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How Deepak Chopra’s AI spirituality is hijacking spiritual hunger
(RNS) — For 50 cents per 30-minute session, or $10 a month, readers can now ask Digital Deepak about their purpose, their fears, their path forward.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 11:29 PM |
Catholic universities search for tricky balance on Trump anti-DEI push
(RNS) — Many Catholic university leaders are trying to thread the needle between staying under the Trump administration’s radar and framing their work with marginalized students as grounded in their Catholic identities.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 10:13 PM |
When Catholic colleges cut theology majors, what happens to Catholic identity?
(RNS) — Just 63% of Catholic higher education institutions have theology or religious studies departments, down from 69% in 2016.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 10:07 PM |
African Christian leaders and health nonprofits seek to fill gaps after USAID cuts
(RNS) — The leaders from 10 countries on the continent called for more local funding to restore essential resources to fight malaria, HIV and tuberculosis.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 8:20 PM |
Pope Leo offers rare insight into his thoughts during the conclave
ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) — Pope Leo spoke about the themes of peace and unity that guided his papal visits to Turkey and Lebanon, affirming the Holy See’s commitment to dialogue in Ukraine and in the Middle East.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 8:15 PM |
‘Lebanon, stand up!’: Pope Leo revives calls for truth, justice after Beirut port blast
BEIRUT (RNS) — Survivors of the 2020 Beirut port explosion say they are still waiting for the truth as Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon to become ‘a home of justice and fraternity.’
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 5:57 PM |
How modern American women are finding Hinduism’s powerful goddess tradition through dance
(RNS) — Bridging the East and West, American women have found Hinduism’s powerful divine feminine through the art of sacred dance.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 5:36 PM |
A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million
VERSAILLES, France (AP) — It was part of a French collection and was initially thought to be from one of the many Rubens workshops that existed at the time.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 4:47 PM |
United Lutheran Seminary to host ‘A Vision for Liberating Our Democracy’ Conference, February 27–28
United Lutheran Seminary
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 3:37 PM |
Pope Leo’s visit to psychiatric hospital aims to combat stigma in Lebanon
JAL EL DIB, Lebanon (RNS) — In a country battered by economic collapse and recurring conflict, Pope Leo XIV visited with patients battling trauma, recovering from addiction and dealing with disabilities at the Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross.
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POSTED DECEMBER 02, 2025 7:09 AM |
Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
The Springfield TPS Case Is Also a Test of Immigrant-Led Civil Society
Right now is one of the toughest periods for immigration nonprofits across the country, a fact that is very apparent in Springfield, Ohio.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 12:16 PM |
The Work of Democracy
When communities lose the institutions that connect people to one another, they lose confidence in democracy.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 11:45 AM |
“Centering Community” Starts with the Mission and Ends with the Work
Amidst a backlash against diversity, equity, and inclusion work, it is critical to recall the intention behind the work in the first place—which is to advance progress for communities being left behind.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 5:18 PM |
Land the Gifts That Move the Numbers
I was you. Different budget, same December. By the end of it I was cooked, my team was cooked, and I could not have told you which of the hundred things we did actually brought in money.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 2:24 PM |
Flipping the Script: How Civil Society Organizations Can Support Protest in the Face of Suppression
In our democracy, US civil society plays a critical role in protecting civic space for robust debate and opposition to government policies. Understanding why these conspiracy prosecutions are dangerous—and being prepared to respond—is critical to that mission.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 2:07 PM |
Why Your Best Fundraisers Are Leaving
The people who know how to turn relationships into philanthropy are an organization’s greatest fundraising asset. Yet as our metrics-focused culture keeps driving them away, the sector risks plunging into crisis.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 17, 2026 12:01 PM |
The Problem with “Fighting Polarization” and a Better Path to Unity
Polarization itself is less a problem to solve but a symptom of deeper social and political change, and we address it by building capacity to work through disagreement rather than stifling it.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 3:21 PM |
How Nonprofits Adopt and Govern AI: Insights from a New Report
A new NTEN and Bridgespan report finds that 98 percent of nonprofits are using AI, but most lack budgets, roadmaps, or training to use it responsibly. While the sector agrees on the fix, the question is whether it will act before the governance gap widens further.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 16, 2026 2:32 PM |
The Work Was Never in Washington: Building Change One Block at a Time
Thermal energy networks are an under-the-radar technology that’s capable of powering entire neighborhoods. They present an unusual opportunity for communities to have a shot at owning the infrastructure that could heat and cool their homes.
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 1:33 PM |
The Nation’s Nonprofit Sector Will Drive the Next Great Movement for Social Change
Today, resistance in America can be meaningfully found in the coalitions and the nonprofits that are the bedrocks of our communities
POSTED SEPTEMBER 15, 2026 12:57 PM |
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