RealClearReligion Week of December 1, 2025 Archives

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Monday, December 1
Let’s Get Real About Loss of Faith
Betsy VanDenBerghe Deseret News
Worshiping God at the Ends of the Earth
Tim Keesee Wall Street Journal
Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict
Motoko Rich NYTimes
Pope Prays at Tomb of Saint Revered by Christians, Muslims Alike
AP News
Pope and Patriarch Sign Doc Urging Progress on Christian Unity
C. Giangravé RNS
Israelites or Jews?
Jason A. Staples The Torah
Is Bhutan Leading The World Spiritually?
Harshita Rathore et al Religion Unplugged
From the Annunciation to the Visitation
Joel Clarkson Plough
If the U.S. had 100 People: Charting Americans’ Religious Affiliations
Pew
Can Religion Harm Democracy?
John Hall CT Mirror
Dublin Halts Plans to Rename Herzog Park
Times of Israel
What the Bible Says About Gifts
Myra Kahn Adams Townhall
What Advent Preparation Really Demands
Michael Sean Winters NCReporter
With Catholic Conversions Rising, St. Andrew Shows Path Ahead
A. Fowler NCR
Preaching for Human Persons
Matthew Adams Mere Orthodoxy
Blaming Women Harms Us All
Dorothy Littel Greco Christianity Today
The Theology of a Simple Basket
Samuel J. Abrams Jewish Journal
An Uncle Found, Wounds Healed—A Thanksgiving Tale
David P. Deavel AMAC


Tuesday, December 2
Christians Should Remember Antidote to Self-Centeredness: Generosity.
RCR
New Jersey Attacks a Pregnancy Center’s Religious Liberty
William J. Haun WSJ
Confidence in Religion is Declining
Stephen Cranney Deseret News
OK Student Flunked By TA After Touting Christian Beliefs in Gender Essay
Fox
Lost Rubens Painting of Jesus’ Crucifixion Auctioned For $2.7M
New York Post
Official Vatican Docs Can Now Be Drafted in Languages ​​Other Than Latin
CNA
Christian Ownership Maximalism
Timothy Reichert First Things
Escaping the ‘Torment Nexus’
Sohrab Ahmari Commonweal
For Millions, Christmas is Most Dangerous Time of Year
Todd Nettleton CPost
Dual Loyalty?
Rabbi Yossy Goldman Jewish News Syndicate
Thousands Greet Pope Leo as He Prays Near Site of Beirut Port Blast
NYTimes
Security Protocols at Synagogues Have Expanded Dramatically
Y. Shimron RNS
The Antisemitism the Church Still Has Not Faced
Ghila Amati The Jerusalem Post
Vatican Budget Report: Miracle or Mirage?
Ed Condon The Pillar


Wednesday, December 3
Paganism Top Choice For Christians Who Convert to New Faith
K. Burgess Times
Video: Inside the Ultra-Orthodox Fight Against Israel’s Draft
New York Times
Pope Urges Against US Incursion of Venezuela
Christopher Lamb CNN
Key Facts About Black Americans and Religion
Kiana Cox Pew Research Center
College Essay on Gender Puts Focus on Religious Freedom. Here's Why
USAT
Pope Leo at the Blue Mosque
Thomas Edwards The Catholic Herald
WV Again Bans Religious Reasons for School Vaccine Exemptions
John Raby AP
The Ghost Sacrament
Bernard Prusak Commonweal
Your Algorithm Wants You To Worship the ‘Devil’
Joseph Barry Sojourners
The Siege of a Synagogue and of a Cathedral
John Zmirak Chronicles
Nick Fuentes and Richard Hanania’s Paganism
Bethel McGrew First Things
Canada Set to Remove Religious Exemptions From Hate-Speech Laws
CNA
A Divine Appointment
Matthew Sieger RealClearReligion


Thursday, December 4
Rediscovering the Soul of Conservatism, Part I
Daniel Mahoney The American Mind
Taking Our Rights and Dignities For Granted
Mark Tooley WORLD
Wheels Within Wheels: the Joy of Advent
Kenneth Craycraft The Catholic Herald
No Human Being Is Garbage
Kathryn Jean Lopez National Review
For Catholics, Mass Deportations are Immoral
David Lantigua NCReporter
The Return of Blasphemy Laws?
Carl R. Trueman First Things
Secular Protestantism is America's Religion
Daniel Hummel Mere Orthodoxy
The Economics of the Sacred: Politics as a Covenant Exercise
M. Peter Acton
The Dangers of Advent
J. B. Phillips Plough
We Will Walk with You
Dixie Dillon Lane Comment
UK's Churches Home To Messy, Protected Species
Angela Youngman R. Unplugged
Religious Education 'Not Suitable' for NI Society
Robbie Meredith BBC News
Lithuanian Court Convicts Leader of Party of Inciting Hatred Against Jews
AP


Friday, December 5
Vatican Again Says No to Ordaining Women as Deacons
Nicole Winfield AP News
Why Are So Many Young Priests Leaving Ministry?
Jonah McKeown NCRegister
Trump Restricts Visas for Nigerians Linked to Anti-Christian Violence
CPost
Immigrants, Refugees and the Holy Family
Kenneth Craycraft Catholic Standard
The Grandfather I Never Met, But Who Formed My Faith
Andrew Fowler RCReligion
Islam in France
Pierre Manent Law & Liberty
Sad Fate of Catholic Herald is Warning of Dangers of US Investment Firms
Tel.
What Was the Point of Vatican II?
George Weigel Wall Street Journal
Don’t Ignore the Darkness of Advent
Adam Russell Taylor Sojourners
Skip the Daily Homily
Robert B. Greving Crisis
The Greatest Threat Against Jews Isn’t Antisemitism
Mijal Bitton Times of Israel
What Does The Practice of the Presence of God Reveal About Leo?
E. Radner FT
“Your Children Shall Return To Their Homeland”
Chaim Steinmetz Jewish Journal
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