RealClearReligion Week of April 20, 2026 Archives

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Monday, April 20
The Catholic College Hoping to Save a Generation of Young Men
E. Green NYorker
Presidents & Popes Haven’t Always Agreed, But It’s Never Been Like This
NCR
Calling the Pope ‘Liberal’
Paul Kengor American Spectator
Will Trump Admin Use of Religion Help or Hurt GOP?
Samantha Lindell CNN
States Eulogize Charlie Kirk with New Laws Promoting Religion, Speech
AP
Trump Tests Luck With Religious Right
Adam Gabbatt The Guardian
The Religion of World War Two
Steven Tucker The European Conservative
I Missed the Part About the Divine Right of Presidents
David French New York Times
Vance ‘Grateful’ to Pope Leo for Easing Tensions Amid Feud With Trump
NYPost
AI as Christian Heresy
L.M. Sacasas Comment


Tuesday, April 21
The President Versus the Pope
Andrew Fowler The American Mind
The Things Worth Dying For
Meaghan Mobbs Tablet Magazine
Democrats Pretend to Be on “Team Pope”
David P. Deavel AMAC
Anthropic Wants Claude to Be Moral. Is Religion Really the Answer?
NYTimes
An Iraqi for Christ
Kathryn Jean Lopez National Review
Faith-Based Failures
Matthew Schmitz First Things
Trump, Other GOP Will Read Passages in Marathon Bible Event
Peter Smith AP
Pope Francis' Legacy in Time, One Year After His Death
Claire Giangravé RNS
SCOTUS Takes Up Another Clash Between Religious and LGBTQ+ Rights
Politico
Trump, Pope Leo And A New Chapter in America’s Religious Politics
R Unplugged


Wednesday, April 22
Religion Alone Won’t Save Young Men
Emma Waters WORLD
God, Creation and ‘The Story of Everything’
Peter Robinson Wall Street Journal
On Earth Day, Look at St. Francis of Assisi as Patron of Environment
K Yoder OSV
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Texas Ten Commandments Law
P. Salhotra NYT
God In The Algorithm
Joseph Maina Religion Unplugged
Asking the Wrong Questions About Antisemitism
J. Tobin Jewish News Syndicate
The Meaning of Rain in the Eyes of God – Old Testament
M. Adams Townhall
Just War Theory Is Supposed to Be Frustrating
Brad East Christianity Today
20 More Bible Verses For President Trump to Read
The Editors Sojourners
Uncomfortable Saints
Rob Marco Plough
Beth Moore on Life After SBC — and Why She Never Could Quit Jesus
AP News


Thursday, April 23
Is Trump Religious? Survey Says Not Too Much If At All
Mike Snider USA Today
A Historic Chance to Strengthen Religious Rights
A. Picciotti-Bayer National Review
How Trump Admin Co-Opts Culture & Religion for Political Gain
Conversation
Altar Boys are Back
Fr. Dwight Longenecker The Catholic Herald
Talking Talmud on TikTok
Joseph Bernstein The New York Times
What to Know About Ten Commandments In Classrooms
Jamie Stengle AP News
A Brief History of Catholic Higher Education
David Deavel From The Academy
Against the Casinofication of the Church
Russell Moore Christianity Today
Does Just War Doctrine Require Moral Certainty?
Edward Feser First Things
Pope Leo's Trip Targets Sorcery
Justin McLellan National Catholic Reporter
The Glory of God Revealed: Living the Resurrection
Jonathan Powers Good News


Friday, April 24
Pope Leo: Between Gospel Witness and Humanitarian Illusions
D. Mahoney CJ
Trump Invoking Religion With Iran War May Make Things Worse
USA Today
Education: A Way of Forming Souls
Andrew Fowler From The Academy
The Road to Emmaus
JT Young Substack
A Letter to Our Holy Father from an SSPX Catholic
Kennedy Hall Crisis
Russell Brand: Spray-On Christian
Kathleen Stock UnHerd
People Have Left Catholicism in Many Countries
Pew Research Center
I’m Not Quite Jewish, I’m Jew-ish
Joseph Epstein Wall Street Journal
Pope Leaves Africa With Message That Now Faces Test
Tonny Onyulo RNS
Leave the Nuns Alone and Let Them Serve
Ashley McGuire RealClearReligion
Trump Approval Rating Flips With Religious Voters in GOP Stronghold
Newsweek
The Catholic Case Against War With Iran
Henry Long Providence
Leo: Sexuality Not ‘Only Moral Issue’
Edgar Beltrán The Pillar
What Christian Athletes Can’t Do
Cody Benjamin Christianity Today
Blessed Are Peacemakers. Here Is What That Actually Means
Rev. Rodriguez RCR
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