Faith & Family
Pope highlights virtue of listening while accepting award from U.S. Augustinians
Pope Leo XIV praised the virtue of listening before speaking as he received an award Thursday from his Augustinian religious order in the United States on the feast day of St. Augustine.
AI Apocalypse? Why language surrounding tech is sounding increasingly religious
At 77 years old, Geoffrey Hinton has a new calling in life. Like a modern-day prophet, the Nobel Prize winner is raising alarms about the dangers of uncontrolled and unregulated artificial intelligence.
Amish woman accused of drowning her son by ‘testing her faith’ and throwing him into lake
An Amish woman who told authorities she was testing her faith when she threw her 4-year-old son into an Ohio lake was charged Wednesday with two counts of aggravated murder in the boy's death.
Appeals court revives lawsuit from Christian physician assistant against transgender surgery
A federal appellate court has upheld the right of a Christian physician assistant to sue the University of Michigan's medical center for firing her after she requested a religious exemption from referring patients for sex-change treatment.
Supreme Court asked to hear same-sex wedding cake dispute brought by Christian baker
A California baker has asked the Supreme Court to hear her challenge to a state law that would force her to create wedding cakes for same-sex couples in violation of her Christian faith.
Hundreds honor 2 children killed and 17 people wounded in shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school
Just hours after a shooter opened fire through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis, killing two children and wounding 17 people, hundreds crowded inside a nearby school's gym, clutching one another and wiping away tears during a vigil alongside Gov. Tim Walz and clergy members.
At some colleges, move-in day includes students’ dogs and cats
Crossing paths with dogs, cats and other animals is part of campus life for students at Eckerd College, a liberal arts school in Florida that allows pets to live in dormitories.
Woman seeks compensation from South Korea over her forced adoption to France in 1984
A 52-year-old woman who was adopted by a French family in 1984 without her biological parents' consent has filed for compensation from South Korea's government, citing how authorities at the time fraudulently documented her as an orphan although she had a family.
Pope demands end to ‘collective punishment’ and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza
Pope Leo XIV demanded Wednesday that Israel stop the "collective punishment" and forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza as he pleaded for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the besieged territory amid preparations by Israel for a new military offensive.
Trump’s concern over South Korean church raids sparked fears of ‘Zelenskyy moment’
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said his staff feared that President Trump would ambush him about his government's raids on churches and turn his Oval Office meeting into a "Zelenskyy moment," describing Mr. Trump's comments as "very threatening."
Map shows where biological males are playing girls sports, using girls’ facilities
Parents and others wondering whether their local schools have biological males playing girls sports, take note: There's a map for that.
Virginia’s high school abortion scandal sends tremors through governor’s race
Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is borrowing a page from Gov. Glenn Youngkin's campaign playbook by leaning into parental rights to take some of the wind out of Democrat Rep. Abigail Spanberger's sails in the Virginia governor's race.
Montgomery County Public Schools resumes parental opt-outs for LGBTQ lessons
Montgomery County Public Schools resumed processing religious exemptions from LGBT lessons as the semester began Tuesday, reflecting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that sided with Christian and Muslim parents.
Trump team warns states to drop gender ideology from sex-ed material or lose grants
The Trump administration on Tuesday directed 40 states, five territories and the District of Columbia to delete all mention of gender ideology from their federally funded sex-education material or risk losing millions in grants.
Survey finds married mothers happier than single, childless women
Married mothers are nearly twice as likely to report being "very happy" as single childless women, according to a YouGov poll released Tuesday.
South Korea’s Lee says his staff feared Trump’s church comments would be ‘Zelenskyy moment’
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said his staff feared that President Trump would ambush him about his government's raids on churches and turn his Oval Office meeting into a "Zelenskyy moment," describing Mr. Trump's comments as "very threatening."
Australia expels Iranian diplomats over antisemitic attacks
Australia has given Iran's ambassador one week to leave the country after accusing the Islamic republic of orchestrating two antisemitic arson attacks in Melbourne and Sydney.
At 175, a Brooklyn church turns to film to preserve its legacy for a new generation
On the second Sunday of August, the congregation of Berean Baptist Church in Brooklyn was dressed in white. After the opening prayer, on a series of large screens flanking the altar, appeared the first installment of a six-part short documentary series on the church's history, "The Audacity of Faith: Freedom From Freedom To."
Trump presses South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on church raids, political ‘purges’
President Trump on Monday pressed South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, his guest at the White House, on his government's raids on churches and political "purges" taking place in one of America's closest military allies.
Supreme Court asked to hear dispute over school secretly transitioning teen to ‘genderqueer’
Parents of an 11-year-old girl have asked the Supreme Court to hear their complaint against a Massachusetts school district that secretly transitioned her to genderqueer -- even having her work with a gender-transitioning nonprofit without their knowledge.
