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Survey the latest headlines about religion and public life. The following reporting and research sites do not have RSS feeds, as featured on this page.
- Law & Religion Headlines, International Center for Law and Religion Studies, Brigham Young University. Also check out their archival site of news stories.
- Associated Press articles on religion, or religion and politics, or freedom of religion
- Religion articles on Washington Post
- Pew Research Center on Religion & Public Life
- Public Religion Research Institute
- Archival videos of CBS Religion & Culture series.
- Archival videos of Religion & Ethics Newsweekly
- Religious Freedom in Focus newsletter of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
RNS
- The War Gospel According to Pete Hegseth: Rev. Brian Kaylor December 13, 2025
- ‘Joy Within His House’: Making sense of life in a monastery December 12, 2025
- DHS threatens Sister Norma Pimentel’s migrant aid with 6-year funding ban December 12, 2025
- Jim Caviezel of ‘The Passion of the Christ’ to play Jair Bolsonaro in 2026 biopic December 12, 2025
- Pope Leo XIV’s changes to labor code adapt to new brand of Vatican staffers December 12, 2025
- Hanukkah demands we recognize the miracle in the mundane December 12, 2025
- Islamophobia is being normalized at the highest levels. Christians need to learn to fight it. December 12, 2025
- In post-Assad Syria’s chaos, Alawite women face sexual violence December 12, 2025
- Faith leaders embrace sound baths to connect with spiritual seekers December 12, 2025
- Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition December 12, 2025
Religion Clause
- Ministerial Exception Bars Former Priest's Title VII Claims December 12, 2025
- Religious Liberty Commission Hears Testimony on Religious Liberty in the Military December 11, 2025
- 7th Circuit: Plaintiff Must Allege More Than Conclusory Statements of Religious Belief to Get Religious Exemption December 11, 2025
- Suit Challenges High School's Ban on Religious and Political Messages on Its Spirit Rock December 10, 2025
- Vice President's Hanukkah Reception Invite Includes Christmas Theme December 10, 2025
- DOJ Seeks to Intervene in Suit Over Christian Males' Reaction to Transgender Use of Boy's Locker Room December 10, 2025
- Florida Declares CAIR To Be Terrorist Organization December 10, 2025
- 11th Circuit: Pedestrian Buffer Zone at Abortion Clinic's Parking Lot Entrance Violates Leafleters Free Speech Rights December 9, 2025
- Supreme Court Remands Amish Parents' Challenge to Ending of Religious Exemptions from Vaccinations December 9, 2025
- President Issues Message on Feast of the Immaculate Conception December 8, 2025
The Conversation
- The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood – but that didn’t stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy ‘rascal’ December 12, 2025
- How a niche Catholic approach to infertility treatment became a new talking point for MAHA conservatives December 12, 2025
- Hanukkah celebrates both an ancient military victory and a miracle of light – modern Jews can pick from either tradition December 11, 2025
- Pope Leo XIV’s visits to Turkey and Lebanon were about religious diplomacy December 9, 2025
- Outside the West, the Kundalini tradition presents a model of the ‘divine feminine’ beyond binary gender December 9, 2025
- Merry Jewish Christmas: How Chinese food and the movies became a time-honored tradition for American Jews December 8, 2025
- What 38 million obituaries reveal about how Americans define a ‘life well lived’ December 8, 2025
- Putting pig organs in people is OK in the US, but growing human organs in pigs is not – why is that? December 8, 2025
- 3 states are challenging precedent against posting the Ten Commandments in public schools – cases that could land back at the Supreme Court December 5, 2025
NYT > Religion and Belief
- The Moral Cost of Our Spectacles of Violence December 10, 2025
- The Resilience of Religious Doubt December 9, 2025
- Faith Offers Structure That Technology Cannot December 9, 2025
- John Green Doesn’t Want You to Lose the Magic of Your Teenage Self December 8, 2025
- Is Hollywood Getting God? December 7, 2025
- How to Create Rituals November 30, 2025
- How to Be Grateful When You’re Struggling November 23, 2025
- In an Italian Masterpiece, Art and Faith Meet November 23, 2025
- Northern Ireland Must Change How Its Schools Teach Religion, Court Says November 20, 2025
- Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts November 19, 2025
Religion | The Guardian
- Tommy Robinson’s London ‘Christmas service’ draws about 1,000 people December 13, 2025
- C of E responds to Tommy Robinson’s carols event with ‘Christmas is for all’ message December 13, 2025
- Almost dead? The GP will see you now | Brief letters December 12, 2025
- Louisiana pastor convicted of abusing teenage congregant December 12, 2025
- ‘The holy family is in hiding’: nativity scenes at US churches push back on ICE December 12, 2025
- AI is filling the God void for many – but is ChatGPT really something to worship? | Brigid Delaney December 12, 2025
- Is the far right hijacking Christianity? – podcast December 12, 2025
- The Guardian view on far-right perversions of the Christmas message: promoting a gospel of hate | Editorial December 11, 2025
Baptist Joint Committee
- In brief to Supreme Court, BJC argues that monetary damages are available under federal religious liberty law for prisoner forcibly shaved October 10, 2025
- In public schools, Texas Attorney General promotes the Lord’s Prayer and appeals Ten Commandments loss, while Trump promises more prayer September 12, 2025
- Courts wrestle with religious accommodation disputes, including teacher’s suit over school policy on transgender students’ preferred names September 3, 2025
- BJC among 1,000+ organizations urging President Trump to end attacks on Johnson Amendment, protect nonprofits from partisan politics August 6, 2025
- New memo instructs federal agencies to ‘adopt generous approach’ in granting religious accommodations allowing remote work July 21, 2025
- Newly enacted national school voucher program undermines ‘both public schools and religious freedom’ July 10, 2025
- IRS announces new policy regarding houses of worship and endorsement of political candidates in settlement of lawsuit challenge July 9, 2025
- U.S. Supreme Court says Constitution guarantees parents the right to opt out of public school instruction that interferes with religious upbringing of children June 30, 2025
RealClear Religion
- Christmas Reminder: Our Work is Never Too Insignificant for God to Use December 12, 2025
- Lost Generations December 12, 2025
- A Call to Remember the Persecuted Christians December 12, 2025
- AI: Christian Churches Respond December 12, 2025
- Holidays Begin at Home December 12, 2025
- What Is Wrong with a Country That Makes a Widow Defend Herself? December 12, 2025
- The Greatest Gift God Could Ever Give December 12, 2025
- With Dreadlocks and Yoga, Oslo's Bishop Practices an Atypical Evangelism December 12, 2025
- What to Know About Hanukkah and How it's Celebrated December 12, 2025
- Video: Guadalupe: The Miracle And The Message December 12, 2025
Religion Dispatches
- The Purity Movement Was Never About Pledges and Rings — It’s About Naturalizing White Femininity as America’s Moral Center December 11, 2025
- Profits from evangelical “healing farms” have RFK falsely linking school shootings to antidepressants December 9, 2025
- Infected: Weaponizing Science to Sicken the Least of Us December 5, 2025
- US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee Spoke at a Conference Designed to Convert Jews and Hasten End Times December 4, 2025
- To Persuade Pro-Israel Jews in the US and Israel Requires an Understanding of the Moral Frameworks that Guide Them November 25, 2025
- Yoram Hazony is Surprised by Blatant Antisemitism in the MAGA Coalition — But Antisemitism is Second Nature for Nationalists November 21, 2025
- Why Are Media and Mainstream Jewish Orgs Ignoring Judge’s Antisemitic Dissent in Gerrymandering Case? November 20, 2025
GetReligion
- Farewell, after 20 years: Why we did what we did February 2, 2024
- Peter J. Boyer: Charged with covering faith for The New Yorker, I found GetReligion February 2, 2024
- Salute from Will Norton at Ole Miss: Religion plays a crucial role in news -- around the world February 1, 2024
- Closing one door: Whither 21st Century religion and our beleaguered news media? February 1, 2024
- Thomas A. Szyszkiewicz: A farewell to GetReligion from Catholic radio January 31, 2024
- Archbishop Charles J. Chaput: The religion beat is where 'our defining freedoms meet' January 31, 2024
World Religions
- Middle Eastern & Islamic Folklore August 15, 2019
- The Role of Angels in Islam July 27, 2019
- A Hollywood Schindler's List during WWII July 10, 2019
- Ramadan Resources May 5, 2019
- Do Sports like Football & Professional Wrestling Contain Elements of Religion? April 15, 2019
- The Hindu Right: A Primer by Audrey Truschke January 15, 2019
- Understanding Arbaeen: The World's Largest Gathering November 10, 2018
- A Primer about Zoroastrianism as Freddy Mercury Movie Opens November 5, 2018
- Wahhabism & its Relationship to Saudi Arabia September 2, 2018
- Sufism: Introductory Clips January 3, 2018