Analysis

Analysis: There was religious rhetoric at the Democratic convention, but the language of values took center stage. Once the vocabulary of conservative culture warriors, moral language is now the lingua franca of liberals and progressives.

Almost half of US Orthodox churches remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to only 12% of all religious congregations.

Analysis: A bankruptcy judge ruled against a clergy sex abuse claimant this summer in her legal dispute with the Santa Fe Archdiocese. The decision may now serve as a cautionary warning to attorneys in other church bankruptcies.

US migrants are much more likely to have a religious identity than the American-born population.

The rise in popularity of music from churches like Elevation, Hillsong and Bethel has helped launch a new kind of ecumenical movement.

Analysis: Amid the genocide case against Gen. Benedicto Lucas García, experts debate whether acts committed during the counterinsurgency led by Lucas between 1978 and 1982 should be called genocide, or termed "war crimes." 

The synthesis report from the first session of the synod on synodality calls for significant structural changes that could have profound implications for how governance and ministry function in the church. Christine Schenk offers an analysis.

Catholic bishops across Eastern Europe are reacting negatively to the Vatican's decree allowing for priests to offer blessings for same-sex couples, urging clergy not to utilize its permissions or offering interpretations that clearly frustrate the text's intent.