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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
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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.
Who’s Doing the Work? How to Shift Power and Not Just Workloads
Too often, participation in traditional philanthropy means burdensome work for community members, while program staff retain key decision-making power. Here’s how to do it differently.
POSTED FEBRUARY 24, 2026 11:00 AM |
Black History Is Economic History: A Charge Toward Black Futures
The racial wealth divide is not a historical footnote—it is the architecture of the present. But a look at how centuries of extraction built today’s inequities and what structural investment in Black futures requires offers a pathway forward.
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 6:53 PM |
In the Face of Authoritarianism, Connection Is Resistance
Authoritarian politics tries to break the ties that make self-government possible. But co-governance is a fundamental strategy to counter the rising authoritarian tide.
POSTED FEBRUARY 23, 2026 10:29 AM |
Is Your Pension or Endowment Funding AI? Here’s How Majority Action is Redirecting Investments
Much of the investment behind AI comes from investor institutions with a fiduciary and moral duty to serve people: public pension funds, university endowments, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. Majority Action is mobilizing these institutions and everyday people toward greater corporate accountability around AI projects.
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2026 11:00 AM |
Giving Birth Under Surveillance: Migrants, ICE, and Obstetric Violence
ICE intimidation not only endangers maternal and neonatal health but also constitutes a form of obstetric violence.
POSTED FEBRUARY 19, 2026 2:12 PM |
Power and Possibility: The Role of Donor Organizing
What does a donor organizer do? For the wealthy donors who take on this role, it entails recognizing the harm excessive wealth causes—and acting accordingly.
POSTED FEBRUARY 18, 2026 4:40 PM |
How To Build Solidarity Infrastructure for the Long Haul
Many movements get stuck in episodic solidarity because they lack scaffolding and support, but solidarity infrastructure must go beyond movement moments.
POSTED FEBRUARY 18, 2026 4:22 PM |
As Jeff Bezos Dismantles The Washington Post, 5 Regional Papers Chart a Course for Survival
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The Washington Post’s evisceration at the hands of its billionaire owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, didn’t have to happen. Following months of speculation, the Post cut at least 300 of its 800 journalists on Feb. 4, 2026, drastically reducing
POSTED FEBRUARY 16, 2026 7:58 PM |
‘How Do You Teach a Child Who Has Been Pepper-Sprayed?’—The Impact of ICE on Educators
What is the toll the ICE surge in Minneapolis has taken on educators, from losing students to witnessing violence, and how can those in other states help and prepare?
POSTED FEBRUARY 16, 2026 5:24 PM |
Who Holds Narrative Authority? Reflections from “Reframing Resistance”
Shifting narrative power is about recognizing frontline media makers and communities as sources of authority, analysis, strategy, and accountability when responding to and dealing with systems of harm.
POSTED FEBRUARY 13, 2026 9:53 AM |
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