Faith & Family
Asbury is first seminary to end federal loans after Trump cuts aid to low-paying college programs
Asbury Theological Seminary in Kentucky has become the first confirmed collegiate ministry program to phase out federal student loans.
Pope Leo XIV in France to find a secular country at odds with Catholic teaching on life
When an ailing Pope John Paul II visited the French shrine at Lourdes in 2004, on his last foreign trip, he delivered a forceful condemnation of abortion and euthanasia as he gasped for air during Mass.
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Meloni plans to ban burqas and niqabs in Italian schools, and cap foreign students in classrooms
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Sunday she'll soon introduce a measure to her government that would cap the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban the wearing of burqas and niqabs in schools.
Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood-derived products but keep ban on whole-blood transfusions
The Jehovah's Witnesses have partly eased their longstanding prohibition on the medical use of donated blood, allowing members to receive products derived from blood but maintaining a ban on transfusions of whole blood.
Judge tosses lawsuit accusing Jewish couple of getting Muslim lawyer fired over anti-Israel posts
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a lawsuit from a Muslim attorney who accused a Jewish couple of conspiring to get her fired by publicizing her anti-Israel social media posts.
Why the closing prayers of Judaism’s holiest holiday focus on repairing relationships
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More universities added Muslim chaplains post 9/11. Then came 10/7.
Saarah Abdul-Maajid chose to study at Rutgers University, in large part because she knew it had a Muslim chaplain and a Muslim center on campus where she would feel supported and valued.
Prenatal appointments and no place to pump: Navigating pregnancy and postpartum needs at work
The ambulance dispatch station where Heydi Fernandez waited for calls as an emergency medical technician didn't have a private place to pump breast milk when she returned to work three months after giving birth to her son.
‘No child should be forced’: California school district settles a gender lesson lawsuit
A California school district has agreed to pay $175,000 to two families who sued after a teacher told their fifth grade sons to tutor kindergarteners on exploring different gender identities.
Giotto’s famed fresco cycle depicting St. Francis of Assisi restored in Florence
A cycle of frescoes by Italian 14th-century master Giotto, depicting key moments in the life of St. Francis of Assisi, has been unveiled after a four-year restoration.
Is a Catholic revival happening on college campuses? Some experts are skeptical
College chaplaincies led a surge in Americans converting to Catholicism during the 2025-2026 academic year, a new report finds.
A Christian pastor called Arapaho ceremonies ‘idol worship.’ Now the tribe wants her church gone
Every Sunday morning on the Wind River Reservation, congregants gather at Foundations for Nations Church to pray while protesters outside do the same.
Air Force officer shot down over Iran describes ordeal that ended with his rescue two days later
An Air Force officer who spent two days inside enemy territory after his F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet was shot down over Iran in April credited his religious faith for helping keep him alive until his dramatic rescue.
Pope celebrates his 71st birthday but it’s Vatican employees who get the gift
Pope Leo XIV celebrated his 71st birthday on Monday but it was Vatican employees who got the gift.
After tragedy, a Greek couple welcomes a daughter born from an embryo frozen for 22 years
Out of their darkest moment, a Greek couple managed to make a new start with a baby born this week. Doing so meant using one of her decades-old embryos and racing to beat a government deadline.
The hidden Jewish law woven into your clothes
The prohibition against wearing shatnez is one of the Torah's 613 commandments, along with observing the Sabbath, honoring one's parents and worshipping one God, but it is not widely known outside Orthodox Jewish circles.
In Texas, ordinary Muslim religious practices are increasingly being treated as political threats
Elected officials across Texas are increasingly treating ordinary Muslim religious practice - prayer, dress, marriage counseling, even mosques themselves - as evidence of a political threat and saying so openly.
