Strangers in the Land, the recently published book by New Yorker editor Michael Luo, chronicles the journey of Chinese immigrants to the American West, and then eastward across the country. Perhaps inevitably, it is also an account of the violence and bigotry directed against them, which only became more intense as the boom years of the Western Gold Rush gave way to the economic downturn that followed the Civil War.
Triumph of the Heart, a new film about Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish priest who gave his life in Auschwitz, brings cinematic heft to Catholic storytelling while confronting timeless questions of faith, sacrifice and resistance to tyranny.
The United States Department of War Rapid Response X account on Sept. 7 posted a clip showing military personnel completing outdoor training as the words of Joshua 1:9 — “Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid, nor dismayed. For the Lord your God is with you, wherever you go” — faded into the screen.
“I think faith is what many people who are detained say sustains them. It’s what gives them a sense to continue to fight for their case and to support other people who may be struggling inside of the detention center.”
In the wake of his fatal shooting, Charlie Kirk leaves behind a vast network of politically active religious leaders that will likely continue to influence politics for years to come.
Africa must be an architect of its own ecological future, said the continent’s Catholic bishops as they took part in the Second Africa Climate Summit, which ended Sept. 10 in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
For the past two months, Hernandez and other residents have been waking up at 5 in the morning, three days a week, as part of Up and Running Again, a national program that helps residents of homeless shelters and rescue missions train for half-marathons.
Could artificial intelligence or short TV episodes help young adults engage more with the Bible?
Early on Sunday morning (Aug. 24), a dozen activists prayed in a circle before the barbed-wire gates of Delaney Hall, the 1,100-bed immigrant detention center that is the largest on the East Coast.
