christianity Today
Solomon: The Archetype of a Just Ruler
Tim Milosch, Providence
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All Eyes on Vance as Turmoil Over Gutting USAID Grows
Amid a raging, mainly partisan battle over President Trump’s plans to slash foreign aid, Vice President J.D. Vance is set to address a summit of religious leaders and advocates looking to him fo...
Sec. Rubio Should Build on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
On Jan. 20, in his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated his determination to “make America great again.” America’s founding affirmation of and the nation&rsquo...
U.S. Must Acknowledge and Address Religious Persecution in Nigeria
Last month in Nigeria, Christians were confronted with yet another reminder of the ongoing threats they face in their own communities. In August, “more than 70 Nigerian Christians were killed an...
Don’t Forget the Victims of Persecution in Nigeria
Four years ago this month, a young Nigerian Sufi musician named Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. His trial had taken just a few months, and he had no lawyer to defe...

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Colorado Could Be the Parental Rights Canary in the Coal Mine

J.P. De Gance, RealClearReligion

Some may look at the pending Colorado legislation destroying parental rights and wrongly see the last gasps of a dying woke... Read More

Leo XIV: Reformer and Saver of Souls

Terrence Keeley, RealClearReligion

To appreciate the promise and probable, future impact of Leo XIV, one must first consider his chosen name predecessor, Leo XIII. Widely known... Read More

Bollywood was Bullied Into Erasing a Woman’s Battle Against Tyranny

Archbishop Joseph D’Souza, RealClearReligion

In 1840, a nine-year-old girl, Savitribai, born into Maharashtra's oppressed Mali caste, was wed to thirteen-year-old Jyotirao Phule. This... Read More

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Noah’s Ark Site’s ‘Fully Preserved’ Secrets Discovered in Radar Scans

NYPost

Call it Radars of the Lost Ark. American researchers claim to have cracked one of the Bible’s enduring mysteries —... Read More

Young American

Massimo Faggioli, Commonweal

The election of Leo XIV broke one of the geopolitical paradigms of modern Catholicism: the pope cannot come from a world (or colonial)... Read More

Map: The U.S. States Where Number of Catholics is Growing

Jasmine Cui, NBC

In one of his first interviews as Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born pontiff discussed with NBC News’ Lester Holt the impact that... Read More

A New Pope Confronts His Church’s Abuse Scandal Amid Praise, Scrutiny

WaPo

Even as Pope Leo XIV’s profile as a humble champion of the disenfranchised takes shape, a looming question is how he... Read More

Poll: American Jews Overwhelmingly Reject Trump and Policies

Y. Shimron, RNS

Shortly before the November elections, President Donald Trump promised American Jews, “I will be the best friend Jewish... Read More

Amid Rising Antisemitism, Jewish Life is Surging on US Campuses

JPost

The biggest story on campus isn’t protest or politics. It’s a quiet Jewish comeback. A recent study from the Jewish... Read More

The Future of American Jewry After October 7

Dan Senor, Commentary

For many of us, October 7 was a wake-up call of sorts, which gave birth to what some have taken to calling “October 8 Jews.” I... Read More

Leo XIV Could Be Just the Pope for the Jews

Ethan Schwartz, Times of Israel

The contrast with Leo’s predecessor is striking. Pope Francis collaborated closely with Argentine Jews during his years as a cardinal.... Read More

Four Ways Mindfulness Can Transform an Unhealthy Sense of Self

Lion’s Roar

Imagine you’re standing at the edge of a vast, crystalline lake at dawn. The surface appears solid, unchanging — a perfect mirror... Read More

The Last Leo and the American Church

Seth Smith, The Pillar

When Cardinal Robert Prevost was introduced to the world this week as the new pope, he was introduced by a new name: Pope Leo XIV. As with... Read More

Why Catholic Beauty is Captivating a New Generation

Solène Tadié, NCRegister

There are images that do not fade. The chant of the traditional antiphon In Paradisum floated above St. Peter’s Square, as... Read More

Apologist Wesley Huff Explains Gospel on Popular Comedian's Podcast

CPost

Popular Christian apologist Wesley Huff went viral this week for his explanation of the Gospel to a group of comedians on an... Read More

Preaching the Gospel to People Sick of Irony

Patrick Miller, Mere Orthodoxy

In Center Church, Tim Keller calls Christians to follow the pattern of Paul by contextualizing the gospel. To do this, we take a... Read More

What Freud Got Wrong About Religion and Mental Health

Deseret News

For many centuries, churches and other religious institutions played an important role in caring for those with mental illness. In fact,... Read More

How I Learned to Love the Apocalypse

Russell Moore, Christianity Today

When times are dark, people often steady themselves with an escape into a book. Sometimes that means retreating into stories of simpler times... Read More

Solomon: The Archetype of a Just Ruler

Tim Milosch, Providence

Earlier this year, Eric Patterson called for a return to first principles thinking in just war theory with his proposal on just... Read More

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All Eyes on Vance as Turmoil Over Gutting USAID Grows
Amid a raging, mainly partisan battle over President Trump’s plans to slash foreign aid, Vice President J.D. Vance is set to address a summit of religious leaders and advocates looking to him fo...
Sec. Rubio Should Build on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
On Jan. 20, in his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated his determination to “make America great again.” America’s founding affirmation of and the nation&rsquo...
U.S. Must Acknowledge and Address Religious Persecution in Nigeria
Last month in Nigeria, Christians were confronted with yet another reminder of the ongoing threats they face in their own communities. In August, “more than 70 Nigerian Christians were killed an...
Don’t Forget the Victims of Persecution in Nigeria
Four years ago this month, a young Nigerian Sufi musician named Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. His trial had taken just a few months, and he had no lawyer to defe...

RCReligion Analysis

Colorado Could Be the Parental Rights Canary in the Coal Mine

J.P. De Gance, RealClearReligion

Some may look at the pending Colorado legislation destroying parental rights and wrongly see the last gasps of a dying woke... Read More

Leo XIV: Reformer and Saver of Souls

Terrence Keeley, RealClearReligion

To appreciate the promise and probable, future impact of Leo XIV, one must first consider his chosen name predecessor, Leo XIII. Widely known... Read More

Bollywood was Bullied Into Erasing a Woman’s Battle Against Tyranny

Archbishop Joseph D’Souza, RealClearReligion

In 1840, a nine-year-old girl, Savitribai, born into Maharashtra's oppressed Mali caste, was wed to thirteen-year-old Jyotirao Phule. This... Read More

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Amid Rising Antisemitism, Jewish Life is Surging on US Campuses

Yossy Gordon, The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com

The biggest story on campus isn’t protest or politics. It’s a quiet Jewish comeback. A recent study from the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) found that nearly a third of American Jews have become more engaged in Jewish life since October 7. That headline has drawn attention, but it risks missing the most important detail buried within the data: young adults, the study ... Read More

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Noah’s Ark Site’s ‘Fully Preserved’ Secrets Discovered in Radar Scans

Ben Cost, New York Post

Call it Radars of the Lost Ark. American researchers claim to have cracked one of the Bible’s enduring mysteries — after using radar technology to map the possible remains of Noah’s Ark. “It is exactly what you’d expect to find if this were a man-made boat, consistent with the biblical specifications of Noah’s Ark,” Andrew Jones, an independent r... Read More

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Four Ways Mindfulness Can Transform an Unhealthy Sense of Self

Mariana Restrepo, Lions Roar

Imagine you’re standing at the edge of a vast, crystalline lake at dawn. The surface appears solid, unchanging — a perfect mirror reflecting the world above. Dip your hand into the water, and ripples spread outward, revealing the illusion of solidity. This is much like our experience of self. What we perceive as fixed, singular, and independent dissolves when we look more closely. ... Read More

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