Higher Ground
Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights
Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as lamps illuminated homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival symbolizing the victory of light over darkness.
Pope meets with board of global organization of clergy sexual abuse victims to talk zero-tolerance
Pope Leo XIV met Monday for the first time with an organization of clergy abuse survivors and advocates, who said he agreed to maintain a permanent dialogue with them as they press for a zero-tolerance for abuse policy in the Catholic Church.
Stop listening to Candace Owens
Last week, I posted to my Facebook followers: "I've been asked why some of your comments about Candace Owens have disappeared from my threads. The answer is simple: I've deleted them."
Pope gives Venezuela reason to celebrate by canonizing its beloved ‘doctor of the poor’ as 1st saint
Pope Leo XIV canonized Venezuela's beloved "doctor of the poor" Sunday before tens of thousands of people, offering the South American nation its first saint and a reason to celebrate amid a yearslong economic crisis and new tensions with the United States.
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is the most important festival of the year in India
Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India - and for Hindus in particular.
Politically Unstable: The downfall of Hollywood
Over the years, Hollywood decided being woke was more important than listening to their audiences, and their downfall is being seen in real time. Thankfully, alternatives are emerging. Cara Leopardo, founder of We The Studios, joins Washington Times commentary editor Kelly Sadler on Politically Unstable to discuss
King Charles III’s visit to Vatican marks a historic step in path of unity between two churches
The Catholic Church and Church of England, divided for centuries over issues that now include the ordination of female priests, will take a historic step on the path to unity next week when Britain's King Charles III and Pope Leo XIV pray together in the Sistine Chapel, officials said Friday.
USC declines to sign Trump administration’s anti-DEI education compact
The University of Southern California rejected Thursday the Trump administration's offer to join its Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, becoming the latest elite college to stiff-arm the agreement aimed at combating left-wing group-think in academia.
New Oklahoma schools superintendent rescinds mandate for Bible instruction in schools
Oklahoma's new public schools superintendent announced Wednesday he is rescinding a mandate from his predecessor that forced schools to place Bibles in classrooms and incorporate the book into lesson plans for students.
Unmasked: The true horror of Christian persecution
It's hard to imagine a world in which one's decision to believe in Jesus and the Bible could lead to chaos, furor -- and even death.
Vatican report says clergy sex abuse victims need reparations and tangible sanctions to heal
The Vatican's child protection board said Thursday the Catholic Church has a moral obligation to help victims of clergy sexual abuse heal, and identified financial reparations and adequate sanctions for abusers and their enablers as essential remedies.
Pope Leo urges world leaders ‘not to look the other way’ in fighting global hunger
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday called on world leaders to show responsibility as he urged the international community to focus on the multitudes across the globe who face hunger, wars and misery.
Manning up: More men than women heading back to church
Newly released findings from Barna's State of the Church initiative show that 43 percent of men are attending weekly church services versus 36 percent of women and that it's the males in the Generation X and millennial age groups especially who are filling the pews.
The legacy of Charlie Kirk, a true freedom fighter
For many Americans, the assassination of Charlie Kirk proved to be a shocking wake-up call. Taking place just a day before the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, it was a tragic reminder of the fact that evil never lurks far below the surface, and that freedom often exacts a tremendous price when one confronts those who seek to destroy it.
How K-pop and Christianity have managed to punch holes through North Korea’s information wall
North Koreans living in the authoritarian state have little access to the world, but despite the government's iron-fisted control over information, leader Kim Jong-un's information wall is consistently breached by two powerful outside cultural forces: K-pop and Christianity.
Catholic University dismantles Israeli-flagged memorial to victims of Hamas terror attack
The Catholic University of America has dismantled an Israeli-flagged memorial to victims of the Hamas terror attack for violating a campus ban on foreign banners.
In Dallas, 6,700 women rally for culture war battles after Kirk’s death
To these women, Kirk was an evangelist turned martyr who died for defending conservative beliefs about Scripture, family, abortion, gender and sexuality that they, too, hold sacred.
Abortion is not health care and never will be
California has made it lawful for doctors to prescribe abortion drugs anonymously -- drugs that have left countless women and children suffering.
This is why the story of Abraham is coming up in the push for Middle East peace
President Trump repeatedly touted the "Abraham Accords" in his Middle East trip on Monday, seeking to build on 2020 agreements that expanded the number of Arab states with diplomatic ties with Israel.
Dallin H. Oaks, former Utah Supreme Court justice, is selected to lead Mormon church
Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice, was named Tuesday as the new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its more than 17 million members worldwide.
