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How Deepak Chopra’s AI spirituality is hijacking spiritual hunger
(RNS) — For 50 cents per 30-minute session, or $10 a month, readers can now ask Digital Deepak about their purpose, their fears, their path forward.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 11:29 PM |
Catholic universities search for tricky balance on Trump anti-DEI push
(RNS) — Many Catholic university leaders are trying to thread the needle between staying under the Trump administration’s radar and framing their work with marginalized students as grounded in their Catholic identities.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 10:13 PM |
When Catholic colleges cut theology majors, what happens to Catholic identity?
(RNS) — Just 63% of Catholic higher education institutions have theology or religious studies departments, down from 69% in 2016.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 10:07 PM |
African Christian leaders and health nonprofits seek to fill gaps after USAID cuts
(RNS) — The leaders from 10 countries on the continent called for more local funding to restore essential resources to fight malaria, HIV and tuberculosis.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 8:20 PM |
Pope Leo offers rare insight into his thoughts during the conclave
ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) — Pope Leo spoke about the themes of peace and unity that guided his papal visits to Turkey and Lebanon, affirming the Holy See’s commitment to dialogue in Ukraine and in the Middle East.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 8:15 PM |
‘Lebanon, stand up!’: Pope Leo revives calls for truth, justice after Beirut port blast
BEIRUT (RNS) — Survivors of the 2020 Beirut port explosion say they are still waiting for the truth as Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon to become ‘a home of justice and fraternity.’
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 5:57 PM |
How modern American women are finding Hinduism’s powerful goddess tradition through dance
(RNS) — Bridging the East and West, American women have found Hinduism’s powerful divine feminine through the art of sacred dance.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 5:36 PM |
A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — It was part of a French collection and was initially thought to be from one of the many Rubens workshops that existed at the time.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 4:47 PM |
United Lutheran Seminary to host ‘A Vision for Liberating Our Democracy’ Conference, February 27–28
United Lutheran Seminary
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 3:37 PM |
Pope Leo’s visit to psychiatric hospital aims to combat stigma in Lebanon
JAL EL DIB, Lebanon (RNS) — In a country battered by economic collapse and recurring conflict, Pope Leo XIV visited with patients battling trauma, recovering from addiction and dealing with disabilities at the Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 7:09 AM |
Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
The Crisis Facing Organizing Isn’t Just Scale. It’s Also Structure.
The conceptual confusion between digital organizing and field organizing has led to structural issues within our organizations. If organizations collapse the distinction between the two, our organizing can become more impactful.
POSTED JANUARY 28, 2026 2:45 PM |
The Polluters Down the Street—EPA Changes Put Lives at Risk
In a policy reversal under Trump, the EPA will no longer consider human lives saved when setting air pollution guidelines. Instead, it will measure the cost to the industry.
POSTED JANUARY 28, 2026 2:25 PM |
The Palestine Exception: Interrogating Philanthropy’s (Non) Response to Genocide
The failure of the philanthropic sector to respond to the genocide in Palestine speaks to the need to recenter justice in philanthropy.
POSTED JANUARY 28, 2026 12:00 PM |
A Strike Against ICE Heats Up in Minneapolis
Minnesotans have mobilized against the invasion of ICE in their city and now call for a general strike on January 23.
POSTED JANUARY 23, 2026 6:30 PM |
Funders Must Support Advocates Fighting Back Against Pronatalism
The Trump administration is eroding civil rights and bodily autonomy for marginalized people through heteronormative pronatalist ideals. Advocates say progressive funders must step up to curb this policy agenda.
POSTED JANUARY 22, 2026 10:03 AM |
Does the Executive Director Belong in Board Executive Committee Meetings?
In this issue of Ask a Nonprofit Expert, Jan Masaoka answers a reader’s question about who should and shouldn’t be involved in executive committee meetings.
POSTED JANUARY 22, 2026 9:13 AM |
Palestine at the Center: Donor Organizing as Movement Work
How does a donor back movements while remaining respectful of movement leaders? It starts with the recognition that donor organizing is a form of movement organizing.
POSTED JANUARY 21, 2026 8:44 PM |
From Minneapolis to Portland: State Violence and How Communities Are Responding
The United States is seeing an upswing in political violence, including due to increased state abuses. But community safety and de-escalation strategies can be effective.
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 7:55 PM |
The Trans Athletes at the Center of Supreme Court Cases Don’t Fit Conservative Stereotypes
Lawyers for Lindsay Hecox and Becky Pepper-Jackson argued that their rights were violated when they were banned from competition.
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 7:39 PM |
Holding the Line Together: Civil Society and the First Year of the Trump Administration
January 20 marks one year since Donald Trump was sworn into office for the second time. Since then, the administration has attempted to demonize and constrain civil society over the past year. But what lies ahead in 2026?
POSTED JANUARY 20, 2026 3:27 PM |
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