DARK SECRETS: 18 | Vintage Vibes

A Light the Darkness Cannot Extinguish

At the close of an awful year, a religion scholar offers reflections on resisting despair in dark times, for the religious and non-religious alike.

Texas Observer · Dec 19, 2025

Candidates from the clergy see role for religion in Democratic Party - Roll Call

As Democrats look beyond 2024’s losses, candidates from clergy backgrounds see a bigger role for religion in an increasingly secular party.

Roll Call · Dec 17, 2025

'Fiddler on the Moon' documentary explores how Judaism might adapt as humanity reaches out into space

'No matter what your traditions are, someone is going to break them.'

Space · Dec 14, 2025

Riveting images of faith and spirituality: 30 of AP's best religion photos of 2025

From a bird's-eye view high above St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, a stunning photograph shows the estimated 250,000 mourners who gathered for the funeral of Pope Francis. Another photo, taken at sunset from a beach in Uruguay, shows a solitary woman wading knee-deep into the ocean to pay homage…

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025

Poll: Most Americans favor birthright citizenship, not Trump's immigration plan

Trump's support on immigration declines across religions, survey finds.

Axios · Dec 10, 2025

Nicaraguans celebrate Virgin Mary in Miami despite fears at home and in US

Hundreds of Nicaraguans caroled the Virgin Mary at flower-and-light-filled altars set up in church parking lots as well as the back of vehicles on the streets of Miami to mark the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

12 Religious Leaders Who Completely Changed the World

Faith possesses the power to move mountains, but it also constructs civilizations and dismantles empires. Throughout human history, select figures have achieved far more than simple preaching. They fundamentally altered the very way humanity thinks, lives, and interacts. Their influence extends well beyond the walls of places of worship. In…

Budget and the Bees · Dec 8, 2025

Grooming gangs inquiry ‘must consider ethnicity and religion’, Badenoch says

Tory leader also wants time-limit for inquiry, as Labour criticised over delays and rows about investigation’s scope

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025

Faith and Reform: is the religious right on the rise in UK politics?

Powerful Christian figures are emerging in Britain but there are important differences from the US, where evangelicals have fuelled Trump

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2025

South Central 53: Secularism, Religion and the Indian State in 2025

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss India’s Constitutional value of secularism and the contradictions in its practice. The panel delves into how India has fared, or not, in prioritising Constitutional values vis-à-vis political agenda. They are joined by journalist and activist Aakar Patel…

Newslaundry · Dec 7, 2025