Higher Ground
Get rare look inside Tibet, 75 years after what China calls a ‘peaceful liberation’
This year marks the 75th anniversary of what China calls the "peaceful liberation" of Tibet in 1951, which critics describe as an invasion that has widely curtailed the rights and culture of Tibetans.
Historic divinity school is offering the first doctoral degree in ‘AI and Moral Agency’
Starting next year, Shaw's divinity school plans to offer a new degree track: a Doctor of Education (or Ed.D) in Artificial Intelligence and Moral Agency.
Our daughters are struggling, but there’s a fix
A recent analysis of nearly 3,800 studies and more than 10 million people concluded that spending time in nature reduces anxiety and depression while boosting mood and relaxation.
LISTEN: The Judeo-Christian worldview is what matters most
America's at a crossroads and to the left is a burdensome government with a collectivist mindset; to the right, freedom and liberty for the individual. At issue is which worldview will win.
Generation Z chooses ‘bed rot’ over real life: Experts see worsening loneliness crisis
Behavioral experts are sounding the alarm about a rise in young adults staying home on weekends to "bed rot" in front of digital screens -- a money-saving trend they say has worsened post-pandemic loneliness.
God, Country and the American Story: How prayer helped shape American history
Congressman Barry Loudermilk joins Billy Hallowell to discuss his new book, "And Then They Prayed: Moments in American History Impacted by Prayer."
Bosnian authorities investigate desecration and fire damage at Medjugorje Virgin Mary shrine
Authorities in Bosnia on Tuesday investigated the desecration of a Virgin Mary statue and a shrine damaged by fire overnight in a southern Bosnian village, a popular destination for Roman Catholic pilgrims.
Federal judge dismisses a lawsuit over makeup of Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission
A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit Monday from an interfaith group that challenged the legitimacy of President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, dismissing claims that its overwhelmingly conservative Christian makeup lacked a legally required balance of viewpoints.
Lifelong love has no price tag
Years ago, there was a bumper sticker that read, "He who dies with the most stuff wins."
Do Democrats hate Israel because they hate God?
Is there a connection between Democrats' growing animosity toward Israel and their rejection of God?
Rabbi Wolpe’s evolving Bible leaves faith with no anchor
Recently, Shabbos Kestenbaum, host of the podcast "Theological," interviewed Harvard Divinity School professor David Wolpe.
Bravo: WNBA star Sophie Cunningham refuses to bend to the mob
WNBA star Sophie Cunningham has once again proven herself an American treasure. The Indiana Fever guard has repeatedly taken bold stances, even when the stakes are high or the results might be pushback or turmoil.
Replica of the Virgin Mary’s House draws Catholic devotees in the Philippines
The House of the Virgin Mary is a shrine located in Ephesus, Turkey, where the mother of Jesus is believed to have spent her final years. Thousands of miles away, nestled in a field outside Manila, a replica in the Philippines welcomes devotees in Asia's biggest Catholic nation.
Orthodox monks are the first to live and pray at a monastery in Estonia for 80 years
The ancient words of the Divine Liturgy echo in Estonian as Bishop Damaskinos, clad in flowing white and gold vestments, intones prayers in a small, dark chapel separated only by curtains from the bustling daily life of a new monastery nestled within a farmhouse.
Eight years after deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, Tree of Life rabbi bids farewell
After surviving the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, after presiding over multiple funerals for his slain congregants, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers struggled to pray.
From prison fears to fireworks: Pastor recounts sudden release after Trump’s intervention
Ezra Jin Mingri was inside a detention center in southern China on the morning of July 3, worrying that he would likely spend at least 15 years behind bars. The 57-year-old Chinese Christian pastor had even previously wondered whether he would live to see freedom again.
The Smithsonian’s museum of woke
The Smithsonian has become a tax-funded forum for all things woke.
What ‘The Odyssey’ reveals about the modern moral imagination
There is a moment early in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" when the film pauses to explain the moral law of its world.
Caritas starts distributing U.S. humanitarian aid in 2 towns near Havana
Hundreds of boxes of humanitarian aid from the U.S. are being distributed in two towns near the Cuban capital, the Catholic Church organization in charge of the distribution said Thursday.
