Clergy members in Arizona who learn of child abuse in the context of religious confession are not required to report it, the state’s supreme court has said in a ruling that protects what church leaders call the “seal of the confessional”. (Luscombe, The Guardian)
Read MoreIn Russia’s catalogue of kidnapped Ukrainian children, prospective guardians can choose preferred hair and eye color, and specify their intended form of guardianship. Teenage girls are photographed in seductive adult attire. (Chandler,Baptist Press)
Read More“Naked dressing” started as a look for publicity-seeking celebrities and fashion designers. Now it is migrating from the runways and red carpets to everyday shoppers—and it’s not exactly going smoothly. (Kapner, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreRoughly 1 in 5 U.S. teens say they are on TikTok and YouTube almost constantly. At the same time, 64% of teens say they use chatbots, including about 3 in 10 who do so daily. (Faverio & Sidoti, Pew Research Center)
Read MoreThe new Minnesota law that would ban apps and websites that can generate nonconsensual intimate imagery can take effect today, after xAI's last-minute effort to stop it from being enforced failed to convince a federal judge. (Moon, Engadget)
Read MoreA total of 32,600 people attended weekly services – such as Evensong, Morning and Evening Prayer or Sunday Eucharist - at Church of England cathedrals in 2025. Sunday attendance was up notably among adults, at eight per cent higher than in 2024. (The Church of England)
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