The forged document was used as leverage to try to expand papal control throughout the Italian peninsula.

(RNS) — What does Judaism say about what happened to Christa Pike and what is planned for Nidal Hasan?

And various things elsewhere this week

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Robustly biblical reflection on artificial intelligence (AI) is critical. Imagination, persistence, good colleagues, and careful scholarship make it much easier.

Intellectual historian Michael Behrent discusses the role of Catholicism in Foucault’s youth and the connection between his religious background and later work.

What good is investing in offense if you’ve hobbled your own defense?

(RNS) — ‘We have to try to make it so big it can't be rigged,’ Michigan Baptist leader the Rev. James C. Perkins said of voter turnout efforts.

St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy is one of many cases in which religious schools have challenged the wall between church and state.

Multiple people reported seeing lights over Indiana to the east, with some saying it looked like an asteroid and others saying it's a plane. Turns out it's neither.

Crossroads of Science and Faith · Episode

From the Family Research Council’s website: An impulse against maintaining a Christian cultural witness has caused that witness to become divided. In an open letter, Kansas Pastor Kyle Lammo…

Passivity Buster: Women just 16% of top 100 on Sebastian Maniscalco’s radio channel. I interview Liz Miele and Gina Brillon in this longread about comedy, money, and power.

Representative Andy Harris was furious after the crowd laughed at him in the debate.

A Kirkland pastor accused of using his position to lure church members into a multimillion-dollar investment scheme pleaded not guilty in federal court in Seatt

“Late stage MAGA is so disgusting and unrecognizable to me, and I find this shocking as one who attended more Trump rallies than I can count. “A woman with a ‘Release The Epstein…

The archbishop responsible for Catholics in the US military asked them not to participate in the livestream execution planned for December 3.“As I would in the case of a procured abortion, I oblige…

Small AI models may be only months away from being able to self-replicate across cheap IoT devices like Android TV boxes, with no datacenter needed.

The trailer for 'Narnia: The Magician's Nephew' is the first time Led Zeppelin has ever licensed the song.

(RNS) — ‘The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people,’ Archbishop Paul S.…

Conservative journalist Carmine Sabia issued an apology Tuesday for promoting a false report about Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico, prompting critics to suspect Sabia had only apologized to…

A new study of the industrial compound at Tel Shiqmona reveals that the space was “structured by the seasonal cycle: olive pressing in late autumn, livestock sheltering in winter, and textile…

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The Time Traveler's Apprentice is a comical short story about someone who invents a time machine & tries to prevent Donald Trump's election.

The Time Traveler's Apprentice is a comical short story about someone who invents a time machine & tries to prevent Donald Trump's election.

Simcha Gross, of the Department of Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, has been named the inaugural Georgia and Jesse Feldman Associate Professor of Jewish Studies.

The story of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22 is supposed to be about God's just and peaceful kingdom.

Bot traffic has really reduced in the wake of an attack on a Russian internet company – but it doesn’t tell the full story

The Time Traveler's Apprentice is a comical short story about someone who invents a time machine & tries to prevent Donald Trump's election.

“There are a lot of strong opinions out there about live-streaming the execution of a convicted mass killer. “I don’t know where that debate will land, but some network news shows were…

Meta is pushing its AI agent as a round-the-clock personal assistants, but it still gets hung up on some basic tasks.

Peter Edwell, Macquarie University Is it any wonder ancient people thought lightning came from the gods? Even today a close lightning strike feels like a terrifying brush with the supernatural. Som…

One damaged data center has supercomputers used for training Yandex’s AI model.

Why Study Religion—Even If You Aren’t Religious?

The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops spoke out Friday against the Defense Department’s plan to livestream a firing squad execution next month.  Archbishop Paul Coakley said…

One of the nation’s most prestigious divinity schools has been placed in receivership, leading to speculation that the school might close or change drastically.“After careful consideration, including…

India calls comments of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance about immigrants from the country "deeply offensive."

“Testify to Love” means more to former Avalon singer Michael Passons now that he can sing it as “someone who has embraced my identity.”

The Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford has been awarded a major John Templeton Foundation grant to support 'God and the Machine', a new research project exploring artificial…

Researchers suspect that the ancient bronze signet was used to notarize official documents.

A key battleground for local Christian Nationalism is the small Washington State community of Battle Ground.