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Six years after the genocide conducted by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) against the small Yazidi religious community, the Middle... Read More

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Clay Christensen on Religious Freedom

Lecture: John Paul II’s Originality in the Encyclical “Centesimus Annus”

The Exile Resolutions: 1 Peter 2:11-12

From the Upper Room to the Wider World (Sunday Homily from May 31, 2020)

The Professor, the Con Man, and the Gospel of Jesus's Wife

Matti Friedman, JRB

The saga of the papyrus that became famous as the Gospel of Jesus’s Wife began with an email sent to Karen King, a distinguished... Read More

The 1620 Project

Mark Hall, Chronicles

In a speech commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ landing at Plymouth, the great orator Daniel Webster lauded these... Read More

Defend Religious Freedom in the US and Abroad

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer & Fr. Benedict Kiely, RealClearReligion

To the dismay of some, many Americans still insist on living out their faith in the public square. These are the people fostering and... Read More

Faithful Citizenship: The Catholic Voter's Case for Biden

John Carr, America

For years, I have said that I often feel politically homeless as a pro-life, social justice, consistent-ethic Catholic. This is not a badge... Read More

All Presidents Have Told Lies. When is That OK?

Michael Blake, Conversation

Michael Cohen, in his recent book, has called President Trump a “fraud,” a “bigot,” a... Read More

Debate: Should Jews Still Be Democrats?

Steven Israel & Norman Coleman, Moment

Jews have traditionally voted disproportionately for Democrats, even when they were expected to do otherwise. Has anything changed this... Read More

The Failure of Holocaust Education

Elizabeth Rosner, New York Post

Nearly 20 percent of millennials and Gen Z in New York believe Jews caused the Holocaust, according to a new survey released Wednesday. The... Read More

Does God Want You to be a Good Guy With a Gun?

Jack Jenkins, RNS

(RNS) â?" John Correia, a pastor turned security consultant, says that being a good guy with a gun can be a godly way to prevent... Read More

Will Israel's Peace Agreements Bring Religious Freedom?

Lela Gilbert, RU

The official announcements of seismic change in the Middle East first appeared on Aug. 13, 2020. World Israel News reported: “The... Read More

COVID Puts the 'I' in the High Holy Days

Jonathan Sacks, Wall Street Journal

This year the Jewish High Holy Days will be like no other. Usually the synagogue is packed on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, with a buzz of... Read More

RCReligion Analysis

Defend Religious Freedom in the US and Abroad

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer & Fr. Benedict Kiely

To the dismay of some, many Americans still insist on living out their faith in the public square. These are the people fostering and... Read More

Cancel Culture Is the Wrong Response to Deep Disagreement

Nathan Berkeley & Phil Rexroth

The pattern is all-too-common in America today: a “problematic” statement, image, or behavior, typically amplified on social... Read More

The Harsh Realities of Religious Violence in the Middle East

Farahnaz Ispahani & Tugba Tayeri-Erdemir

Six years after the genocide conducted by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) against the small Yazidi religious community, the Middle... Read More

Videos

Clay Christensen on Religious Freedom

Lecture: John Paul II’s Originality in the Encyclical “Centesimus Annus”

The Exile Resolutions: 1 Peter 2:11-12

From the Upper Room to the Wider World (Sunday Homily from May 31, 2020)

Faithful Citizenship: The Catholic Voter's Case for Biden

John Carr, America Magazine

For years, I have said that I often feel politically homeless as a pro-life, social justice, consistent-ethic Catholic. This is not a badge of honor. If we Catholics are politically homeless, it is because we have failed to build a home. Sometimes we cannot even find shelter. Our homelessness has many causes. We have not persuaded others to share our commitment to protect all human life and promot... Read More

Religious Persecution & Discrimination

Defend Religious Freedom in the US and Abroad

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, Fr. Benedict Kiely, RealClearReligion

To the dismay of some, many Americans still insist on living out their faith in the public square. These are the people fostering and adopting children, caring for the elderly and the poor, and organizing relief after natural disasters. They’ll carry on doing so even as their numbers shrink – unless they are stopped by politicians, judges, and public officials who are ready to tear up ... Read More

Religious Freedom

Defend Religious Freedom in the US and Abroad

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, Fr. Benedict Kiely, RealClearReligion