Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians, has been awarded the 2025 Templeton Prize for his pioneering efforts to bridge scientific and spiritual understandings of humanity’s relationship with the natural world, bringing together people of different faiths to heed a call for stewardship of creation. (Templeton Prize)
Read MoreWhat was left of the hymn, archeologists found 100 years ago in ancient Egyptian ruins on a scrap of tattered papyrus, long buried by desert sand. The discovery was sealed in a climate-controlled vault at Oxford University until John Dickson came along. (Chandler, Baptist Press)
Read MoreThe Texas House passed a bipartisan bill banning nondisclosure clauses in sexual abuse settlement agreements April 8, championed on the House floor by Rep. Jeff Leach, a Southern Baptist who is among the bill’s five authors. Known as Trey’s Law, the bill outlaws the use of NDAs in settlement agreements regarding sexual abuse, regardless of the age of the abused. (Chandler, Baptist Press)
Read MoreA federal judge has denied a request by the Trump administration to reconsider a ruling in a lawsuit brought by faith-based refugee resettlement agencies, ordering the government to begin immediately processing and admitting refugees who were conditionally approved before Jan 20. (Jenkins, Religion News Service)
Read MoreSydney Robinson is the showrunner, director, writer, cinematographer and star of the internet’s new favorite show: a series of TikToks about a girls’ group chat. As of Sunday, April 6, the original “Group Chat” video has more than 25 million views, 3 million likes and nearly 20,000 comments. (Ellis, Today)
Read MoreBetween 1962 and 1970, The Beatles – a four-man band from Liverpool, England – were among the most influential bands in music history, inspiring others such as The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Queen and Nirvana. (Loehrke, USA Today)
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