- December 9, 2025
What 38 million obituaries reveal about how Americans define a ‘life well lived’
(The Conversation) — Obituaries preserve what families most want remembered about the people they cherish most. Across time, they also
Catholic campus ministers work toward culturally responsive ministry for Latino students
(RNS) — Oliver Ortega, a doctoral English student at the University of Notre Dame, said he began attending Mass regularly
Conservative Catholic colleges growing as families opt for ‘faithful’ schools
(RNS) — In September, 15 students began online classes at a new university in California being billed as a place “where
Rev. Winnie Varghese Assumes the Pulpit at St. John the Divine in New York City
This week on The State of Belief, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is joined by the Very Rev. Winnie
Anti-immigrant bias may be key to the mystery of Duffy’s Cut
(RNS) — Along a well-traveled local road in affluent Malvern, Pennsylvania, a blue and gold historical marker commemorates a nearby
The Power of Faithful Non-Violent Resistance with Maria Stephan
This week on The State of Belief, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush is joined by Dr. Maria J. Stephan,
How the UK’s ancient stones are drawing renewed awareness of the sacred
PENZANCE, England (RNS) — On a gray fall afternoon earlier this month, a group of 19 people gathered outside the
Most of Gaza’s schools are destroyed and hundreds of thousands of children cannot go back to class
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Bissan Younis looked dejected as she stood outside a cluster of tents surrounded by
Pope Leo’s first papal trip signals desire to bridge Catholic-Orthodox divides
ISTANBUL (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV is set to touch down in Istanbul at the end of November before visiting
Bishops publicly lament Trump deportation policies after pope urges stronger voice
BALTIMORE (RNS) — On the first public day of their November meeting, U.S. Catholic bishops spoke about the devastating impacts