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January 23, 2026

Informing the Mind & Enriching the Soul

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ICE says its officers can forcibly enter homes during immigration operations without judicial warrants: 2025 memo

An internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement document in May shows that ICE told officers and agents they can forcibly enter homes of people subject to deportation without warrants signed by judges. The memo, dated May 12, which...


Pentecostals claim criminal prosecution for 3-year-old’s exorcism death is racist

Three Pentecostals who are facing criminal charges for the exorcism-related death of a 3-year-old girl in San Jose, California, are asking the court to throw the case out. They say the investigation and prosecution were tainted by racism...


Archdiocese of Caracas denies arranging meeting to extort political prisoner's family

The Archdiocese of Caracas has denied allegations that it brokered a meeting with regime officials in order to blackmail the daughter of the opposition candidate in the 2024 presidential election. “At no time has any ‘extortion’ or pressure been...


Religious practice is declining in Europe, Pew Research Centre data shows

The European population is changing and with it religious practice. To discuss the changes underway, we must first set the scene. In 2020, Europe had a population of 753 million. According to data from the Pew Research Centre, the religious...


Religious and spiritual practices in Latin America

In this survey of six Latin American countries, we asked about a variety of religious and spiritual practices, such as whether respondents pray daily, attend worship services weekly or wear religious symbols. Half or fewer of adults in each...



FROM FAITH ON VIEW

Rare ‘Good Shepherd’ mural found in ancient Christian tomb in Iznik

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a rare third-century mural of Jesus as the “Good Shepherd,” shedding light on early Christian art. The well-preserved fresco was found in a subterranean burial chamber within the Hisardere necropolis near...


Episcopal Church Protests: Clergy take faith to the streets after ICE shooting

The Episcopal Church is encouraging its members to use its Protesting Faithfully toolkit amid growing outrage over the killing of Renee Good, a 37-year-old Minnesota woman, by an ICE officer on January 7. Good’s death has intensified ...


My friend wasn’t supposed to die

I recently attended the funeral of a friend from my past who died. It wasn’t COVID that took him, but one of the ways that you would have expected a young man to go if you didn’t live in a pandemic society — a particularly aggressive form of cancer...


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COMMENTARY

King’s Call for Prayer, Fasting, and Meditation Will Prepare You for Protest — and Persecution

Today is January 19, 2026, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This is a day when, through acts of service, community efforts, or simply by reading his words and remembering his sacrifices, we honor one of the greatest civil rights leaders in U.S. history....


No, Young Men Are Not Returning to Church

In the early 2020s, something unexpected happened: America stopped becoming less religious. The share of Americans with no religious affiliation had been rising for decades. Suddenly, that increase stopped. And all over the media, there was talk...


Drawing “New Borders” in Ukraine Means Choosing Which Pastors To Condemn

Last summer, we traveled to Sloviansk, a free city in the Donetsk Oblast of eastern Ukraine. There we met Oleksandr Pavenko, the pastor of the Transfiguration of the Lord Pentecostal Church. This church is special for a number of reasons. The...


So, You Want to Run for President?

It is no secret that a group of Democrats have their eyes on a 2028 presidential run. The many capable governors (e.g., JB Pritzker of Illinois, Gavin Newsom of California, Andy Beshear of Kentucky) are obvious contenders. But, just as no...


The Ark of the Covenant in its Egyptian Context

The Ark of the Covenant as we know it from the Hebrew Bible is steeped in the culture and context of its time (Late Bronze Age, c. 1500–1200 B.C.E.). The people of that age believed in angelic snake spirits spitting fire, entrapped demons, and...


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GOOD NEWS

A New Study Suggests Your Dog May Be Eavesdropping On You To Learn Language

Great news for people who like to think of their dogs as their children: A new study suggests that dogs may indeed be similar to an 18-month-old child in one fascinating way. The study, published this month in the academic journal Science, found that....


Brandon Lake Takes ‘Good Morning America’ to Church, Says He’s Pointing People ‘to Jesus’

Grammy-winning Christian artist Brandon Lake brought a taste of church to ABC’s Good Morning America on Monday, performing his hit song Hard Fought Hallelujah and telling viewers his mission is to spread God’s love. Lake performed the hit...


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