Each month [of the calendar] features a black-and-white photo of a nameless man of faith, accompanied by quick facts on Vatican City, like how to access its pharmacy (with a valid prescription) and how to gain citizenship (it’s rare and not granted at birth). There’s just one caveat: Almost none of the men are actually priests. (Palomba, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThe demonstrators call themselves the Cockroach Janta Party ("Cockroach People's Party"), and they want to overhaul the way India is run, starting with an education system they say is corrupt. They are making their voices heard as they come up against the country's rising cost of living and a lack of quality jobs. (Khandekar & Kuchay, NPR)
Read MoreNo matter how many Americans say they don’t want to see politics and religion mix, it’s inevitable those two forces will collide in one way or another. For instance, when the average American thinks about Donald Trump’s supporters, there’s a high likelihood that they will conjure images of white evangelicals who have cast ballots for him in huge majorities over the last three election cycles. (Burge & Richardson, Religion News Service)
Read MoreRep. Andy Biggs, the party’s likely nominee for Arizona governor, faced criticism from fellow Republicans over his handling of a small police force more than a decade ago. (Knowles, The Washington Post)
Read MoreThis mix of the absurd and sincere reflects a kind of artistic engagement with existential questions that is increasingly resonating with people, many of whom are disconnected from organized religion. Some scholars even have a name for it: “reverent irreverence.” (Fauria, AP News)
Read MoreThe survey of 1,022 Jewish adults — including people who identify as Jewish by religion and religiously unaffiliated people who identify as Jewish through culture, ethnicity or family background — offers a rare detailed accounting of a key demographic that sits at the very center of some of the nation’s most divisive political debates. (Sanders, AP News)
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