Mother Jones reports that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has moved to restrict the editorial independence of Stars and Stripes, the century-old, military-funded newspaper. Traditionally protected by Congress to ensure a free press for service members, the publication now faces...
In a Religion News Service commentary, Karen Clifton of the Catholic Mobilizing Network argues against the "throw-away-the-key" mentality prevalent in the American criminal justice system. Drawing on Catholic social teaching and the ministry of Jesus, Clifton asserts that no...
Mark D. Jordan’s work deconstructs how religious language is used to control bodies and identities. Rather than building a systematic “dogma,” his theology is a critique of power and a recovery of marginalized voices. Jordan argues that modern “traditional”...
In May 2025, the Trump administration began resettling white South Africans, primarily Afrikaners, in the United States after granting them expedited refugee status. The first group of approximately 50 to 60 individuals arrived at Dulles International Airport, where they...
A Phyllis Zagano article for Religion News Service analyzes the escalating conflict with Iran as a clash of diametrically opposed religious and materialist ideologies. Zagano contrasts the "prosperity gospel" influence within the Trump administration—which links faith to material success...
Faye Kingston’s Instagram has been getting hateful comments since she became open about her faith on social media. 33-year-old Faye is a transfeminine Muslim. Since “coming out” as religious, she’s experienced a great deal of cyberbullying. Ramadan, the ninth...