Some people call him the President of the USA.
一部の人々は彼をアメリカ合衆国大統領と呼んでいる。
Algunas personas lo llaman el Presidente de los Estados Unidos.
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Thursday, January 15, 2026
Trump administration restores Title X funding to Planned Parenthood
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Philip Yancey’s fall forces evangelicals to confront sin and forgiveness
Philip Yancey’s fall forces evangelicals to confront sin and forgiveness
Religion Unplugged:
“My conduct defied everything that I believe about marriage. It was also
totally inconsistent with my faith and my writings,” wrote Yancey to
Christianity Today, where he was a columnist for decades.
Violence is not the greatest force in the ‘real world.’ People of faith know this.
Religion News
Service: In the U.S., militarism pervades our politics, economy, society
and culture. That’s a choice — not a destiny.
Learning in pieces*
The Christian Century: Theological education may be fracturing, but there’s wisdom and beauty in the fragments.
‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ dares to make religion feminine*
The Washington Post:
At the height of the Shakers’ popularity, there were around 6,000
adherents across the Northeast and Midwest, living in communes whose
craftsmanship and architecture still influence American aesthetics
today.
Pastor prepares to step into N.J. elected office
United Methodist News
Service: The Rev. Dale Caldwell, a United Methodist, will be the first
pastor and first former university president to serve as New Jersey’s
lieutenant governor.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Trump’s face-to-face meeting with the leader of the Catholic bishops at the White House
USA: Trump’s face-to-face meeting with the leader of the Catholic bishops at the White House
Tim Daniels
A Rare White House Encounter Signals a Reset Between U.S. Bishops and the Trump Administration
Photo gallery: This is how the traditional celebration of the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan River was held
ZENIT Staff
During the Mass, the Gospel passage recalling the baptism of Jesus was proclaimed. In the homily, it was emphasized how, through baptism, every believer becomes a child of God and a living member of the Church, called to bear witness to the Gospel in daily life.
‘Are you dead?’ The most downloaded app among Chinese people living alone
ZENIT Staff
An app that suddenly shot to the top of the download charts has lifted the veil on the anxiety of many Chinese people, not just the elderly, who find themselves living alone in large cities. If no one responds within 48 hours, their smartphone sends a notification to a contact. By 2030, China will have 200 million single-person households
When Rome Says “You Are Big Enough”: Accra’s Archbishop Calls for Self-Reliance
ZENIT Staff
His words capture a wider dilemma facing the Catholic Church in parts of Africa: how to reconcile growth, urban scale and economic indicators with fragile parish finances, shifting religious loyalties and ambitious social projects
Pope Leo XIV Receives Nobel Prize Laureate Maria Corina Machado: This Is What the Venezuelan Leader Asked Him
ZENIT Staff
Maria Corina Machado also expressed to the Pope the importance of the civic demonstration carried out by Venezuelans on July 28, 2024, which reaffirmed the legitimacy of President Edmundo González Urrutia.
This is Cardinal Joseph Zen’s controversial speech during the last consistory
ZENIT Staff
Cardinal Zen used his brief allotted time to intervene in the Consistory, delivering controversial and critical remarks regarding the synodal process
A Coin No Longer Suffices: Rome Puts a Price on Getting Close to the Trevi Fountain
Valentina di Giorgio
Toss a coin over your shoulder, and Rome will call you back. From February onward, answering that call—at least at arm’s length from the Trevi Fountain—will cost a little more than tradition ever required
United States
Tim Daniels
What is clear is that Generation Z is rewriting assumptions long taken for granted in religious sociology
Nottingham Cathedral publishes “handbook” for parish communications
ZENIT Staff
The authors propose that when approached with intentionality, social media can serve as a vital bridge from virtual curiosity to in-person experiences of faith.
How Minnesota faith communities are resisting aggressive immigration operations
How Minnesota faith communities are resisting aggressive immigration operations
NPR: As federal
immigration enforcement actions intensify across the Twin Cities,
communities of faith are at the forefront of resistance, organizing
public witness, mutual aid and political action rooted in long-standing
religious commitments.
Building a Palestinian theology amid the ruin*
America: Christian
Palestinian theology cannot be concerned only with surviving but must
move from “from mere preservation to active agency.”
Can James Talarico reclaim Christianity for the left?*
The New York Times: A
state representative from Texas, Talarico began emerging as somebody
who was breaking through on TikTok, Instagram and viral videos where he
would talk about whether or not the Ten Commandments should be posted in
schools.
What is Christian Reconstructionism — and why it matters in US politics
The Conversation:
Christian Reconstructionism is a theological and political movement
within conservative Protestantism that argues society should be governed
by biblical principles, including the application of biblical law to
both personal and public life.
For some Jewish women, ‘passing’ as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival — but left scars all the same
The Conversation:
Under Nazism, “passing” meant assuming a non-Jewish identity and
performing it convincingly in hostile public places, whereas going into
hiding meant concealing one’s physical existence.
Supreme Court reviews transgender athlete bans
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