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January 13, 2022

After-school 'Satan club' in Illinois district elicits 'concern,' superintendent response

Parents of kids at Jane Addams Elementary School in Moline, Illinois, shared 'mounting concern' after flyers about a 'Satan club' were made available to students — and the superintendent responded.

January 12, 2022

Investigators probe wreckage of crashed medical helicopter

Federal investigators pored over the wreckage of a medical helicopter a day after it crash-landed without loss of life next to a church in a residential area of suburban Philadelphia, somehow avoiding a web of power lines and buildings.

January 10, 2022

Pope Francis speaks out against 'cancel culture,' condemns 'baseless information' about vaccines

Pope Francis took aim at cancel culture during his annual address Monday, warning that it is a kind of 'one-track thinking' that risk silencing important voices

January 10, 2022

NYC's Bronx fire tragedy: Archbishop visits scene of horror, officials share ways public can help victims

The Archbishop of New York visited the site of Sunday’s devastating fire in the Bronx, where 17 people – including eight children – died and dozens more were injured, as officials offer ways for the public to help impacted families. 

January 6, 2022

Pope Francis encourages a 'courageous and prophetic faith,' decries consumerism

Pope Francis marked Epiphany on Thursday by encouraging people to shake off consumeristic “tyranny" and crises of faith in lives and societies and instead find the courage to work for justice and brotherhood in societies dominated by what he called the “sinister logic of power."

January 5, 2022

Pope Francis should let Catholics pray like Catholics

A growing share of Americans—three in 10—identify as "none." Or, none of the above when asked about their religious affiliation. Houses of worship are emptying, and those still left in the pews probably expect their spiritual shepherds to welcome more prayer, not less.

January 4, 2022

Biden showing 'religious hostility' toward SEALs at center of vax mandate suit: Attorney

President Joe Biden and his Pentagon leadership are portraying "religious hostility" toward American servicemembers who do not want to submit to an injection of a coronavirus vaccine as a stipulation of their continuing service, an attorney for a group of Navy SEALs who won an injunction against the administration in that regard this week told 91±¬ÁÏ on Tuesday.

January 2, 2022

Hold fast to hope even in these difficult times. Here's how

We are tired of feeling afraid and tired of arguing with each other. Constantly adjusting to our unfilled expectations has made us frustrated, sad and angry. We have hit the wall.

January 2, 2022

Religious affiliation on the decline in the US during pandemic: Survey

Rev. James Martin, author of 'Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone,' says he is turning to social media to reach out to Americans, noting that it is not a substitute for going to church in person. 

January 2, 2022

Christians point to genetics breakthroughs to show Adam and Eve are not incompatible with evolution

Many Christians have rejected the scientific theory of evolution in part because they think it rules out the existence of a historical Adam and Eve. Yet some scientists and theologians argue that recent breakthroughs in genetics make a historical Adam and Eve compatible with evolution, and that this development may help bridge what many see as a conflict between faith and science.