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‘I love this work, but it’s killing me’: The unique toll of being a spiritual...
The past few years have put even more stress on many clergy.Martine Severin/E+Clergy, chaplains and other spiritual leaders play vital roles in their communities, from celebrating life’s most joyous...
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How Jefferson and Madison’s partnership – a friendship told in letters –...
A stamp printed with a Thomas Jefferson quotation in 1960.AlexanderZam/iStock via Getty Images PlusFew constitutional principles are more familiar to the average American than the separation of church...
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Pope Francis may have surprised many by inviting comedians to the Vatican,...
Pope Francis meets with comedians at the Apostolic Palace on June 14, 2024, in Vatican City.Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty ImageWhen Pope Francis addressed a group of top international comedians...
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Global interest in ayahuasca is leading to spiritual tourism and creating...
A healer conducts an ayahuasca drinking ceremony in Avie village, in Ecuador, on Jan.14, 2023.Pedro Pardo / AFP via Getty imagesAyahuasca, a sacred drink made from the stem and leaves of a tree vine,...
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How camping bans − like the one the Supreme Court just upheld − can fit into...
Activists protest outside the Supreme Court before arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson on April 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesIf you have no shelter and...
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‘Authentic’ ayahuasca rituals sought by tourists often ignore Indigenous...
A healer conducts an ayahuasca drinking ceremony in Avie village, in Ecuador, on Jan.14, 2023.Pedro Pardo / AFP via Getty imagesAyahuasca, a sacred drink made from the stem and leaves of a tree vine,...
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The Catholic Church is using the upcoming Paris Olympics to engage young...
The Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, ahead of the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFPAs the sporting world and fans await the opening ceremonies of...
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Why Nepal had a religious monarchy − and why some people want it back
Former King Gyanendra Shah is greeted on his 71st birthday.Narayan Maharjan/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesGyanendra Shah, former king of Nepal, will celebrate his 77th birthday on July 7,...
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Supreme Court of Oklahoma says no to Catholic charter school – but this may...
The Oklahoma Supreme Court bench is pictured in the state Capitol in Oklahoma City in 2014.AP Photo/Sue OgrockiIn Oklahoma, the start of the school year is just six weeks away. But one closely watched...
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Fandom usually means tracking your favorite team for years − so why are the...
A fan cheers for U.S. tennis players in the men's doubles gold medal match during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.AP Photo/Victor R. CaivanoEvery four years, millions of Americans join billions of...
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Why the Olympic Games are a ‘civil religious’ ceremony with a global...
The U.S. gymnastics team selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics celebrates in Minneapolis. AP Photo/Abbie ParrFans are getting ready to watch top athletes from around the globe compete in the 2024 Summer...
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Oklahoma’s superintendent orders public schools to teach the Bible – relying...
Instruction about the Bible can be legal – the question is how it's done, and what the intent is.Pascal Deloche/Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesIn the days since Oklahoma’s state...
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Hajj in extraordinary heat: what a scholar of Islam saw in Mecca
Muslim pilgrims in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 18, 2024.AP Photo/Rafiq MaqboolAt least 1,300 people died because of scorching heat during the Hajj pilgrimage in June 2024....
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At the Olympics, athletes show guts, glory – and a lot of ink, including...
Argentina's Rodrigo Isgro walks off the field after a men's rugby sevens practice at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.AP Photo/David GoldmanThis has been a wonderful summer if you follow sports: tennis...
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Inequality in life – and death: Newspaper obituaries have long discriminated...
Journalist Ida B. Wells was one of the first women The New York Times profiled for its 'Overlooked' series, about people who should have received obituaries.Scott Olson/Getty ImagesGender...
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Electing a virtuous president would make immunity irrelevant, writes a...
On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court granted substantial immunity from criminal charges to former President Donald Trump.AP Photo/Evan Vucci, FileThe Supreme Court’s decision that grants presidents...
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Decades after Billie Holiday’s death, ‘Strange Fruit’ is still a searing...
Billie Holiday records her penultimate album, 'Lady in Satin,' in New York in 1957.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesSixty-five years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died at Metropolitan Hospital...
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What the Catholic Church says about political violence and the need to...
Former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage after he was shot at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.AP Photo/Gene J. PuskarFollowing the attempted assassination of...
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Affordable housing in God’s backyard: Some religious congregations find a new...
The Arlington Presbyterian Church in Arlington, Va., seen in 2015, developed an affordable housing project on its property. Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesFaced with...
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What is Catholic Integralism?
JD Vance, who has many of the same policy positions that many American Catholic conservatives hold, at a rally in Ohio in 2021.AP Photo/Jeff DeanSince his nomination as the Republican candidate for...
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