- March 27, 2026
How the Bible became bingeable
(RNS) — Seven years since first airing, the mega-hit biographical Jesus drama “The Chosen” is a full-fledged franchise. The evidence?
As GOP revives threat of Shariah, Muslims call the campaign a gambit for votes
(RNS) — Haris Tarin, the vice president of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, had come to Capitol Hill with a
Texas accepts some Islamic schools into voucher program after lawsuits
(AP) – The Texas comptroller has accepted several Islamic private schools into the state’s voucher program after the institutions sued
Young ‘huffaz’ carry Ramadan’s most demanding tradition
ST. LOUIS (RNS) — By day, he’s a third‑year medical student, hustling between operating rooms and cramming for exams. By
Reza Aslan on the latest Iran War
We’ve been looking at the war on Iran through the wrong lens, according to Iranian-American religion scholar Reza Aslan.
Iran war has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil choke point. Reopening it is a big challenge
PARIS (AP) — Gasoline prices are rising largely because of the Iran war’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz, a
Today’s obsession with authenticity isn’t new – being true to yourself has troubled philosophers for centuries
(The Conversation) — Today’s youth cherish “authenticity,” but is it a virtue? According to a report from Ernst & Young,
Forbidden love finds a way in new memoir about Israeli-Palestinian couple
(RNS) — Sari Bashi was working at a Tel Aviv nonprofit providing legal assistance to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
What comes next for Iranian religious minorities?
(RNS) — Iran’s theocratic regime has long repressed religious minorities, persecuting groups deemed blasphemous, unorthodox or who questioned their religious
Michelangelo’s ‘Last Judgement’ gets clean up as tide of visitors to Sistine Chapel grows
VATICAN CITY (RNS) – “The Last Judgement,” Michelangelo’s vast fresco painted into the plaster of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel is