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March 07, 2026

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IN THE NEWS

Former US Senator Ben Sasse faces terminal cancer diagnosis, leans on Christian faith

On his 54th birthday, former U.S. Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska was given a cake that proclaimed, “Happy last Birthday Ben!” “I have the best friends,” the former senator wrote on Feb. 22, his smiling face weary from chemotherapy as he held...


Cardinal Cupich to close six Catholic schools despite parent protest, petition

The Archdiocese of Chicago is insisting on closing six Catholic schools this year despite parent protests and at least one formal request to keep open St. Hubert Catholic School, noting undiscussed possibilities to boost its finances. After...


Pope warns escalating Iran conflict could tip Middle East into ‘irreparable abyss’

Pope Leo XIV warned Sunday that U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Iran risk plunging the Middle East into an "irreparable abyss," urging leaders to halt a dangerous spiral of violence. Speaking at the Angelus, the pontiff expressed "deep concern" over...


Christians in India told to convert to Hinduism for burial permission

Tribal villagers in India have prevented Christians from burying the body of a woman who died on Feb. 24, saying it would defile their land and deities. As the body of tribal Christian Sambai Mandavi still lay in a hospital mortuary, villagers demanded...


Notre Dame students gather in prayer after Ostermann withdrawal

Students at the University of Notre Dame gathered Friday for a prayerful “March on the Dome” following Professor Susan Ostermann’s decision to decline her controversial appointment as director of the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian...



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What’s Love Got To Do With It?

The following essay was written by Heath Veuleman. Over the last decade, I have gone through many things where the call to love others is a real challenge. Heath has also experienced challenges in this area. In this essay, he articulates the...


Life Under Russian Drones: Ukrainians refuse to stop living

Ukraine wartime normalcy persists even as Russian drones whine over villages near Sumy. Anna Ulanovska lives just 12 miles from the frontline, and she hears fighting almost daily. Her 7-year-old son barely recalls a life without Shahed drones and...


Terror in Kajuru: Kaduna Church kidnappings rattle villages again

Kaduna church kidnappings shattered worship in Kurmin Wali, Kaduna State, on Sunday, January 18. Raymond Na’allah said people danced to praise songs and gave tithes, but armed kidnappers surrounded the Cherubim and Seraphim...


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COMMENTARY

Kings Start Wars. Christians Stop Them

After I saw that President Donald Trump had ordered attacks on Iran, I thought about the passage in 1 Samuel in which the Israelite elders get fed up with being run by a series of judges and ask for a king. The prophet Samuel, after praying over the...


7 Graphic Books about Spiritual and Religious Journeys

At first, it may seem unusual to think about comics about faith and religion. But if you think about the long history of art, images have long helped in illustrating creation stories, morality tales, stories about God and pantheon of deities , across the...


America's moral power is the first casualty in Iran

The most famous quote about war has it that the first casualty of war is the truth, but for Muslims and other people of faith in the Middle East, the most important casualty of Operation Epic Fury may be the last wisp of America’s moral standing. What led...


Iran After the Ayatollah

How should American Christians think about Iran, which US and Israeli forces are now attacking with the stated aim of overthrowing its Islamist regime? Saturday night, President Donald Trump announced that Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah...


Amber Shana Williams Talks Finding Purpose in the ‘Quiet Spaces’ of Suffering

In the fast-moving world of film and television, the prevailing wisdom is that “work begets work.” To stay relevant, you have to stay busy, stay visible, and — most of all — stay ready. But Amber Shana Williams, the actress who has captivated global...


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GOOD NEWS

Stanford Cures Type-1 Diabetes in Mice Without Insulin or Immune Suppression

In an experiment that exceeded scientists’ expectations, mice had their type-1 diabetes cured through a double-transplant method. Additionally, there was no host rejection of one one of the two types of transplanted cells, and the immune...


No One Came to His Army Graduation Until Stranger Mom Steps In With a Hug

There’s a video going around on social media that honestly just breaks your heart in the best way. It was taken right after an Army basic training graduation ceremony. You can see soldiers celebrating, hugging their families, laughing — all that good...


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