Netanyahu will send negotiators to resume ceasefire talks in Gaza, Israeli official says
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will send negotiators to resume ceasefire talks in the Gaza Strip. Thursday’s decision came...
Italian teenager Carlos Acutis is the first Millennium Saint: God’s influencer
Pope Francis gives Carlo Acutis permission to become the first millennium saint Pope Francis approved the canonization of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old who died of...
Economist wins INDIE Book Award 2024 for book about God
Is there evidence for the existence of God? takes first place in the Inspirational/Nonfiction category SAUGATUCK, Mich., July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Is there evidence...
Novelist reflects on his death after serious neck injury
Gail Godwin was born in Birmingham in 1937 while her parents were visiting family, but I still refer to her as an Alabama writer. Godwin...
Pakistani court sentences Christian to death for posting hateful content against Muslims
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian to death for allegedly spreading hateful content against Muslims on social media after...
Nepal sentences “Buddha Boy” to ten years in prison for child sexual abuse
Ram Bahadur Bomjan, known as “Buddha Boy,” rose to fame in 2005 after followers said he could meditate for months without water, food or sleep...
After 32 years as a progressive voice for LGBTQ Jews, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum retires
NEW YORK – For more than three decades, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum has led the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ synagogue through the myriad ups and downs of...
Michigan University stirs concern with plans to cut most programs and all sports
Morgan Jenkins will return to Concordia University in Ann Arbor as a junior in the fall, but she is unsure how she will complete her...
The Book of Kells illuminates the gospel and enlightens the public
By Mike Haynes | Special to the Amarillo Globe-News I hope that my wife Kathy and I can stand in front of the Book of...
The Joy of Compassion: Westerly author and illustrator Joy Lin’s new book is a healing project | Westerly
WESTERLY — At a time when we could all benefit from a “tenderer world” — one that inspires us to “wonder, reflect and recharge” —...