Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Pentagon again revises religious categories for troops
You can now get a religious exemption from using AI at work
Futurism: Religious
criticism comes amid rapidly growing backlash to the tech, with
countless workers becoming frustrated after being forced to use AI, even
when the productivity benefits it offers are questionable.
Pentagon again revises religious categories for troops*
The New York Times:
The Defense Department made the change after lawmakers objected to its
original list, which did not include the Latter-day Saints among
traditions labeled Christian.
As polyamory gains visibility, monogamy faces a vote in the PCUSA*
The Christian
Century: A proposal that would require ordained clergy to be monogamous
is on the docket at the Presbyterian Church (USA)’s general assembly
this summer.
Conflicts are on the rise globally, at the highest level since WWII, data shows
NPR: If you’ve been
thinking it seems like there are more wars raging in the world these
days, it turns out you’re right and the data proves it.
The hunt for the Gnostics, Christianity’s bogeyman
National Geographic:
For decades, the Gnostic Gospels were widely believed to have been a
library of ancient texts hidden away to protect their secrets. But what
if the evidence for that is thinner than the papyrus the books were
written on?
Pope Leo scores goal for the Gospel at soccer stadium
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‘Christ in the Abyss: Cultivating Deep Faith amid Depression and Despair’
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By Jean L. Neely |
A writer who lives with bipolar disorder shares her story and amplifies voices of hope for those who struggle with inner pain or doubt. |
By Jessica Young Brown |
We typically anticipate relaxation and a slower pace in the summer, but that is hard to imagine this year. So it is even more important to prioritize rest and play, writes a psychologist who specializes in faith and mental health. |
By Shari Finnell |
For the first time in 25 years, the median number of people attending worship services in the United States has gone up. |
By Byron L. Benton |
More than a decade after the massacre at Emanuel AME Church, a pastor reflects on what is required for true forgiveness to occur. |
By Norman Wirzba |
Theologian Norman Wirzba reflects on what he has learned about theology and Creation as a longtime friend and student of Wendell Berry. |
By Kory Wilcoxson |
Facing years of deferred maintenance and repair costs, a church in Lexington, Kentucky, looked outward as well as inward to make the best use of its historic space while expanding to meet a pressing local need. |
Magnifica Humanitas and the 12 Steps
Dawn Eden Goldstein, theologian, canon lawyer, and author, who has written Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.’s Spiritual Sponsor, a biography of Fr. Edward Dowling, who was pivotal to the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, sees a link between 12 step programs and Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. She notes Pope Leo’s own ministry to alcoholics and other addicts during his priesthood, and sees a remarkable overlap in the themes.
Monday, June 8, 2026
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The Day Pope Leo XIV Made History in Spain
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Pope Leo XIV's third day in Madrid was the most intense of the entire trip. He became the first pope in history to address the Spanish Parliament — speaking about peace, rearmament, AI in warfare, migration, the defense of life, and religious freedom. He left to nearly ten minutes of applause. He met privately with six abuse survivors — unannounced, for almost an hour. He offered the Golden Rose to the Virgin of the Almudena. And he ended the night at the Santiago Bernabéu — where he told the packed stadium: "The goodness of even a few can overcome the fear of many." Five moments. One day.
The Pope’s powerful homily on the Feast of Corpus Christi
Pope Responds to Young People: Favorite Saints, How Can They Discern What Helps a Young Person Discover God’s Voice
ZENIT Staff
Pope’s answers to young people during the massive Prayer Vigil in Madrid
This is How Mexico’s Leftist Supreme Court Works to Decriminalize Abortion Up to Birth
Rafael Manuel Tovar
On April 24, 2007, Mexico City became the first state constitution to decriminalize abortion up to 12 weeks. This decision was followed by 23 of the country’s 32 states, after the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling that declared the criminalization of the euphemism «right to choose» unconstitutional and ordered the Federal Congress to remove the crime of abortion from the Penal Code.
Real Madrid or Barcelona? The Pope’s first words on his way to Spain: abuse, the war in Iran, and a gift for journalists
ZENIT Staff
Real Madrid or Barcelona? That was the question posed to the Holy Father on the flight from Rome to Madrid on the morning of Saturday, June 6. The Holy Father was clear: as Pope, he supports all teams, but Robert Prevost roots for Real Madrid
Pope Leo XIV Meets Privately with Some 200 Augustinians in Madrid
ZENIT Staff
Leo XIV met with approximately 200 Augustinian Religious from various communities in Spain
The Impressive Numbers of the Pope’s Second Day in Spain
ZENIT Staff
Approximately 400 million people followed the celebration on television, through the official broadcast distributed by TVE (Spanish Television) to networks worldwide.
Black clergy weigh faith, AI, and change
Pope Leo uses Spain visit to press Europe on abortion, migration and peace
Religion News
Service: In a historic address to Spain’s Parliament, Pope Leo XIV
offered one of the clearest expressions yet of his effort to frame
abortion, migration and peace as interconnected questions of human
dignity.
‘It’s Bible time’: How religion became part of the USMNT’s World Cup identity
The Guardian:
Proclamations of faith signal that players are joining a generation of
professional American athletes who feel freer to express their views
than several decades’ worth of their predecessors did.
At Hampton, Black clergy weigh faith, AI, and change
The Chicago Defender:
The 2026 Hampton University Ministers Conference, one of the nation’s
most influential gatherings of Black clergy, is betting that the future
of ministry will require both tradition and change.
Newcomers flock to NJ churches. Is a religious revival brewing?
AOL: Some New Jersey
churches are seeing something they haven't witnessed in a long time:
newcomers filling seats, the number of baptisms growing and young people
showing up with questions.
People love working from home. But does it love them back? A new study says no
NPR: A study in the
journal Science found that people who work remotely had more depression,
anxiety and visits to mental health professionals than those who work
in jobs that can't be done remotely.
'I am a victim of God’s spell’
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