(OPINION) A recent Pew Forum survey shows that the influence and practice of faith is slipping in lands long identified with Catholicism, those closest to the European West. Eastern Orthodoxy is rising, especially in lands in which faith and national identity blend. But the most stunning changes are happening in the Czech Republic.
Read MoreThe late Steve Jobs loved surprises and, at the 2007 MacWorld conference, he knew he was going to make history.
Read MoreLife at the Tebuireng boarding school is rigidly structured and disciplined, yet it also has rhythm and meaning – intentional stepping away from the rat race and becoming a better person. It is about seeking and serving God every day.
Read MoreWhat comes first, advertising or content? This question loomed large in my mind as I read an article on exorcisms that the Daily Telegraph chose to sensationalize rather than report faithfully.
Read MoreStrobel knew what he believed, as an atheist committed to abortion rights and other liberal causes. But he knew – as a journalist -- that he had a job to do.
Read MoreLSPT is a small but effective charity based at a private, Muslim academy in the town of Jombang, Indonesia. LSPT serves some 1,000 of its neighbors each month with its mission of meetings needs in the local community first.
Read MoreTwo rulings from the European Court of Justice permitting companies to prohibit religious clothing and symbols in the workplace has sparked condemnation from Jewish, Christian, and Muslim groups in Europe.
Read More(OPINION) Reports that Russians are calling for the restoration of the monarchy and the crowning of Vladimir Putin as Tsar are circulating -- all built on the traditional Western construct that the Russian mind is mysterious, sententious, or ludicrous.
Read More(OPINION) I may appear somewhat harsh in my criticisms, but the reporter tells us that this place will be the spiritual headquarters for 1.3 million Orange County Roman Catholics. Would any of them recognize their rites in the description put forward in this story?
Read MoreMorality, in point of fact, represents or signifies "the law." And "the law" is the minimal expression of morality necessary to advance together.
Read MoreIn the midst of ongoing violence against Christians, poet and songwriter Nader Wanis founded a cultural center in St. Mark's Anglican cathedral to invite Muslims into the church to build peace through art and creativity.
Read MoreMEXICO -- Corruption cannot be beaten with weapons, pistols, police, or prosecutors. Corruption is not just in politics. It's also in business. In sports. In the academe, and the family. So what remedy can we possibly find?
Read MoreVery suddenly, migrants are of great interest to politicians, media, and organs of civil society within Mexican public life. Where were these advocates before Trump became president?
Read MoreAn international exhibition about Anne Frank had already toured over 20 schools across Croatia when it ran into trouble last month in the coastal city of Sibenik, spotlighting the nation's struggle to resolve its dark World War Two past.
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