Ethics/Morality/Religion
Morehouse faces backlash over plan to honor Joseph Smith with chapel portrait amid slavery debate. By Ann Brown / MSN
33 historically Black churches receive $8.5 million in preservation grants. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
ICE Is Devastating Some Latino Churches. By Samuel Rodriguez / Christianity Today
400 Christian leaders urge resistance to Trump administration on Ash Wednesday. By Jack Jenkins / RNS
Where Christian nationalism is most dominant in U.S. states. By Russell Conteras / MSN
Sister Mary Thea Bowman: Black Nun Moves Closer to Sainthood as Church Closes Key Phase. By Gee Ny / Shine My Crown
MAGA’s Reaction to the Epstein Files Reveals Total Moral Collapse. By Kali Holloway / The Nation
Ohio churches resist Trump’s attacks on Haitian community: ‘We’re powerful when we come together.’ By Fabiola Cineas / The Guardian
Formed for solidarity. By Emilee Walker-Cornetta / The Christian Century
The sacred testimony of Black joy. By Kelly Brown Douglas / The Christian Century
Religious voters are ‘recoiling at Trump’s cruelty.’ By Alex Henderson / MSN
A Theology of Immigration. By Jay Caspian Kang / The New Yorker
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord? Why so-called “Christian nationalists” have a Jesus problem. By William J. Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hargrove
Catholic Church emerges as a bulwark of resistance. By Avery Lotz / MSN
The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now a candidate for sainthood. By Annie Selak / The Conversation
Young Christians Can Stay in the Black Church. By Michael Lyles II / Christianity Today
It’s Not ‘Christian Nationalism.’ It’s Conservative Identity Politics. By George Yancey / Christianity Today
The Christian Curriculum Teaching Civil Rights to a New Generation. By Harvest Purdue / Christianity Today
Top Catholic cardinals say U.S. foreign policy raises moral questions. By Michelle Boorstein and Anthony Faiola / Wash Post
Trump’s Amoral World Meets Its Match in Pope Leo. By David Gibson / NYT
A Commitment to the Gospel Is A Commitment to Diversity. By Caitlin Edwards / Christianity Today
Druski’s mega church parody has people laughing, and asking hard questions about the modern Black church. By Bobby Pen / The Grio
Texas A&M Bans Plato Excerpt From a Philosophy Course. By Beth McMurtrie / The Chronicle of Higher Ed.
America needs a moral reckoning in 2026. By Chauncey Devega / Salon
In Mamdani’s New York, Muslims become a political and demographic force. By Tim Craig / Wash Post
Pope starts 2026 with prayer for countries “bloodied by conflict.” By CBS News
Richard Smallwood, contemporary gospel musician known for ‘Total Praise,’ dies at 77. By Adelle M. Banks / RNS
More Than New Year’s Eve: Black Churches Nationwide Mark Freedom’s Eve With Sacred Watch Night Service. By Kandiss Edwards / Black Enterprise
“A path toward others”: Pope Leo calls for peace and welcoming immigrants with compassion. By CK Smith / Salon
JD Vance, playing unifier, declares the US ‘a Christian nation.’ By Mark Silk / RNS
