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Chabad ups security, reiterates peaceful mission after Tucker Carlson's Iran accusation ‘When public figures frame Chabad in conspiratorial terms, it risks turning ordinary rabbis and their families into targets,’ said Rabbi Mendy Chitrik.

‘When public figures frame Chabad in conspiratorial terms, it risks turning ordinary rabbis and their families into targets,’ said Rabbi Mendy Chitrik.

Muslim father sues over exclusion of Islamic schools from Texas voucher program The dispute comes amid growing hostility from Republican elected officials in Texas toward the state’s Muslim residents.

The dispute comes amid growing hostility from Republican elected officials in Texas toward the state’s Muslim residents.

Which James speaks for you: Carville or Talarico? Both Democrats oppose Trump, but the political consultant and the U.S. Senate candidate take different rhetorical lines.

OPINION: Both Democrats oppose Trump, but the political consultant and the U.S. Senate candidate take different rhetorical lines.

Pope accepts resignation of Chaldean leaders after US bishop faces felony charges Chaldean Catholic Bishop Emanuel Hana Shaleta was arrested Thursday at the San Diego International Airport on charges of embezzlement and money laundering.

Chaldean Catholic Bishop Emanuel Hana Shaleta was arrested Thursday at the San Diego International Airport on charges of embezzlement and money laundering.

Disruption, empathy and transcendence: Why so many religions fast ‘Fasting gives us both an opportunity, I think, to sort of channel our spiritual practices, but also to remind us of our mortality in a way that we simply don’t have in the 21st century,’ said author Jay W. Richards.

‘Fasting gives us both an opportunity, I think, to sort of channel our spiritual practices, but also to remind us of our mortality in a way that we simply don’t have in the 21st century,’ said author Jay W. Richards.

White House's religious liberty push is exactly what James Madison feared The early correspondence of James Madison – who went on to become the fourth U.S president and played a key role in the drafting of the Constitution and Bill of Rights – wrestles with the tensions of religion and public life. It can be instructive for Americans today.

OPINION: who went on to become the fourth U.S president and played a key role in the drafting of the Constitution and Bill of Rights – wrestles with the tensions of religion and public life. It can be instructive for Americans today.

How to use the classroom as a place to confront antisemitism without deepening divisions Confronting antisemitism requires more than denunciation.

OPINION: Confronting antisemitism requires more than denunciation.

Muslim leaders call closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan politically motivated Worshippers' access to Israel’s holy sites came to a sudden halt last week amid safety concerns as Iran retaliated to the joint US-Israeli attack.

Worshippers' access to Israel’s holy sites came to a sudden halt last week amid safety concerns as Iran retaliated to the joint US-Israeli attack.

Where things stand after another weekend of war The Islamic Republic's war strategy now has a new commander, and the powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has pledged allegiance.

The Islamic Republic's war strategy now has a new commander, and the powerful paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has pledged allegiance.

Whom Does Your God Love? A Jewish Case for the Stranger. With Shai Held. Who is the stranger in the Bible? Some Americans would be surprised.

OPINION: Who is the stranger in the Bible? Some Americans would be surprised.

How one Chinese American healed from growing up in Western evangelicalism The book, releasing April 7, uses the Japanese art of Kintsugi — repairing broken pottery with gold — as a metaphor for a faith that acknowledges wounds rather than hiding them.

The book, releasing April 7, uses the Japanese art of Kintsugi — repairing broken pottery with gold — as a metaphor for a faith that acknowledges wounds rather than hiding them.

The goal of National Women's History Month should be to make misogyny history Imagine what women could accomplish if they did not have to contend with misogyny every day.

OPINION: Imagine what women could accomplish if they did not have to contend with misogyny every day.

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On March 24, join us for a virtual event where we'll explore why progressive Christians, Jews, and people of other faiths are mobilizing — and what it means for American religious and political life. Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7GzmAfFESaijHVXKLDRVsg#/registration 

Today’s obsession with authenticity isn’t new – being true to yourself has troubled philosophers for centuries Contemporary culture seems obsessed with authenticity – but the question of how to be ‘sincere’ in modern society has troubled philosophers for centuries.

OPINION: Contemporary culture seems obsessed with authenticity – but the question of how to be ‘sincere’ in modern society has troubled philosophers for centuries.

Metropolitan AME pastor’s new book offers ancestral veneration as guide to civic engagement Though often linked to Black diasporas and Indigenous culture, the practice is deeply rooted in American culture, said the Rev. William Lamar IV.

Though often linked to Black diasporas and Indigenous culture, the practice is deeply rooted in American culture, said the Rev. William Lamar IV.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/03/metropolitan-ame-pastors-new-book-explores-how-ancestral-veneration-can-guide-civic-engagement/ 

Gallup Poll: Fewer than half of Americans say religion is 'very important' in their lives President Trump said he was ‘bringing back religion,’ but the latest Gallup Poll shows no evidence of that.

President Trump said he was ‘bringing back religion,’ but the latest Gallup Poll shows no evidence of that.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/03/gallup-poll-fewer-than-half-of-americans-say-religion-is-very-important-in-their-lives/ 

Pope Leo XIV taps career Vatican diplomat Archbishop Caccia as representative to the US Caccia, the Holy See's observer at the United Nations since 2019, replaces Cardinal Christophe Pierre as papal nuncio.

Caccia, the Holy See's observer at the United Nations since 2019, replaces Cardinal Christophe Pierre as papal nuncio.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/07/pope-leo-xiv-taps-career-vatican-diplomat-archbishop-caccia-as-representative-to-the-us/ 

The Downward Arc of Donald Trump, With Ruth Ben-Ghiat The Downward Arc of Donald Trump, With Ruth Ben-Ghiat An expert on authoritarianism explains the ways strongmen consolidate power - and how they lose it

This week on "The State of Belief": An expert on authoritarianism explains the ways strongmen consolidate power - and how they lose it.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/07/the-downward-arc-of-donald-trump-with-ruth-ben-ghiat/ 

Explosives thrown near New York City mayor’s residence investigated as ‘ISIS-related terrorism’ The devices were hurled during raucous counterprotests Saturday near Gracie Mansion during a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event led by the far right activist Jake Lang.

The devices were hurled during raucous counterprotests Saturday near Gracie Mansion during a “Stop the Islamic Takeover of New York City” event led by the far right activist Jake Lang.

Closing Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan sets a dangerous precedent Muslims fear that Israel, which said the closure was over security, will misuse the situation to further tighten the Israeli police grip on the mosque and its management.

OPINION: Muslims fear that Israel, which said the closure was over security, will misuse the situation to further tighten the Israeli police grip on the mosque and its management.

Deportations surge, aid collapses and faith groups in Latin America struggle to respond 'There simply isn’t enough capacity even for the local community. It’s much harder with a population that has been abandoned in places that are extremely difficult,' said Karen Perez, the country director for Jesuit Refugee Service in Mexico.

'There simply isn’t enough capacity even for the local community. It’s much harder with a population that has been abandoned in places that are extremely difficult,' said Karen Perez, the country director for Jesuit Refugee Service in Mexico.

Verizon awards $100K to expand emergency alert network for NYC houses of worship ‘When you can tell congregations to invite the homeless inside during freezing weather, or let elderly parishioners know they can come cool off during a heat wave, it saves lives — not just one or two, but potentially hundreds,’ said the CEO of New York Disaster Interfaith Services.

"When you can tell congregations to invite the homeless inside during freezing weather, or let elderly parishioners know they can come cool off during a heat wave, it saves lives — not just one or two, but potentially hundreds."

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing plays into Shiite Islam’s reverence for martyrs, but not for all Iranians Khamenei was a deeply polarizing figure in Iran – perceived by some as a martyr and others as an oppressor.

Khamenei was a deeply polarizing figure in Iran – perceived by some as a martyr and others as an oppressor.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/03/ayatollah-ali-khameneis-killing-plays-into-shiite-islams-reverence-for-martyrs-but-not-for-all-iranians/ 

Gaza's ceasefire had some momentum. Now, some fear a new war will distract the world Residents say they are scared of neglect and deprivation, with Israel in the wake of the weekend strikes closing all crossings into their shattered territory of over 2 million people.

Residents say they are scared of neglect and deprivation, with Israel in the wake of the weekend strikes closing all crossings into their shattered territory of over 2 million people.

Metropolitan AME pastor’s new book offers ancestral veneration as guide to civic engagement Though often linked to Black diasporas and Indigenous culture, the practice is deeply rooted in American culture, said the Rev. William Lamar IV.

Though often linked to Black diasporas and Indigenous culture, the practice is deeply rooted in American culture, said the Rev. William Lamar IV.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/03/metropolitan-ame-pastors-new-book-explores-how-ancestral-veneration-can-guide-civic-engagement/ 

Is Trump's fight against Iran a just war? Christians do not need to be pacifists to question Trump’s war against Iran.

OPINION: Christians do not need to be pacifists to question Trump’s war against Iran.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/03/is-trumps-war-against-iran-a-just-war/ 

'The Lost Bishop' of South Sudan dies at 86 Garang, who spent much of the Sudanese civil war among the poorest residents, was deemed ‘lost’ in 1988 after not coming to the Anglican Communion’s global meeting.

Garang, who spent much of the Sudanese civil war among the poorest residents, was deemed ‘lost’ in 1988 after not coming to the Anglican Communion’s global meeting.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/03/the-lost-bishop-of-south-sudan-dies-at-86/

Gallup Poll: Fewer than half of Americans say religion is 'very important' in their lives President Trump said he was ‘bringing back religion,’ but the latest Gallup Poll shows no evidence of that.

President Trump said he was ‘bringing back religion,’ but the latest Gallup Poll shows no evidence of that.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/03/gallup-poll-fewer-than-half-of-americans-say-religion-is-very-important-in-their-lives/ 

Are Jeffrey Epstein's friends just guilty of bad judgment? No.

OPINION: Are Jeffrey Epstein's friends just guilty of bad judgment? No.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/03/are-the-friends-of-epstein-just-guilty-of-bad-judgment/ 

When Money Walks In, Does God Walk Out? Success, influence, and staying spiritually grounded in rooms where money seems to matter most.

This week on "Money, Meet Meaning": Success, influence, and staying spiritually grounded in rooms where money seems to matter most.
https://religionnews.com/2026/03/03/when-money-walks-in-does-god-walk-out/