Pope Leo XIV prayed Thursday with King Charles III and Queen Camilla under the frescoed ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, marking a first time a British monarch publicly worshiped with a sitting pontiff since Henry VIII broke with the Vatican and formed the Church of England in 1534. (Faiola, The Washington Post)
Read MoreAccording to new data from UCLA’s Center for Scholars & Storytellers, Gen Z viewers are tired of on-screen sexual content. Released this week, the American university's annual Teens & Screens report, titled “Get Real: Relatability on Demand”, surveyed 1,500 young adults and teens aged between 10 and 24 in the US during August. (Mouriquand, EuroNews)
Read MoreSpain is having a nun moment. From pop charts to cinema screens and podcasts, the convent has become unexpectedly fashionable — and its image is selling as fast as the sweet pastries made by Spanish sisters. (Wilkinson, The Times)
Read MoreCongregations are aging, and tens of thousands of Christians have emigrated in recent years, largely due to Beijing’s imposition of a national security law in 2020 following Hong Kong pro-democracy protests. The decline in student numbers is compounded by the fact that Hong Kong has a large number of theology programs. (Maize, Christianity Today)
Read MoreOver the past several years, a new wave of “witchy winemakers” has been making a splash in the beverage industry. This trend sounds very new age. But with thousands of years of religious tradition and history related to wine, infusing spiritual practices into production can’t be new, right? (Ventiera, Wine Enthusiast)
Read MoreFor this installment of Word of the Week, we look back on the origins of "ghost." Don't be scared! It's just a little etymology. (Hernandez, NPR)
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