Religion and Faith

In new book, retired Pope Benedict breaks silence to speak out on priestly celibacy
The surprise move is seen as a rebuke to Pope Francis, who is weighing whether to allow older, married men to be ordained in some South American countries, where a shortage of priests is acute.
Evangelicals and President Trump
An editorial in Christianity Today asserting that President Trump should be removed from office revealed a deep schism in evangelical circles in America, and it’s all about priorities. Which matters more to evangelicals: character, or the causes they care about?
5 stabbed at Hanukkah celebration in latest attack on Jews
A knife-wielding man stormed into a rabbi's home and stabbed five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City, an ambush the governor said Sunday was an act of domestic terrorism fueled by intolerance and a “cancer” of growing hatred in America.
Pope offers hope against darkness in Christmas Day message
The pope told tens of thousands of tourists, pilgrims and Romans gathered in St. Peter's Square for the annual Christmas Day message that "the light of Christ is greater'' than the darkness "in human hearts" and ''in economic, geopolitical and ecological conflicts.''
Calling Trump 'morally Lost,' Christianity Today editor calls for impeachment
Mark Galli compares President Trump to an abusive husband who "needs to be out of the house." Galli says he felt compelled to say "what's going on, what the facts on the ground are."