Court lifts block, allowing San Diego schools’ vaccine mandate to go forward
(RNS) — The Ninth District Court of Appeals on Saturday lifted a block it had enacted on a mandate by the San Diego Unified School...
With new ministry of catechist, Pope Francis widens role for lay Catholics
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a measure aimed at promoting the work of lay people in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis instituted a new ministry...
Suit: Workers lured from India paid $1.20 per hour for years
(AP) — FBI agents were at a large Hindu temple in New Jersey on Tuesday as a new lawsuit claimed it was built by workers...
Rachael Denhollander named Calvin University’s 2021 Kuyper Prize recipient
(RNS) — Activist and abuse survivor Rachael Denhollander will be awarded the 2021 Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life, Calvin...
New report disputes North Carolina pastor Rob Lee’s ties to Robert E. Lee
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The Washington Post Fact Checker is challenging claims the Rev. Rob Lee, a North Carolina pastor and social justice activist, is a...
Supreme Court throws abortion fight into center of midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — In agreeing to hear a potentially groundbreaking abortion case, the Supreme Court has energized activists on both sides of the long-running debate...
NYC mayor says antisemitic attackers ‘will be prosecuted’
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio promised Sunday that police would catch the group of young men who hurled antisemitic...
Vatican issues a street art stamp, ends up getting sued
ROME (AP) — One night in early 2019, Rome street artist Alessia Babrow glued a stylized image of Christ she had made onto a bridge...
Arab woman gets kidney from Jewish man killed in Israel riot
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Jewish man killed during an eruption of Mideast violence has given new life to an Arab woman in bitter times.Yigal Yehoshua,...
Pagan politics are not as uniform (or liberal) as you think
(RNS) — In 2017, witches around the United States, and a few around the world, turned their magic to political activism, performing a spell to...