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Our bronze age coronation rites seem to speak to a modern love of the sacred

Rituals dating back millennia offer a weird mix of Christianity and the supernatural

The Guardian - UK

The church has at last welcomed us singletons into the fold. Hallelujah!

There’s more to celebrate than coupling and procreating, a C of E report has admitted

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Orthodox Christianity in Ukraine: breaking with Moscow

Editorial: Vladimir Putin’s revanchist ambition to reconstitute ‘Holy Rus’ by force has destroyed ancient ties and religious bonds

The Guardian - UK

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Demons be gone: meeting America’s new exorcists

Deliverance from demons is a booming practice among evangelical Christians, promising freedom from afflictions ranging from addiction to cancer

The Guardian - US

Diseases gave us the rise of Christianity, the end of the Aztecs and public sanitation. How might future plagues change human history?

“Every once in a while a book lands on your desk that changes the way you perceive the world you live in, a book that fundamentally challenges your understanding of human history.” So began the blurb that came with this book. Aha! I thought. The usual advertising hyperbole, a gross…

The Conversation

Russell Crowe’s latest film role — Vatican’s ‘James Bond of exorcists’

Rev. Gabriele Amorth was appointed chief exorcist of the Diocese of Rome in 1986 and remained there until 2016, when he died at age 91. In those three decades, Amorth claimed to have conducted over 60,000 exorcisms.

Chicago Sun-Times

'The Pope's Exorcist': The real priest who inspired the film

The Rev. Edward Siebert is a key figure behind the new film “The Pope’s Exorcist” starring Russell Crowe

The Independent UK

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Holy Land Christians say attacks rising in far-right Israel

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land has warned in an interview that the rise of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government has made life worse for Christians in the birthplace of Christianity

The Independent UK

Arab Americans are a much more diverse group than many of their neighbors mistakenly assume

Marking April as Arab American Heritage Month – a time to learn about the history, culture and contributions of our nearly 4 million strong community – is gaining traction across the country.

The Conversation

The Guardian view on black British Christians: keeping the faith

Editorial: Churches with African and Caribbean roots are thriving despite the secular times

The Guardian - UK

Ukrainians celebrate Palm Sunday in church marred by dispute

Ukrainians have marked Palm Sunday in the country's most revered Orthodox site that has been at the heart of a religious dispute playing out in parallel with the war against Russia

The Independent UK

The White House Egg Roll's campy history

A high-level official, dressed up like a furry, bopping around the Capitol lawn. What could be campier than that?

Salon

Victim or victor? How the Easter story still resonates today

At a March 2023 public talk, journalist Greg Sheridan argued that 40 years ago, the press was friendly to church leaders. Then, it became neutral, and now it is hostile. Sheridan is not alone in holding this view.

The Conversation

The crucifixion gap: why it took hundreds of years for art to depict Jesus dying on the cross

The cross, or crucifix, is arguably the central image of Christianity.

The Conversation

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The Independent UK

Trump arrest prompts Jesus comparisons: 'Spiritual warfare'

Former President Donald Trump's most dedicated supporters are comparing the criminal case against him to the persecution of Jesus Christ

The Guardian - UK

Mount of Olives becomes latest target in fight for control of Jerusalem

Israeli settler movement is making life harder for Jerusalem’s Palestinians and erasing Christian character of holy city

Bangkok Post

Pope Francis: ‘I'm still alive’

ROME: A jovial Pope Francis joked with well-wishers on Saturday as he left hospital after a three-night stay for bronchitis, and headed back to the Vatican to prepare for Christianity’s most important week.

Cinemablend

Jinger Duggar Vuolo And Her Husband Speak Honestly About Josh Duggar’s Two Faces And Why They Felt The Need To Speak Out

Jinger Duggar Vuolo and husband Jeremy have been among the most open in the family after Josh's arrest.

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The Conversation

MLK’s vision of social justice included religious pluralism – a house of many faiths

The life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have been the subject of ongoing debate ever since his assassination on April 4, 1968.

Daily Record

Bannockburn minister criticises UK government's proposed 'inhumane' asylum bill

Rev Peter Gill left Pakistan 20 years' ago after experiencing hostility over Christianity.

Salon

Gosar snuck Lake into Prayer Breakfast

Lake rejected the prayer breakfast's calls for reconciliation, said God "enacts justice"

The Conversation

Toyin Falola: 3 recent books that explain the work of Nigeria's famous decolonial scholar

Toyin Falola, distinguished professor of history, is one of Africa’s most accomplished intellectuals. Born Oloruntoyin Falola in 1953 in the Nigerian city of Ibadan, he grew up in a sprawling, polygamous household that practised Islam, Christianity and ancient Yoruba spirituality.

The Guardian - US

Author and priest Randall Balmer: ‘Sport has eclipsed religion as the US pastime’

In his new book, the scholar examines how religion shaped the history of major sports in North America

The Conversation

Uncovering the secret religious and spiritual lives of sex workers

Tanya* is telling me just how important her Methodist Christianity is to her. We’re chatting over a video call, and I can see Tanya’s living room in the background. This also happens to be her workspace because Tanya, who is 50, is a full-time phone and cam sex worker. For…

The Conversation

Sex, intimacy and black middle-class Christianity in South Africa - a difficult history

A new book, Convening Black Intimacy, explores the history of Christianity, gender and precolonial marriage and sex traditions in South Africa in the late 1800s and early 1900s. To conduct her study, historian Natasha Erlank drew on court records of cases of seduction, church records, anthropological texts, and many sources…

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