(RNS) Today you have probably noticed that our web site looks remarkably different. We are launching a redesign with our readers in mind, with a sleeker look that emphasizes featured stories and photos.

Our article pages have been streamlined for a better reading experience and easier navigation. The bar at the top lets you choose between news stories and opinion pieces, see what our columnists are writing about, or browse our series topics.

Click on a ‘recommended’ topic, or on the tag above each individual story, and you will be taken to a collection of related reports.

Change has also come to commenting sections. We are now using Disqus, a system used by major media organizations.

What won’t change is the balanced, accurate, and insightful reporting by the best team of religion reporters anywhere.

And as always, you can read their dispatches from top to bottom, without having to fill out forms, click through to other pages, or be overwhelmed by pop-up advertising.

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