Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
James Earl Jones, legendary actor and Catholic convert, dies at 93
| James Earl Jones, legendary actor and Catholic convert, dies at 93 |
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| Known for lending his booming voice to such characters as Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” saga and Mufasa in “The Lion King,” Jones’ career spanned nearly 70 years. |
| Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, Asia’s youngest and most Catholic country |
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| Francis is the first pope to visit East Timor since it gained independence from Indonesia in 2002, becoming the first new sovereign state of the 21st century. |
| New York bishops: State ‘equal rights amendment’ is ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ |
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| New York bishops are warning ahead of the election that an “equal rights amendment” proposal on the ballot this year could have “dangerous consequences.” |
| Grant project kickstarts new field of study: experimental philosophy of religion |
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| The John Templeton Foundation in September 2021 granted the “Launching Experimental Philosophy of Religion” grant to Professor Ian Church. |
| Pope to youth in Papua New Guinea: Words, gestures of love overcome ‘ugly fruit of hatred’ |
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| The pope emphasized that “the language of love, the language of closeness, the language of service” is what can unite people in a region of more than 800 dialects. |
Monday, September 9, 2024
Black church leaders brought religion to politics in the ‘60s
The Mormon church’s president, already the oldest in the faith’s history, is turning 100
The Associated Press:
In 2018, he became the church’s 17th president at 93, making him the
second oldest at the time to ever assume the role.
The Associated Press: A look at some of the oldest religious leaders in the world
Black
church leaders brought religion to politics in the ‘60s – but it was
dramatically different from today’s white Christian nationalism
The Conversation:
Assertion of Black power was not in any way a threat to democracy –
unlike today’s white Christian nationalists’ demands for taking the
reins of power.
A conversation with one of the most prolific religion journalists in America, Terry Mattingly
Deseret News: “I
consider religion to be the worst covered subject in the entire American
press” was the statement that launched Terry Mattingly’s career. Now,
he admits to grieving what journalism has become.
Center honoring trailblazing lawyer, civil rights activist and priest opens in Durham
Religion News
Service: Known as the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social
Justice, the refurbished two-story clapboard home will further the kind
of progressive social causes Murray, who died in 1985, championed.
Celebrity ‘son of God’ pastor surrenders in Philippines after two-week manhunt
The Guardian: Apollo Quiboloy, who is also wanted in US on child trafficking charges, surrenders to police after ultimatum.
Sunday, September 8, 2024
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