RealClearReligion Week of May 5, 2025 Archives

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Monday, May 5
Is This the End of the Separation of Church and State?
Ruth Marcus The New Yorker
Americans Won’t Stop Debating Separation of Church and State
Deseret
What Will the New Pope Do About the Latin Mass?
Ruth Graham The New York Times
Putting an End to the Liturgy Wars
Salvatore J. Cordileone First Things
Vatican Staff Sworn to Secrecy Under Threat of Excommunication
AP News
What the New Testament Says About Eyes and Sight
Myra Kahn Adams Townhall
How Evolutionary Biology Unlocks Genesis’s Theory of Man
Ethan Dor-Shav Mosaic
Leaving Torah Behind Left a Fragile Claim to the Land
Wayne Kopping JNS
A Dynamic Faith: The Story of Early Methodism, Part II
Juicy Ecumenism
The "Jesus Glow" Trend Exposes Emptiness of Social Media Religion
Salon
Memes of Machiavellian Machinations Enliven 'TikTok Conclave'
RNS
Catholic Leaders Recoil from Trump’s Pope Post
M. Boorstein et al Washington Post
Why RFK Jr. Doesn't See the Image of God In Autistic People
Ian Lasch Sojourners
Watching the Papacy in Transition
Roy Faucheux NOLA
AI Porn Is Covetousness
Timothy Pickavance Christianity Today


Tuesday, May 6
Gen-Z’s Christian Revival is Act of Rebellion Against Nihilism
C. Downey Telegraph
The World Needs a Second John Paul II
Mary Anastasia O'Grady Wall Street Journal
The Pope of Progress?
Richard M. Reinsch II Law & Liberty
Conservative Catholics Take Stage in Rome, Looking to Shape the Church
NYT
How Pope Francis Holds Powerful Sway Over 2025 Conclave
NCReporter
In Choosing Pope, Cardinals Will Call on a Partner: The Holy Spirit
Wash. Post
Religious Liberty is Essential to Freedom. So are Parental Rights.
RCReligion
The Relationship Between Eminent Domain and Religious Freedom
Deseret
A Battle That Shaped Black Evangelicals
Jessica Janvier Christianity Today
Presbyterian Church Sees Growth in Baptisms, Giving in 2024
Christian Post
I’m Running for Pope
Paul F. Petrick Chronicles
A Cold Wind Blows Through Canada’s Jewish Communities
Jewish Chronicle


Wednesday, May 7
Unlocking the Conclave
Vanessa R. Corcoran Commonweal
Is There a New Pope? Not Yet
Chris Alcantara & Amaya Verde Washington Post
The Cardinal Electors, Then and Now
Raymond J. de Souza First Things
Full Text of Homily of Cardinal Re at Mass for Election of Roman Pontiff
OSV
Gamblers are Betting Millions of Dollars on Who Will be Next Pope
CNA
DOJ Investigating Law Coercing Priests to Break Confessional Seal
NR
Send Barstool Jew-Haters to Israel, Not Auschwitz
J. Tobin Jewish News Syndicate
Texas Republicans Want a Month Dedicated to God
Nick Mordowanec Newsweek
Believing in Spirits and Life After Death Is Common Around the World
Pew
Sotheby’s Postpones Auction of Buddhist Relics That India Tried to Block
NYT
The Destruction of History for a Lie That No One Believes
Seth Mandel Commentary
Why Birthrates (And Not Beliefs) Are Shaping Global Faith
Religion Unplugged
What We Are Getting Wrong About Christian Nationalism
Josiah Daniels Sojourners
Dissident Blessings in the Negative World
Brian Smith Civitas Institute
Young Nones Might Not Hate Religion. But They Don't Like the Vibes.
CToday


Thursday, May 8
Second Black Smoke Rises From Sistine Chapel
AC Wimmer Catholic News Agency
It May Be Time for a Quiet Pope
Raymond J. de Souza Wall Street Journal
The Next Pope: A Pastor, a Prophet, or Both?
European Conservative
The Conclave Is a Crossroads in History
Carlos Eire First Things
Over 7,750 Baptized at Largest Single-Day Baptism in US History
Christian Post
Can Dems Win Working Class and Save Republic?
Ross Douthat The New York Times
Trump's Push Against "Anti-Christian Bias" Hits Federal Workers
Axios
We Need Prayer
Franklin Graham ED Center for Faith
Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself. Really?
Rabbi Yossy Goldman Jewish News Syndicate
Make the Law Moral But Not Yet
Patrick McKinley Brennan Civitas Institute
A Spirituality of Privacy
Rich Villodas Comment
Harvard Looks In the Mirror
To Put It Bluntly
Rep. Cory Mills Explains Why He was Married By Radical Islamic Cleric
Blaze


Friday, May 9
Cardinal Prevost Elected 1st American-Born Pope, Takes Name Leo XIV
NYPost
Pope Leo XIV: 'Peace Be With All of You'
Vatican News
14 Things to Know About Pope Leo XIV — First U.S.-Born Pope
CNA
The Biggest Challenges Pope Leo XIV Faces
Rebecca Schneid Time
The Pope from Chicago Backed Pope Francis' Major Church Reforms
NCReporter
Destined to be Pope: Brother Says Leo XIV Always Wanted to be a Priest
ABC
An American Pope Will Face a Fractured American Church
Ruth Graham NYT
Full Text of the First Public Homily of Pope Leo XIV
OSV News
Trump Says First American Pope, Pope Leo XIV, is 'Great Honor'
Fox News
A Tribute to Mothers
Dennis Gerber Jr RealClearReligion
Chicagoans Celebrate as Native Son Pope Leo XIV Becomes Pope
AP News
Battle for Young Minds
Liel Leibovitz First Things
Is It Time to Rejuvenate Jewish Education?
David Suissa Jewish Journal
A Dynamic Faith: The Story of Early Methodism, Part III
R. Danker Juicy Ecumenism
The Hidden Meaning And Tradition Behind Papal Names
Religion Unplugged
Frank Damazio, Author, Former Megachurch Pastor, Dies at 75
Christian Post
Christians Must Support the Ministry of Motherhood
Pastor Jentezen Franklin RCR
Helping Children Celebrate Mother’s Day With Gratitude and Grace
Fred Pry RCR
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