The Scottish Episcopal Church voted to redefine marriage to include same-sex couples, by a two-thirds majority, becoming the first major U.K. church to break from the Anglican majority, which defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman….

Scientists aren’t normally concerned about God. And they have often shunned apocalyptic speculation, leaving end-time scenarios to religious people. Science is normally based on observation and empirical evidence, not faith and revelation. But increasingly, some leading scientists have begun to…

Justin Trudeau urged Pope Francis to visit Canada to apologize to its indigenous peoples for the Catholic Church’s treatment of aboriginal children in the schools it ran there. Starting in the late 19th century, about 30% of the children of…

Foreign Policy published an article that suggested that Martin Luther was the Donald Trump of the 16th century. They imagined a booking error that brought Barack Obama to Luther’s 1517 Germany. “He’d see a conventionally quarrelsome political scene disrupted by…

Britain’s Prime Minister, Theresa May has called for the regulation of the Internet in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in London. Introducing new rules for cyberspace would “deprive the extremists of their safe spaces online” and that technology firms…

Sixteen deaths and more than 200 injuries have been reported following a massive storm that hit Moscow on Monday, May 29. More than 100 people, including nearly two-dozen children, remain in the hospital. Russia’s Interfax news agency is calling the…

Europe can no longer completely rely on its longstanding British and US allies, Angela Merkel warned – saying the EU must now be prepared to “take its fate into its own hands.” Marking a major turning point, Mrs. Merkel also…

Religious Right activist “Coach” Dave Daubenmire declared on his “Pass The Salt Live” webcast that America needs “a more violent Christianity.” He cited President Trump and Greg Gianforte as examples of violent men who are properly “walking in authority.” “The…

The cashless megatrend or at least the trend toward a cash-lite economy is a societal transformation that will have a profound impact. That trend is persisting, if not unstoppable. Banks are touting the positive benefits to society and governments as…

The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins met with Pope Francis on May 22. According to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office, the discussions were cordial and highlighted the good existing relations between the Holy See and…

Apparently so, at least according to her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham, who confirmed that she is Catholic. The first lady shared her faith with the world while at the Vatican. She asked Pope Francis to bless a rosary for her upon…

On April 17, one of China’s largest banks, the Bank of Communications, launched a new “mobile credit card” product making it the first bank to make a credit card’s features completely digital: from the initial card application, to approval, issue…