Pope Francis is shaking up the Vatican and earning rave reviews by Alicia von Stamwitz The new pontiff is a Jesuit, a champion of the marginalized and utterly uninterested in the trappings of office
The role of faith in civilization under scrutiny in huge BC study by Cory Ruf Scholars at University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser aim to establish a taxonomy of belief systems over the ages
A Canadian genocide? by Larry Krotz A new museum in Winnipeg has become a flashpoint for how we interpret this country’s treatment of First Nations
Small B.C. island community is split on coal transport in strait by Pieta Woolley People on tiny Texada, north of Vancouver, worry the community will vanish if industry wishes thwarted
The United Church is in talks with the American Church of Christ by Mike Milne The goal is for a full-communion agreement between the two denominations, stopping short of full merger
Stephen Prothero, scholar, says Americans are religiously illiterate by Martha Martin He proposes teaching religion as an academic subject in public schools across the United States
Christian churches are booming in China, both legal and illegal by Alex Jurgen Thumm The future of Christianity globally may hinge on how the state government tightens or loosens restrictions
Infertility took Jocelyn Bell on a gruelling ride. This is her story by Jocelyn Bell Being unable to get pregnant shook her to her core and led to years of painful self-reflection
We’ve changed the planet so much that it’s in a new geological era by Alanna Mitchell It's going to be called the Anthropocene, or "the new age of man," and will be laid down in Earth's crust forever
Tamil Christians are forging a spiritual home in the United Church by Mike Milne The congregation of 50 helps members connect to heritage and do social justice projects back in Sri Lanka