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For Korean Americans, Belief in the American Dream Increasingly Tenuous

A recent survey of church going Korean Americans across the country finds that confidence in the promise of America may be slipping.
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The Politics of Grace: James Talarico’s Bridge Between Church and State

Running for the Texas Senate, former teacher and seminarian James Talarico is reframing politics as moral work, challenging the rise of Christian nationalism with a theology of empathy, courage, and civic grace.
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Consciousness, Quantum Physics, and Humanity’s Next Leap

Physicist Thomas Campbell links quantum theory and consciousness, arguing humanity stands at a turning point, shifting from fear and materialism toward love, authenticity, and a cooperative new paradigm.

Discovering Democracy on a Summer Road Trip Across the American West

Driving the American West reveals an immense diversity, both geographic and cultural, that is a deeply enmeshed part of the nation's democratic spirit.
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The Near-Death Experience That Defied Medicine: Anita Moorjani’s Story

More than a miraculous recovery, Anita’s story invites us to expand our understanding of death and life itself, and to live with greater courage, presence, and purpose.

Christian Pacifists in Russia, Ukraine Seek U.S. Protection

Slavic activists met at the U.S. State Department’s Office of International Religious Freedom to call for protection of Christian pacifists facing persecution in Ukraine, Russia and other former Soviet Union countries.

White Smoke, Black Pope? Pope Leo XIV, First American Pontiff, Has African Roots

Multiple genealogists, including the Louisiana Creole expert Jari Honora, have traced the new pope's ancestry to the Black community of New Orleans.

Richard Rodriguez on Pope Francis, the Church and the ‘Moral Laziness’ of America

Author and essayist Richard Rodriguez reflects on the emergence of a “Church Universal” and what it means for an America enthralled to Trump.

‘I Have Never Denied the Eucharist to Anyone’ — Pope Francis Championed a ‘Theology of the People’

With the passing of Pope Francis, the world loses one of the most charismatic pontiffs of the last century.

In the Heart of San Francisco, Yemeni Immigrants Reshape a Community

Immigrants from Yemen and the Arab world celebrated the end of Ramadan in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, a hub for the city's Muslim community.

Religious Leaders Condemn Trump’s Treatment of Immigrants

Leaders in the faith community say Donald Trump's harsh anti-immigrant policies violate the First Amendment's protection on Freedom of Religion and their core beliefs.

‘Apocalyptic Destination’ – The Bible’s Mixed Messaging on Migrants

Americans opposed to immigration have long drawn from language in the Book of Revelation to depict immigrants as the "enemies of God."

California Catholic Bishops Mark Solidarity with Migrants on Guadalupe Feast

California’s Catholic bishops and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are voicing solidarity with migrants as Trump returns to the White House.

Day of the Dead Festivities Lead to Cultural Rediscovery

At a Dia de los Muertos celebration, a writer begins to understand his own Chinese tradition of Tomb Sweeping Day.

Change Is Coming to Iran ‘No Matter What’

Journalist Alireza Hekmatshoar of KIRN Radio Iran in Los Angeles, home to the world’s largest Iranian diaspora community, believes change is coming to Iran.