Why G7 leaders are turning to a special guest — Pope Francis — for advice on AI
G7 leaders are meeting in Italy, where Pope Francis will join them to talk about the ethics of artificial intelligence.
Religion
Southern Baptist Convention set to vote on whether to ban female pastors
A change to the constitution of the Southern Baptist Convention could mark the end of women serving in pastoral roles.
Southern Baptist Convention will decide whether to expel churches with women pastors
NPR's Mary Louise talks to professor Beth Allison Barr about the Southern Baptist Convention’s planned vote this week on whether to expel churches where women are pastors.
Southern Baptists are meeting in Indianapolis and they have a full agenda
The Southern Baptist Convention is meeting to affirm its ban on women clergy and to take a vote against the use of IVF in reproduction.
For the first openly gay Methodist bishop, Christianity continued to be her calling
In this week's StoryCorps, a woman talks with her wife about becoming the first openly gay bishop in the United Methodist Church.
A priest recalls what it meant went a nun traveled 5 hours to visit his dying father
On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, when Father Jim Martin's father was dying, a nun, Sister Janice Farnham, took a 5-hour train ride to visit him.
Pope Francis issued an apology for using a slur referring to gay men
Pope Francis is apologizing for a slur he used while referring to gay men during a meeting with Italian bishops earlier this month.
White evangelical Christians are some of Israel's biggest supporters. Why?
As war continues to rage in the Middle East, attention has been turned to how American Jews, Muslims, and Palestinians relate to the state of Israel. But when we talk about the region, American Christians, particularly evangelical Christians, are often not part of that story. But their political support for Israel is a major driver for U.S. policy — in part because Evangelicals make up an organized, dedicated constituency with the numbers to exert major influence on U.S. politics.
Pope Francis apologizes for using slur referring to gay men
“The Pope never intended to offend or express himself in homophobic terms” during a closed-door discussion among bishops earlier this month, according to a Vatican press official.
Conservative Christians are lending support — and cash — to Israel at war
There is a growing number of Christians around the world looking to visit Israel, driven by the desire to show support for the country and Jews as popular support for Israel falters.