Pope Leo’s first 6 months: Unity, migrants, AI and a US style without the fireworks

With Cuba in crisis, faith groups work to influence policy, deliver aid

(RNS) — U.S. Republican administrations have long seen faith groups as a cornerstone for humanitarian aid and community trust as they push for regime change in Cuba.

The quiet faithfulness of ordinary fathers in an age of performative masculinity

(RNS) — Conspicuously missing from the manosphere is a vision for fatherhood.

Which Bible passages are in Texas’ proposed student reading list? Here’s what the sections reveal.

(RNS) — The chosen readings, to be voted on by the State Board of Education, draw heavily from Christian perspectives.

A judge orders ICE to free a Wisconsin mosque leader, citing a 'substantial' free speech claim

(AP) — The government has claimed he is a foreign policy threat, but Sarsour's attorneys say he was actually targeted for speaking out against Israel.

Is this the civil rights moment of our day? 

(RNS) — The hard-won gains of the civil rights era are steadily being eroded by political pandering to white anxiety in the midst of growing diversity.