Robert Saleh to become NFL’s first Muslim head coach
The New York Jets hired San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh to be their new head coach, making him the first Muslim to run an NFL sideline.
Religion
This archive gathers 60 stories about meaningful progress at the intersection of faith, community, and public life. From interfaith cooperation on climate and poverty to congregations expanding social services, these articles document what religious communities are doing — and achieving — across the U.S. and around the world.
47 faith institutions from 21 countries to divest from fossil fuels
The institutions which announced their divestment include the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union, Irish religious order the Sisters of Our Lady Apostles, the American Jewish World Service, and the Claretian Missionaries in Sri Lanka. Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish organizations joined the coalition.
Sudan ends 30 years of Islamic law by separating religion and state
“For Sudan to become a democratic country where the rights of all citizens are enshrined, the constitution should be based on the principle of ‘separation of religion and state,’ in the absence of which the right to self-determination must be respected,” the document states.
The Vatican urges Catholics to drop investments in fossil fuels and arms
The calls were contained in a 225-page manual for church leaders and workers to mark the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical “Laudato Si” on the need to protect nature, life and defenseless people.
Global coalition of faith institutions divests more than $1 billion from fossil fuels
The institutions represent a variety of faiths, including those from Catholic, Methodist, Buddhist, Quaker, Baptist, and Anglican traditions and over $1 billion in assets. The coalition is urging governments to focus on a just, low-carbon future following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Catholic institutions divest from fossil fuels
So far, more than 150 Catholic banks, universities, foundations, and others have pledged to end their investments in fossil fuels.
Minnesota Methodists resolve to allow officiating of same-sex unions, LGBT ordination
Members of Minnesota’s United Methodist Church voted to commit to full inclusion of LGBT people.
‘Humanity’ added as a religion option on Kolkata college admissions forms
Bethune College, has decided to do away with the heterogeneous clubbing of different religions together under ‘other’ and introduced another ‘Humanity’ for all people who feel restricted by the limited options.
In major shift, Mormon Church reverses anti-LGBT policies
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is reversing its controversial 2015 policy that classified people in same-sex marriages as “apostates.” Children of parents who identify as LGBT may now also be blessed as infants and baptized.
Sikhs aim to plant million trees as ‘gift to the planet’
The project aims to reverse environmental decline and help people reconnect with nature as part of celebrations marking 550 years since the birth of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak.