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From a young age, Michelangelo prized drawing and sculpture above painting. Ian Nicholson/PA via Getty Images

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Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine Chapel – and never aspired to be a painter to begin with

Staff Writer - February 23, 2026

The quest to restrict Planned Parenthood’s funding has made headway. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

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Federal and state authorities are taking a 2-pronged approach to make it harder to get an abortion

A fresco shows St. Francis speaking to the birds in the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi, Italy. Photo Beto/iStock Getty Images Plus

Religion

800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of Francis of Assisi endure

In Detroit, Mich., volunteers with the Detroit People’s Assembly put together whistle kits designed to alert the community when immigration agents are nearby. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Anti-ICE protesters are following same nonviolent playbook used by people in war zones across the world to fight threats to their communities

In the Shakers’ early years, dance was one of the most distinct aspects of the Christian group’s worship. Bettmann via Getty Images

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The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

Ixia Beach, located on the northwestern coast of the Greek island of Rhodes, is a popular destination. Norbert Nagel via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

Religion

The beach wasn’t always a vacation destination – for the ancient...

Staff Writer - July 28, 2025

Beehive Geyser, in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park. Thomas S. Bremer

Religion

Yellowstone has been a ‘sacred wonderland’ of spiritual power and religious...

Staff Writer - July 24, 2025

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a church in Harlem during his failed campaign to become the Democratic nominee in the 2025 New York City mayoral race. Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images

Religion

IRS says churches may endorse political candidates despite a decades-old federal...

Staff Writer - July 13, 2025

Pro-Palestinian students pass the flag of Israel while walking out of commencement in protest at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on May 30, 2024. AP Photo/Charles Krupa

Religion

Conflicted, disillusioned, disengaged: The unsettled center of Jewish student opinion after...

Staff Writer - June 16, 2025

Supreme Court justices heard arguments April 30, 2025, and issued a 4-4 order just a few weeks later. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Religion

Supreme Court’s one-sentence order closes the door to Catholic charter school...

Staff Writer - May 25, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa meet in Turkey on April 11, 2025. TUR Presidency/ Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

Religion

Trump’s lifting of Syria sanctions is a win for Turkey, too...

Staff Writer - May 19, 2025

Players observe a minute of silence in memory of Pope Francis before the Spanish league soccer match between Real Madrid and RC Celta de Vigo at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on May 4, 2025. Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images

Religion

From pulpit to pitch: Pope Francis used sport to get his...

Staff Writer - May 11, 2025

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as pontiff, on May 8, 2025. AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis

Religion

Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose the Chicago...

Staff Writer - May 9, 2025

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Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

Environment

Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

Staff Writer - February 12, 2026

Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Portland cement, widely used for concrete, is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photovs/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

February 12, 2026

There is still a great deal unknown about RNA and its modifications. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome −...

February 10, 2026

A farmer near Quemado, Texas, prepares to take hay to cattle amid the drought in June 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing...

February 9, 2026

A baby orangutan was seized by Thai police in an anti-trafficking operation in May 2025. Thai police Central Investigation Bureau via AP

New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

February 8, 2026