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February 21, 2026

Informing the Mind & Enriching the Soul

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IN THE NEWS

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Judge freezes ICE raids at some Baptist and Lutheran churches

For the second time in a year, a federal judge has issued an injunction to block the Department of Homeland Security from conducting warrantless immigration enforcement actions at some houses of worship. In a 62-page ruling on February...

Dr. Anita Phillips Named Lead Pastor of Toure and Sarah Jakes Roberts’ ONE Potter’s House Church in LA

ONE | A Potter’s House Church has announced that Dr. Anita Phillips will be officially installed as its new lead pastor. The transition will be marked by an installation service on February 23, 2026, at the historic Angelus Temple in Echo Park....

Vatican declines invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace

The Holy See has declined President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace, the stated aim of which is the governance of global areas affected by conflict. On Wednesday, February 17, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin...

Adult baptisms surge again in Belgium

The Catholic Church in Belgium said Feb. 18 that the number of adults seeking baptism has risen to 689 in 2026, from 534 in 2025. The new figures confirm that Belgium, long considered one of Europe’s most secularized nations, is seeing...

Surprising Revival: Gen Z Men & Highly Educated Lead Return to Religion

The decline of religion remains a fundamental reality in most Western countries, particularly in Europe, where over 50% of those under age 40 do not identify with any faith. Even in more religious America, some estimate that as many as...



FROM FAITH ON VIEW

Meeting God with anger during our long Lent

I stand in front of the priest, waiting. Grinding a thumb into a container full of black dust, she reaches up and makes two marks on my head, one down, the other over. “Remember you are dust,” she says, “and to dust you shall return.” She squats...


Shocking New Move: Brooklyn diocese seeks global CVA deal

Brooklyn Diocese Child Victims Act settlement talks moved forward after Bishop Robert J. Brennan’s Feb. 12 letter. He told clergy and parishioners the diocese aims to settle about 1,100 CVA lawsuits. The suits allege decades of sexual abuse of...


Savannah Guthrie’s faith tested after mother’s shocking disappearance

Savannah Guthrie is leaning on her faith while her mother remains missing. On Monday, Feb. 2, she asked for prayers on social media. She wrote about love, hope, and unity, and she pointed followers toward God. But the request also underscored...


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COMMENTARY

Why I Wrote a Middle Grade Book About Religion

When I started sixth grade at my local Catholic school, all I could think about was avoiding Jesus. He was everywhere. In portraits that painted him with a flaming heart, or as a baby with his mother Mary, or seated at the center of a long table...


Why New Atheism Crumbled

It may not feel like it, but atheism in the United States appears to have hit its ceiling. According to the Pew Research Center, 2 percent of the country was actively, openly nonreligious in 2011. That number rose to 4 percent by 2021—but has remained...


A Quick Bible Study Vol. 307: Interview With a Distinguished Professor About Her Shroud of Turin Book

Welcome to today's Bible study. Many thanks to all the readers who requested the "miracle parchment" mentioned in our "Fear Not" series, Parts One and Two. Part Three will be published next Sunday, when we will discuss New Testament...


Church Scandals Prove Christianity is Incapable of Making Anything “Great Again”

We keep treating church scandals and political corruption as a separate category. They are not. They’re branches from the same tree with the same rotten roots. When religious movements learn to excuse misconduct, minimize harm, or...


Controlled chaos: Terrorism is used as a political tool - opinion

Recent reports of Islamic State members escaping from a detention facility in northeastern Syria might appear to be another isolated security incident in a region long plagued by instability. These events reflect a recurring pattern rooted in a...


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GOOD NEWS

This food bank is building an affordable housing complex right next door, because too often, 'rent eats first'

In the town of New Braunfels, Texas — just a short drive from San Antonio — rapid population growth has made it difficult for people to find affordable housing, or any housing at all. So, when Eric Cooper, president and CEO of the San Antonio...


Andrew Zimmern on Feeding People in Minneapolis: ‘Have Faith’

According to chef and TV personality Andrew Zimmern, fostering community has never been more vital in the city he calls home: Minneapolis. “Life is about action steps,” Zimmern tells TODAY.com, adding that living in the Midwes city is...


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