From sermon drafting to “talk to Jesus” apps, religious communities are testing new tools—and debating what should remain ...

After global fame and Olympic pressure, the freestyle skiing star has spoken—briefly but pointedly—about faith, ego, and learning to tune out the noise. When Gu Ailing—known internationally as Eileen ...

A sharply divided federal appeals court has lifted a lower-court block on Louisiana’s law requiring the Ten Commandments to ...

A split federal appeals court says the challenge is premature—setting up a new front in America’s church–state battles over ...

Javier Cercas’ European Book Prize-winning work turns a Vatican trip into a searching conversation about faith, death, and what Europe still expects from religion. When Spanish novelist Javier Cercas ...

Humanists International’s latest Freedom of Thought Report (Key Countries Edition) warns that laws restricting “blasphemy” ...

As Ramadan opened in Jerusalem, the compound Muslims know as Al-Aqsa Mosque and Jews revere as the Temple Mount again became the focal point of a familiar—and volatile—argument: who may pray there, ...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called Elder Clark G. Gilbert to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, a ...

As the Carmelites of Charity Vedruna mark 200 years on Feb. 26, 2026, their provincial leader says the anniversary is a moment to “bring to the present what is essential” and rethink mission in a ...

A Colombo protest revives a long-running debate over Buddhism’s “foremost place” and minority rights. COLOMBO — Hundreds of Buddhist monks gathered in Sri Lanka’s capital on February 20, pressing the ...

Malaysia’s government has announced a tougher approach toward unauthorised houses of worship—an intervention that has quickly become a national flashpoint in a country where religion is closely tied ...

Across Europe, the United States, and Africa, recent developments are highlighting how faith communities navigate public life ...