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Raphael Warnock says the US is a freedom train. People need to get on it.

Pam Kruger

Opinion

Purity culture backlash over a comedian exposes fear of theological scrutiny

Andre Henry

‘This isn’t a peacekeeping initiative — this is a terror campaign’: Texas faith leaders condemn ICE deaths

Ellie Ashby

These Catholic sisters want to start a new order with a difficult mission: Helping clergy abuse survivors

Sister Danielle Lussier, left, and Sister Theresa Aletheia pose for a portrait on the front porch of their home on April 27, 2026, in Mt. Sterling, Ky. (Natosha Via for NPR)

Adora Namigadde

(RNS and NPR) — Sister Theresa Aletheia and Sister Danielle Lussier are the only community of religious sisters in the Catholic Church fully dedicated to serving abuse victims.

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As Jews mark Tisha B’Av, ancient mourning rituals make room for modern grief

Kyle Desrosiers-Levine

Photos of the Week: A Buddhist monk and his dog, earthquake recovery efforts

Nicole Gutierrez

After another Texas flood, faith helps traumatized first responders endure

Ellie Ashby

Opinion

‘The Odyssey,’ the Jews and a history lesson for an Oregon theater

Jeffrey Salkin

Opinion

Pope Leo’s Eucharistic answer to the age of AI

Thomas Reese

Mark Silk

Pope Leo doesn’t mess around

(RNS) — Pope Leo is someone who can't be pushed around.

Risa Cromer

Embryo personhood, once on the margins of abortion debates, is moving closer to the center

(The Conversation) — In vitro fertilization has become a bigger part of reproductive rights debates as a once-fringe movement to recognize embryos as people grows louder.

Ronald S. Green

Mindfulness is often presented as a path to calm, but its Buddhist roots explain why it can also bring difficulties

(The Conversation) — Mindfulness can improve health and well-being, but it may not work for everyone. Buddhist teachings suggest that how it is practiced – and who guides it – matters.

Lebanon’s prime minister visits shattered border village as deal with Israel begins

Kareem Chehayeb

BEIRUT (AP) — They reached an agreement by late June, setting a plan for the deployment of Lebanese military forces in areas in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah had a military presence and influence, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, while disarming the militant group.

Orphaned by war in Gaza, Palestinian siblings reunite with their sister in Israel

Sam Mednick and Sam Metz

NAZARETH, Israel (AP) — “We never stopped being a family,” said Mais al-Gharam, who is 23 and the eldest of eight siblings born to a father from Gaza and a mother who was a Palestinian citizen of Israel. “But every day I wondered whether I’d see them again.”

Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its division

Julia Frankel and Lee Keath

CAIRO (AP) — More than 23 kilometers (14 miles) have been constructed in recent months, running through Palestinian communities demolished by the military.

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