Joseph Henrich, an agnostic, credits the Catholic Church for shaping WEIRD culture, which represents less than 1% of the world’s population and is characterized by being Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. In his analysis, he connects the term “weird” to a significant event in global history – the implementation of the “Marriage and Family Read more
In France, there is a stained-glass window in a medieval chapel that depicts Mary holding baby Jesus, who in turn is holding a rugby ball. The chapel is called Notre Dame du Rugby Chapel – Our Lady of Rugby, and it can be found in the rural town of Larrivière-Saint-Savin. In 1956, the local parish Read more
Dallas is the home to the world’s largest LGBTQ-friendly church, the Cathedral of Hope, which has 4,000 members. Last Sunday, Regent Empress Penny Cilyn was getting ready in her car at the parking lot. She was wearing a blue sequined dress, with her hair curled and styled like Dolly Parton. She was there to represent Read more
A UK tabloid has reported a red heifer has been born in Israel —They claim it is the first to be born in Israel in 2,000 years. In Christianity and Judaism, red heifers feature in tales about the “end of times”. The birth and sacrifice of the red cow is said to precede the construction Read more
Chaos ensued after guests at a first communion party in Indonesia got intoxicated by drinking sopi made from distilled liquid tapped from sugar palms. Residents in East Nusa Tenggara have a habit of holding parties after first communion ceremonies even though the local Church authorities have banned them. Parties, accompanied by dancing and drinking alcoholic Read more
Jeffrey Long a Kentucky oncologist who studied nearly 5,000 near-death experience cases over the last 37 years claims that he has come to believe that “there’s certainly an afterlife”. He used to believe that people were either alive or dead until he heard an incredible story from a cardiologist about a patient who had passed Read more
Texas federal Judge Brantley Starr handed down a penalty requiring three Southwest Airlines lawyers to undergo religious liberty training from Alliance Defending Freedom, a leading Christian conservative group. Starr requested training after discovering that Southwest Airlines had not followed a court order in a lawsuit involving a flight attendant who was terminated due to social Read more
A woman and a 65-year-old man who strongly believed in the afterlife agreed that April 13 of this year would be the day of his death, The Connecticut woman who has been criminally charged for trying to help a relative die had for three years discussed suicide so he could explore “the next stage of Read more
Text with Jesus is a new instant messaging application powered by ChatGPT that allows users to chat with Jesus Christ and other biblical figures impersonated by the popular artificial intelligence programme. The ChatGPT app has received mixed feedback online, ranging from amusement to accusations of blasphemy and heresy. This is unsurprising, given the sensitive subject Read more
Catholic bishops have praised the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientists and technicians for the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface a month after its launch. “The progress made by our scientists and engineers in the field of space research is truly commendable and fills our hearts with pride,” said the Catholic Bishops’ Read more