Is hurry the great enemy of spiritual life? www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Pope Francis' legacy in time, one year after his death VATICAN CITY (RNS) — A year after Pope Francis’ death, the enduring mark of his papacy is how he changed the Church’s understanding of itself — and its place in the world.

Pope Francis' legacy in time, one year after his death
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Across a wide range of issues, Americans express morally permissive views. Nearly all U.S. adults (96%) say that eating meat is either morally acceptable or not a moral issue, and 91% take similar positions on using contraceptives to prevent pregnancy. Also: 75% express no moral objection to spanking children. 63% have no moral problem with patients choosing to end their lives with the help of a doctor. 60% have no moral qualms about homosexuality. These are key new findings from two Pew Research Center surveys in spring 2025 about the morality of 15 behaviors. We asked about behaviors that are, at least in part, morally debated in society today. We did not focus on behaviors that nearly everyone would likely say are morally wrong (like murder or stealing) or that everyone presumably would find acceptable (like asking for directions or picking up litter).

Here is what Americans consider immoral
www.pewresearch.org/religion/202...

Call for Postdoc stance (bolsa de pós doc) - @unicampoficial.bsky.social Brasil

Americans now more likely to say Trump is not too, not at all religious | Pew Research Center Seven-in-ten Americans say President Donald Trump is not too or not at all religious, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. That’s up 8 percentage points since we last…

Americans have become more likely to say Trump is not too or not at all religious

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Presentación de “Religiones en América Latina. La gran transformación" de Cristián Parker Gumucio.
📅 30 abril 2026
⏰ 17h México, 19h Santiago de Chile
YouTube 🎥 #CIESAS_Occidente

Descarga del libro: ariadnaediciones.cl/index.php/ca...

Was Trump’s so-called ‘Jesus’ image blasphemy? A religious expert explains Donald Trump’s AI image of himself looking like Jesus has been widely derided as blasphemous. But what exactly is blasphemy?

Was Trump’s so‑called ‘Jesus’ image blasphemy? A religious expert explains

theconversation.com/was-trumps-s...

Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump's unprecedented broadside at the first American pope A majority of U.S. Catholic voters supported Donald Trump in his 2024 presidential victory. However, there is dismay in Catholic ranks over Trump’s verbal assault on Pope Leo XIV, the first American p...

US Catholics are dismayed by Trump's unprecedented broadside at the first American pope

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Social networks and distributive conflict: the class divide in social ties and attitudes to income inequality across 29 countries Abstract. The theoretical proposition that social networks contribute to class divides in political attitudes has rarely been further developed or empirica

#ISSP_research Lindh & Andersson (2025) use ISSP #socialnetworks data to examine how the class profiles of personal networks shape individual attitudes to income inequality across 29 countries. doi.org/10.1093/esr/...
Interested in this module? www.gesis.org/en/issp/data...

Massimo Faggioli: “Para Trump el Vaticano debe someterse a su mesianismo político”, pero León XIV “sacó sus garras” El teólogo e historiador analizó el cruce entre los dos estadounidenses más influyentes del mundo, que consideró una fase nueva del pontificado de Prevost

Massimo Faggioli: “Para Trump el Vaticano debe someterse a su mesianismo político”, pero León XIV “sacó sus garras”
www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/mas...

Anthropic seeks advice from Christian leaders on Claude's moral and spiritual behavior Can an AI be a "child of God"? Anthropic invited Christian leaders from churches, academia, and business to weigh in on Claude's moral and spiritual behavior.

Anthropic seeks advice from Christian leaders on Claude's moral and spiritual behavior. the-decoder.com/anthropic-se...

El papa León XIV responde al presidente de EE UU: “No tengo miedo a Trump. Seguiré hablando contra la guerra” “Demasiadas personas inocentes han sido asesinadas, y creo que alguien debe alzar la voz”, replica el Pontífice al mandatario, que ha publicado una foto en la que aparece como Jesucristo

El papa León XIV responde al presidente de EE UU: “No tengo miedo a Trump. Seguiré hablando contra la guerra”

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EC - RELIGIOCOM - 6º Congresso Internacional de Comunicação e Religiões - Mestrado em Comunicação 5º Congresso Internacional de Comunicação e Religiões.

RELIGIOCOM - 6º Congresso Internacional de Comunicação e Religiões - Mestrado em Comunicação
- Brasil eventos.unasp.edu.br/religiocom-6...

Many Latin Americans see a role for religion in government, national identity | Pew Research Center Majorities in Brazil, Colombia and Peru want leaders who stand up for their religious beliefs. Protestants are especially supportive of Christianity in public life.

Majorities in Brazil, Colombia and Peru want leaders who stand up for their religious beliefs. Protestants are especially supportive of Christianity in public life.

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Listening to Christian pronatalists you'd think before the 1960s US women had always averaged 5-7 kids. "Then birth control and abortion happened and we stopped having babies!" They've never seen a chart showing how US fertility had been steadily falling *since 1800* until that weird post-WWII bump.

Presentación del último libro de Cristian Parker, 19 de mayo a las 16:30 horas en el Centro de Estudios Judaicos, de la Universidad de Chile.
Con participación virtual de Dra. Renée de la Torre y Dra. Brenda Carranza.

Easter in a Cynical Age "Who would harden their hearts at the voice of God? Probably me, if I’m being honest."

Easter in a Cynical Age.
When the harvest is plentiful but the laborers are over it
www.commonwealmagazine.org/easter-cynic...

Finanzas cristianas: cómo la religión influye la inversión Congregaciones religiosas, bancos y gestoras impulsan inversiones alineadas con valores éticos en un mercado que tiene 5 billones de activos bajo gestión

Finanzas cristianas: cómo la religión influye la inversión www.larazon.es/economia/fin...

Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

Massive budget cuts for US social sciences proposed again by Trump administration www.nature.com/articles/d41...

2026 Grants & Awards. SSSR logo

Our 2026 Awards and Grants online submissions are now open. Every year, the SSSR confers different awards and funds numerous grants, both for scholars already working in the field and for students. Explore all the opportunities for SSSR members. ⬇️ #Religion #Research
sssreligion.org/awards-grants/

El nuevo mapa religioso de América Latina En sociedades cada vez más plurales y autónomas, las creencias religiosas no desaparecen, pero cambian sus formas de expresión.

El nuevo mapa religioso de América Latina. En sociedades cada vez más plurales y autónomas, las creencias religiosas no desaparecen, pero cambian sus formas de expresión. www.clarin.com/opinion/nuev...

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God on their side: how the US, Israel and Iran are all using religion to garner support Politicians from all three Abrahamic religions are using scripture to back their positions.

God on their side: how the US, Israel and Iran are all using religion to garner support
theconversation.com/god-on-their...

Home Survey Experiments for the Scientific Study of Religion (SESSR) aims to improve our understanding of the measurement, impacts, and causes of religion, spirituality, and related concepts. SESSR accept...

Call for proposals- Survey Experiments for the Scientific Study of Religion (SESSR)
www.sessr.org/home

Excited for @profsamperry.bsky.social to visit ETSU tomorrow!

Los teólogos de la renovación de la teología islámica El tajdid es un movimiento de renovación de la teología islámica que busca reinterpretar el Corán frente a los desafíos de la modernidad. Sus ejes principales son la ijtihad (interpretación razonada f...

Los teólogos de la renovación de la teología islámica
rubenaguilar.nexos.com.mx/los-teologos....

Historic and swift: Mullally’s rise to Archbishop of Canterbury. Sarah Mullally was installed as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury. She is the first woman to hold the role in the Church of England’s nearly 500 year history
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"The Religion of Intellectuals," Cipriani's New Text - Sociologically The book "The Religion of Intellectuals" discusses the relationship between the sacred, critical thinking, and secularization in contemporary society.

"The Religion of Intellectuals," Roberto Cipriani's new book.
sociologicamente.it/en/the-relig...

Competition to field questions in the ESS | European Social Survey A call for proposals to field a module of questions in Round 14 (2029/30) of the European Social Survey (ESS) is now open until Monday 27 April.

A call for proposals to field a module of questions in Round 14 (2029/30) of our #survey remains open until Monday 27 April.

This open competition offers teams of #researchers the chance to include up to 30 #questions on a single academic area and/or policy concern within #Europe.

Pope Leo laments that Iran war 'getting worse and worse' Pope Leo expressed concern on Tuesday about a ​rising tenor of animosity in the ‌expanding Iran war, repeating calls for a ceasefire amid reports the U.S. is planning to send thousands of ​soldiers to...

Pope Leo laments that Iran war 'getting worse and worse' www.reuters.com/world/middle...