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This Giving Season, Offer the Poor a Pew Image: Illustration by Mallory Rentsch / Source Images: WikiMedia Commons

This Giving Season, Offer the Poor a Pew

Daniel November 22, 2022

Church structures and schedules often make it hard for the working class to participate. Let’s change that....

Cambodian Spies Were Watching Me. So Was Someone Else. Image: Stephen Voss

Cambodian Spies Were Watching Me. So Was Someone Else.

Daniel November 22, 2022

After escaping the Khmer Rouge with my siblings, I learned who had been protecting me all along....

Pope Francis: Bahrain trip ‘a new step’ in Christian-Muslim dialogue

Pope Francis speaking at the general audience on St. Peter's Square, Nov. 9, 2022

Pope Francis: Bahrain trip ‘a new step’ in Christian-Muslim dialogue

Daniel November 19, 2022

Pope Francis said Wednesday his trip to the Gulf kingdom of Bahrain was a new step on...

Europe sees over 500 anti-Christian hate crimes in 2021: report Catholic church bishops and faithful gather during a ceremony at the sanctuary of Lourdes, France, on Nov. 6, 2021. | AFP via Getty Images/Valentine Chapuis

Catholic church bishops and faithful gather during a ceremony at the sanctuary of Lourdes, France, on Nov. 6, 2021. | AFP via Getty Images/Valentine Chapuis

Europe sees over 500 anti-Christian hate crimes in 2021: report

Daniel November 15, 2022

More than 500 anti-Christian hate crimes occurred in Europe in 2021, a significant drop from the nearly...

Canadian artist hopes to be ‘visual ambassador’ of Pope Francis’ message to poor Pope Francis waves to members of Vincentian religious orders and lay communities on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, after blessing Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz's new sculpture, "Sheltering." Photo by Vatican Media

Pope Francis waves to members of Vincentian religious orders and lay communities on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, after blessing Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz's new sculpture, "Sheltering." Photo by Vatican Media

Canadian artist hopes to be ‘visual ambassador’ of Pope Francis’ message to poor

Daniel November 14, 2022

The creator of ‘Homeless Jesus,’ Catholic artist Timothy Schmalz is on his way to becoming the most...

France opens inquiry into cardinal’s confession of child abuse Ricard arrives at a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican [File: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters]

Ricard arrives at a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican [File: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters]

France opens inquiry into cardinal’s confession of child abuse

Daniel November 8, 2022

Prosecutors in Marseille probe the facts after a cardinal admits to ‘reprehensible’ acts against a girl in...

The Bible Keeps Record of Trauma. But Is It Trauma Informed? Image: Illustration by Mallory Rentsch / Source Images: Unsplash

The Bible Keeps Record of Trauma. But Is It Trauma Informed?

Daniel Dickson Boateng November 4, 2022

A Christian counselor on how Scripture keeps score—and the help we find beyond its pages. People used...

Africa’s Worst Famine in Decades Threatens Family Unity and Human Dignity Image: Photo by Martin Muluka

Africa’s Worst Famine in Decades Threatens Family Unity and Human Dignity

Daniel Dickson Boateng October 15, 2022

The plight of herding communities facing hunger echoes Old Testament examples. “I am the father and mother...

First Study of Chinese Churches in Britain Examines Boom and Possible Bust Image: Wongseok Kim

First Study of Chinese Churches in Britain Examines Boom and Possible Bust

Daniel October 8, 2022

Pastors and theologians respond to opportunities and challenges in new study on explosive growth from Hong Kong...

The Push for Women’s Rights in Iran Is a Push for Religious Freedom Too Image: Spencer Platt / Getty Images Since Mahsa Amini’s arrest on September 16, Iranians and supporters around the world have been holding protests to demand an end to the current Islamic regime in Iran.