Religious education in Quebec, mandatory, faces legal challenges by Samantha Rideout It's an experiment in religious literacy and jurisdictions across Canada are watching it to see whether it can be a model for
Archaeology finds decode ancient secrets of early faith practices by Trisha Elliott Dazzling discoveries in Israel, Turkey and Egypt offer insight into how ancient believers thought and behaved, clues to the origins of modern
Cancer death of gay partner flows into poignant memoir, with tears by David Wilson David Hallman's partner of 33 years lived for just 16 days after his cancer diagnosis, and the story of their life together
United Church in Quebec honours Inuit dead of TB in 1950s far from home by Samantha Rideout The federal government shipped thousands of Inuit south for treatment of tuberculosis. Some stayed in hospital for years. Many died.
Universe discoveries find it more vast and complex than anyone knew by Kevin Spurgaitis The findings are prompting some to question whether religion will become obsolete, or whether they will guide humanity to greater enlightenment
Pipeline in Mackenzie Valley has support from Indigenous Peoples by Will Braun A 10-year moratorium is over and three of four Indigenous groups who live in the area support the monumental project
AI advances lead to thorny ethical questions about fate of humans by Kevin Spurgaitis Computers are learning so fast on their own that it's not clear how they will shape the future of the species that
The shaky ethics of selling DNA by Lisa Van de Ven With 20 percent of genes currently under patent, critics are turning to the courts to put the brakes on the biotech industry
Biotechnology companies own patents on a fifth of human genes, so, lawsuits by Lisa Van de Ven Critics are turning to the courts to challenge commercial rights on human DNA
Christianity is not yet dead, but a new kind is being born by Kenneth Bagnell The world is becoming more secular, but it's not yet time to write off religion
New ‘Faith Workers’ Bill of Rights’ cites church bullying and unfair discipline process Jul. 3, 2025