LEAWOOD, Kansas (RNS) — While Democrats have long been considered a longshot for statewide races in Kansas, the Rev. Adam Hamilton's candidacy has proven unexpectedly competitive.

Position Summary: The Department of History and Social Sciences at Northern State University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of History. This position offers the...

According to a rumor that is apparently running rampant in Silicon Valley these days, some Anthropic engineers are "worshipping" Claude.

We remember Time’s 1966 Holy Week issue less for the story itself than for the three words on the cover: “Is God Dead?”

The Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna invites applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship ...

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OpenAI warned AI is making cyber attacks ore sophisticated and widespread. Cybersecurity experts say there are steps you can take to protect yourself.

Mini human brains are being grown in labs all over the world. Soon, they could outthink neural networks.

(RNS) — Since Pope Leo XIV spoke against the mass detention of immigrants last year, the American Catholic hierarchy has begun to move in new ways. García-Siller's new pastoral letter accelerates that shift.

KF Research Fellow Andrew L. Whitehead traces the connection between Christian nationalism and growing economic inequality in the US. The implications are more than economic—they can lead to democrati...

Today's roundup is devoted to evangelical reactions to the July 4th weekend: Robert Jeffress, speaking from a hotel room, wants Americans to vote, pray, and share the Gospel. He admits that abortion is increasing after the Dobbs decision. Also, I wonder how many prayers for Joe Biden. went up at First Baptist-Dallas: *** Disgraced Trump election fraud lawyer Jenna Ellis and radio host Steve Deace imagine what the 250th might look like if "the Marxists had won." Frankly, I don't remember a Marxist mounting a serious run for president in 2024.

On July 3, 2026, the eve of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, the National Constitution Center will award the 38th annual Liberty M...

(RNS) — The advisory commission’s 224-page draft report includes some controversial recommendations.

Debates about religion’s role in America often circle back to the country’s founding documents.

(RNS) — The new list includes 31 recognized faiths, most of them Christian denominations.

By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen May 28, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said Americans should be given “permission to hate again” and called Islam a “demonic death cult” during a recent…

Abstract. Religion: A Very Short Introduction offers a concise and fair account of the vast topic of religion, incorporating insights from different schola

Early reflections on the Vatican's new AI encyclical: Magnifica Humanitas

Podcast Episode · Inside The Vatican · May 22 · 38m

Pope Leo XIV will personally present his first major teaching document on AI's ethical challenges alongside the co-founder of the AI research company that recently thrust into a public clash with the ...

Debates about religion’s role in America often circle back to the country’s founding documents.

Leo’s Catholic critics tend to focus on just-war theory, while ignoring the support of the last several popes for international law and a world governing authority.

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Thomas Tweed offers a bold new benchmark for scholars, with an expansive scope across 11 millennia and far beyond...

(The Conversation) — Debates about religion’s role in America often circle back to the country’s founding documents.

Debates about religion’s role in America often circle back to the country’s founding documents.

Debates about religion’s role in America often circle back to the country’s founding documents.

Social class is a neglected, misunderstood, yet overwhelmingly powerful factor in the United States. In Everyone Has Class Allison L. Hurst and Sean McCloud draw on both personal stories and insights ...

Debates about religion’s role in America often circle back to the country’s founding documents.

This May, the Women’s Ordination Conference will mark its fiftieth anniversary with another meeting in Detroit, where hundreds of Catholic women will gather to continue their fight for ordination.

Hungary is not just an illiberal state. It is a state with a moral mission.

Pope Leo on Sunday said death and suffering ​caused by the war in ‌the Middle East are a "scandal to the whole human family", renewing his ​plea for an immediate ceasefire.