Religion

Archbishop Paul Coakley Holds Rare White House Talks with US Leadership

• January 13, 2026
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A rare meeting between senior Catholic leadership and the executive branch took place on January 12, when Archbishop Paul Coakley, newly chosen to lead the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, traveled to the White House for discussions with President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and members of the administration. Encounters of this kind have become increasingly uncommon, with nearly ten years passing since a conference president last met directly with a sitting U.S. president.

Religion

Police link Utah church shooting to personal conflict at funeral

• January 12, 2026
• 3 mins read

Law enforcement officials in Salt Lake City say a deadly shooting that unfolded outside a church building late Wednesday was driven by a personal conflict among funeral attendees, rejecting early assumptions that the violence was random or motivated by religion.

Religion and Artificial Intelligence: Faith-Based Perspectives on Emerging Technologies

• January 8, 2026
• 3 mins read

The rapid development of artificial intelligence is reshaping economies, social structures, and human interaction at an unprecedented pace. As intelligent systems increasingly influence decision-making, communication, and creativity, religious traditions are engaging with questions that extend beyond technical capability. These discussions focus on ethics, human dignity, and the moral limits of technological power in a world where machines assume roles once reserved for people.

Religion and Education: The Role of Faith in Shaping Knowledge and Values

• January 8, 2026
• 3 mins read

Education has long been one of the primary arenas in which religion shapes societies, transmitting values, ethical frameworks, and cultural identity across generations. From ancient religious schools to modern faith-based institutions, religious traditions have played a central role in the development of literacy, philosophy, and social thought. In the contemporary world, the relationship between religion and education continues to evolve, reflecting broader changes in politics, culture, and social expectations.

Religion and Migration: The Role of Faith in a Mobile World

• January 8, 2026
• 3 mins read

Global migration has become one of the defining phenomena of the modern era, reshaping societies, economies, and cultural landscapes across continents. Millions of people relocate each year due to conflict, economic inequality, environmental pressures, or political instability. Within these movements, religion often plays a critical role, providing migrants with moral orientation, social networks, and a sense of continuity amid uncertainty.

Some 500,000 pilgrims bow to St. Nicholas remains as 3 km line forms outside the Moscow cathedral

• January 8, 2026
• 2 mins read

Moscow, June 8, Interfax - Already half a million people have bowed to the relics of St. Nicholas in the two weeks since they were brought to the Russian capital.

Greek Catholics can set up patriarchate only by seizing churches by force - Ukrainian Orthodox Church

• January 8, 2026
• 2 mins read

Kiev, July 10, Interfax - The Ukrainian Orthodox Church does not exclude a possibility that the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC) may establish a patriarchate of its own.

Russia organizes solemn parades to honor saints, Europe to please sodomites and corporations - participant in bringing St. Nicholas relics to Russia

• January 8, 2026
• 2 mins read

*** Today we see traditional veneration to St. Nicholas only in Russia

Aggression of Greek-Catholics should become the main topic in Orthodox-Catholic dialogue - Metropolitan Hilarion

• January 8, 2026
• 1 min read

Moscow, September 30, Interfax - Dialogue between Orthodox and Catholics should focus on the actions of the Greek-Catholic Church and the theme of the Uniatism, head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk believes.

onks in the spiritual center of Russians abroad always pray for American authorities - abbot

• January 8, 2026
• 1 min read

New York, February 21, Interfax - The Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville (USA) - the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia - has rebutted the information that the monastery does not commemorate the American Authorities.