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A Buddhist Revival: Indigenous Communities Convert In Bangladesh
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (1014+ words) PARBATIPUR, Bangladesh — Buddhism is experiencing a revival in northern Bangladesh as thousands of Indigenous Oraon people have embraced the faith since the mid-1990s. Relics found in the region suggest that Buddhism was once a widely practiced religion here. In the…...
N.T. Wright’s ‘Vision of Ephesians’ Offers Insightful Lens For The Pauline Letter
20+ hour, 20+ min ago (506+ words) (REVIEW) At Crowley’s Ridge College in Paragould, Ark., where I teach history, we begin each class with a verse of the day to encourage students and give them a grounding, reorienting start to the morning. I am also struck by…...
Most Pastors Wary Of AI To Interpret Scripture, But Still Use Technology
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (411+ words) Protestant pastors register the greatest distrust in artificial intelligence interpreting “contested” Scriptures, Barna said in its latest State of the Church release in partnership with Gloo, but few pastors would abandon the technology altogether. Only 5 percent of pastors reject AI…...
Crossroads Podcast: Why Are There So Few Nuns These Days?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (982+ words) About 25 years ago, I wrote two “On Religion” columns examining the Church of Rome’s priest shortage — through the eyes of faithful mothers, with the help of a priest who had led a seminary. The headline: “Fathers, mothers & Catholic sons.” The…...
📽️ ‘American Martyr’: Slain Priest’s Canonization Cause Hits The Big Screen 🔌
1+ week, 4+ day ago (991+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY — María Ruiz Scaperlanda is looking for a miracle. More specifically, she’s seeking a miracle that can be attributed — and authenticated — to the intercession of Blessed Stanley Francis Rother. That’s the final step for Rother — the first person born…...
A Bishop’s Open Letter To Pope Leo XIV Asks A Hard Question
1+ week, 5+ day ago (496+ words) (ANALYSIS) Cardinals, archbishops and bishops have many ways to communicate with Vatican officials, and even with the pope himself, outside of occasional personal meetings. In the digital age, one blunt way to reach Pope Leo XIV is to write a…...
Pastors And Churchgoers Say Their Congregation Is Multigenerational
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (544+ words) When pastors look out from the pulpit and congregants glance around the pews, most say they see a church with people from across the generations. Almost 4 in 5 pastors (78%) and 9 in 10 churchgoers (91%) believe their church is multigenerational, with a good number…...
Belief And Belonging: Which US Racial Group Is The Most Religious?
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (161+ words) Religion in the United States “works” differently for Asian Americans compared to African Americans. The average white American doesn’t think about religion the same way, or practice their faith in the same patterns, as Hispanic Americans. Race is a central…...
Does The LDS Church Have A Retention Problem?
2+ week, 4+ day ago (286+ words) (ANALYSIS) I often think of religious traditions as a styrofoam cup. Each of them has a different level of water in them at any given time. However, that volume of water never stays fixed for long, because religious groups operate…...
⚾️ Chicago White Sox Give Away 40,000 Pope Hats: 5 Things To Know 🔌
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1234+ words) “Best day at work ever.” That’s how my friend Bob Smietana responded when I asked if he enjoyed covering “Pope Night” at the Chicago White Sox game Tuesday — as the team gave away 40,000 miter-shaped hats in honor of its most…...