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
Communes get a modern makeover by Anne Bokma A 1960s ideal gets an update for grownups — cohousing projects designed for living in close quarters.
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
Cheri DiNovo, minister of cloth and legislature, keeps agitating by Chantal Braganza The NDP member of provincial parliament gave up ministry for politics but is still a champion of the most marginalized
Developmentally disabled now in community living but gaps remain by Kevin Spurgaitis In Ontario alone, more than 12,000 people with developmental disabilities are on a waiting list for group housing
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
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
Tex Sample, U.S. theologian, writes about a blue-collar ministry by Ken Gallinger Too often, the church talks when it should listen, says emeritus of Saint Paul School of Theology in Missouri