Day: May 7, 2025

Current Events

Trump’s AI Pope Image and Blue Suit Signal Distance from Vatican Authority

President’s imagery and protocol-defying behavior highlight American traditions of church-state separation and religious independence

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Cardinals Convene Today in Vatican to Choose Next Pope as Conflicts Roil World Stage

As cardinals gather beneath Michelangelo’s Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel, the world waits—not only for the election of the next pope, but for clarity on what role the Catholic Church may play in shaping global affairs. With the 2025 conclave beginning today, a deeper unease shadows the pageantry: concerns that the expanding moral and […]

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Federal Court: Studying World Religions in Public Schools Does Not Violate Constitution

When seventh-grade students at Chatham Middle School were assigned a lesson on the 5 Pillars of Islam as part of their global studies curriculum, the goal was not conversion—it was comprehension. That’s the conclusion reached by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which on May 5, 2025, upheld the New Jersey school […]

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