Monday’s News & Ideas - 6/8/2026
- Pope affirms human dignity
- World Cup athletes share faith
- Black clergy to gather at Hampton
- NJ churches growing
- Remote work and mental health
- Smallest to biggest objects in space
Pope Leo uses Spain visit to press Europe on abortion, migration and peace
Religion News Service: In a historic address to Spain’s Parliament, Pope Leo XIV offered one of the clearest expressions yet of his effort to frame abortion, migration and peace as interconnected questions of human dignity.
‘It’s Bible time’: How religion became part of the USMNT’s World Cup identity
The Guardian: Proclamations of faith signal that players are joining a generation of professional American athletes who feel freer to express their views than several decades’ worth of their predecessors did.
At Hampton, Black clergy weigh faith, AI, and change
The Chicago Defender: The 2026 Hampton University Ministers Conference, one of the nation’s most influential gatherings of Black clergy, is betting that the future of ministry will require both tradition and change.
Newcomers flock to NJ churches. Is a religious revival brewing?
AOL: Some New Jersey churches are seeing something they haven't witnessed in a long time: newcomers filling seats, the number of baptisms growing and young people showing up with questions.
People love working from home. But does it love them back? A new study says no
NPR: A study in the journal Science found that people who work remotely had more depression, anxiety and visits to mental health professionals than those who work in jobs that can't be done remotely.
The Spark
From the smallest to the biggest objects in space
Vast arrays of planets, stars, black holes, galaxies and more populate our universe. Within each category, differences can be astounding, Big Think says.
