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The Religion and Ethics Report, where religion and ethics meet news and current affairs in Australia and around the world.
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President Trump takes aim at one of his favourite targets — Ivy League universities
For Donald Trump’s administration, there are a few more inviting targets than America’s universities.
Ivy League institutions, including Harvar...
When Pope Leo goes to Lebanon can he help the Christian community there stay safe?
Pope Leo flies east next week on his first overseas visit as pontiff. He goes first to Türkiye, a country where the Christian population has dwindled...
Pope Leo flies east to Türkiye and Lebanon: Can he help stabilise the fragile religious peace?
Pope Leo flies east next week on his first overseas visit as pontiff. He goes first to Türkiye, a country where the Christian population has dwindled...
Rabbis help Palestinians facing attacks from radical and armed Israeli settlers.
While the shaky ceasefire in Gaza dominates the news from Israel, according to the UN, radical Jewish settlers in the Palestinian West Bank have commi...
Armageddon and the Antichrist in Sillicon Valley: the world according to Peter Thiel
The second richest man in the world and tech bro extraordinaire, Peter Thiel, has lately been giving lectures on Armageddon and the Antichrist to rapt...
Which are the Pope's favourite movies?
Hollywood comes to the Vatican this weekend, as Pope Leo hosts a bevy of actors, actresses, directors, and producers, including Australian Cate Blanch...
Rabbis help with the Palestinian olive harvest in the West Bank
There has been an escalation of Israeli settler violence against Palestinian villagers, which include destruction of olive trees and armed incursions,...
Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM seizes power in Mali — what does this mean for Africa?
A group linked to the Al Qaeda Islamist network is closing in on the capital of Mali, in north-west Africa. This group, known as JNIM, now controls sw...
Vladimir Putin and the Orthodox church
One of the geopolitical tactics Russia has used in its war with Ukraine has been to divide opinion among the world’s Orthodox Christians.
Vladi...
Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM seizes power in Mali — what does this mean for Africa?
A group linked to the Al Qaeda Islamist network is closing in on the capital of Mali, in north-west Africa.
This group, known as JNIM, now cont...
The pain of war in Ukraine continues as an aid agency tries to meet its needs
While the tragedy of Gaza never seems to leave the headlines, the war in Ukraine dips in and out of the news.
That’s despite the past six month...
Air raid sirens, shelters and human suffering: the challenges facing an aid agency in war torn Ukraine
While the tragedy of Gaza never seems to leave the headlines, the war in Ukraine dips in and out of the news. That’s despite the past six months seein...
Did deeply held religious faith influence a high court judge?
The early 1990s was, for Catholics, a time of political ascendancy – a Catholic prime minister, governor-general, and five of the seven high court jus...
Fiji has a major HIV infection crisis
Fiji is facing an HIV crisis, with one of the fastest growing rates of infection in the Asia-Pacific.
The number of people with HIV has more th...
How can we live wisely as Christians?
How can Christians and other religious believers live out their faith when many of its principles conflict, not only with new social norms but the law...
History in the making: Pope Leo and King Charles pray together
King Charles and Pope Leo will have their first meeting this week at the Vatican.
But it will be much more than a meeting of two heads of state...
For the first time in 500 years King Charles, the head of the Church of England, and the Pope will pray together
King Charles and Pope Leo will have their first meeting this week at the Vatican. But it will be much more than a meeting of two heads of state. For t...
Past British war crimes in Palestine almost 100 years ago haunt the present
A former legal adviser to the Palestinian Authority, Victor Kattan, examines the reality of the Trump plan for Gaza.
He also discusses why an al...
How will Archbishop Mullally unite her church?
Sarah Mullally may be a historic choice as the new Archbishop of Canterbury but how will she deal with the chasm that has opened in the world-wide Ang...
Pope Leo exhorts the wealthy not to hoard
Pope Leo XIV has issued his first major statement since assuming office. In a “papal exhortation” titled I Have Loved You, he echoes Francis’s concern...
Do war crimes in Palestine by the British almost 100 years ago haunt the tenuous peace in Gaza?
Victor Kattan, former legal adviser to the Palestinian Authority, examines the reality of the Trump plan for Gaza. He also discusses why an almost 100...
Child brides and violence against women and girls
One in three girls around the world routinely experience violence, according to the United Nations.
And child marriage remains a problem for ma...
The history-making new Archbishop of Canterbury
The world’s 85 million Anglicans have a new spiritual leader, and she’s made history.
Dame Sarah Mullally is the new Archbishop of Canterbury. ...
Can the ancient Greeks help solve our university crises?
The headlines scream about a university sector in crisis.
Are they credential factories or places of pure intellectual inquiry?
For hist...
Child brides a huge global problem
One in three girls around the world routinely experience violence and many are forced into marriage, according to the United Nations. October 11 is In...
Loss of the leader of the world's 17 million Mormans
The leader of the world’s 17 million Mormons, Russell M. Nelson, has died, aged 101.
The former heart surgeon didn’t assume the role of prophet...
Why does a young US Muslim pine for the old-fashioned religious right?
Why would a liberal Muslim who spent his teenage and college years arguing against the power of Christianity in American politics now pine for the old...
Has US Christian nationalism crossed the pond to the UK?
The streets of London recently filled with thousands of protesters taking part in so-called “Unite the Kingdom” rallies.
Many objected to large-...
LDS church leader Russell M Nelson dies at 101
The leader of the world’s 17 million Mormons, Russell Nelson, has died, aged 101. The former heart surgeon didn’t assume the role of prophet until he...
The charismatic Catholic who helped shape the Republican Party
Long before Donald Trump up-ended traditional conservatism in the US, another charismatic figure was re-shaping the Republican Party.
Writer Wil...
First British Royal Catholic funeral in 300 years
History was made this week in Westminster Cathedral in London.
For the first time more than three centuries, a member of the British royal fami...
Post coup Turkish refugees have been fleeing into Greece since 2016
Turkey is home to 3.4 million refugees -- 3.2 million from Syria. Less well-known, are those fleeing Turkey.
Since a failed coup attempt agains...
Can you legislate against hatred?
A landmark report into Islamophobia has urged the government to introduce religious freedom legislation and counter anti-Muslim activity, which – like...
Can legislation stop hatred?
A landmark report into Islamophobia has urged the government to introduce religious freedom legislation and punish anti-Muslim activity, which – like...
Why modern universities are in crisis
Australian universities are in a crisis of funding, governance, and purpose. Are they factories churning out graduates to build national wealth? Or ar...
Trump welcomes end to ban on churches endorsing politicians
In a reward for his most loyal evangelical supporters, Donald Trump has established a task force to end a ban on churches endorsing political candidat...
How multicultural communities are changing voting trends in Australia
The federal Coalition is trying to rebuild relations with multicultural Australia, especially after Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price appeared...
The US reverses ban on churches endorsing politicians
In the US, Donald Trump has welcomed an end to a ban on churches endorsing politicians. Are Australian conservative politicians overlooking an importa...
The Popes Astronomer Brother Guy has his eyes on the heavens
For many, stargazing means swooning over the latest song, tweet, or Instagram post from Taylor Swift.
But for Jesuit brother GUY CONSOLMAGNO, i...
"Death sentence" assured for relocated Gazan Christians say the Jerusalem patriarchs
As Israel intensifies its operations in the Gaza Strip, two of the most significant Christian leaders have declared their priests and nuns will not le...