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“When will American Christianity finally hit rock bottom?” Many church leaders have had that question on their minds as they’ve watched affiliation trends f...
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Anger is a natural emotion, but when it spirals out of control, it can harm your relationships, mental health, and spiritual well-being. If you’re struggling...
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“The first comment we make to other women is usually about their looks.” I hadn’t noticed that, but my friend was right. Most of the time when I encounter a...
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We’re in the middle of college decision season. High school seniors are busy reviewing their financial aid packages, exploring options, and preparing for dea...
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Even if you’ve studied American church history, you may not have progressed beyond the basics of understanding the black tradition. I teach about the civil r...
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Some, especially within the US, see the conclave as an opportunity to establish a more conservative leaderFor Catholics who cherished Pope Francis’s relentle...
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I serve as a campus minister at one of the most prestigious and secular universities in the South, and I’ve noticed that many students have become disenchant...
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The archbishop is traditionalists’ preferred candidate for a reason: his papacy would wind back the progress made under Pope FrancisWho might be the next pop...
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David was a physician with distinction. Lauded as one of the most brilliant young physicians of his day, he left the medical field and began pastoring in a s...
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Courtney Doctor, Melissa Kruger, Vanessa Hawkins, and Jen Wilkin have each been married for more than 25 years. In this conversation, they talk about how ma...
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From personally promising to relocate vulnerable asylum seekers to speaking out against ‘cruel’ policies, the late pope was a voice for the marginalisedOn a ...
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On a crisp Virginia morning in September 1831, Joseph W. Parker sat across from Nicholas Sterling Edmunds, the owner of the nearly 2,000-acre Homewood planta...
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Bad things happen to everyone. About 1,500 years ago, life quickly went from very good to about as bad as can be imagined for Anicius Manlius Severinus Boeth...
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In today’s newsletter: He was an unpredictable leader unafraid to upset traditionalists, but was he really a liberal figure – and will his changes last?Good ...
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After the death of Pope Francis, experts weigh in on how much the real-life papal election will mirror the hit Oscar-winning movieLatest updates after death ...
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While his legacy in confronting the sex abuse scandal is still incomplete, Francis demonstrated that change is possible and mercy can be realPope Francis, gr...
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In 2013, following the dramatic resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Churc...
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The Argentine pontiff was a vital progressive influence on issues such as migration, and fought for a more merciful, less rigid Catholic churchDefying doctor...
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Leader of the Catholic church who pushed for social and economic justice, and an urgent response to the climate crisisThe election of Jorge Mario Bergoglio a...
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Community, self-worth, activism: these things have boosted attendances. But so has online radicalisation – and we can’t ignore thatFor decades, there has bee...
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Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who was revered by millions of Catholics around the world, has died after a respiratory illnessPope Fran...