This article was originally published on Tricycle with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.  Monastics in long brown robes entered the hall for formal lunch in order of seniority, the longest ordained …

A multimedia exhibit   A global team of journalists and researchers at the University of Southern California produced more than 100 stories about people dedicated to working for positive social change as …

This article was originally published on New Lines Magazine, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.  It’s late afternoon in Tijuana, and the air is hot and thick. Hamza — …

This article was originally published on National Catholic Reporter, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.  This year marks 30 years since violence exploded between Hutu and Tutsi ethnic groups …

This article was originally published on Religion Unplugged with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.  BRIGHTON, England — According to Norse mythology, the world is an immense tree. Known as Yggdrasil, this …

This article was originally published on Religion News Service, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.  The first time Mai Nguyen tried bread made with hard Red Fife wheat, it …

This article was originally published on Religion News Service, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. Media stories about religion often focus on corruption in religious institutions, politicians’ alliances with conservative Christians and …

The following interview guide may be useful to journalists and researchers interested in collecting and telling stories of humanitarianism and/or the role of spirituality in people’s lives and work.  The USC Center …

Around the world, humanitarians care for AIDS orphans, fight oil companies in the arctic, perform surgery in the middle of wars, save migrants from certain death in the desert or the sea, …

As a lawyer and a member of the Baha’i faith, Layli Miller-Muro believes the pursuit of justice is a divine calling. When she was in law school in 1996, Miller-Muro successfully helped …

Peacebuilder Huda Abu Arqoub has a spiritual vision for Israel/Palestine rooted in the past. A truly holy land, she says, is one in which all can live together. When Huda Abu Arqoub …

When CRCC’s “Spiritual Exemplars Project” team was invited to present about “resilience,” it was easy to think of many examples within our sample of 100+ spiritually engaged humanitarians who had endured and …

Sister Norma Pimentel is one of the nation’s leading voices calling for new and more just immigration policies. As executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, she …

This article was orginally published by Religion News Service with support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality. MONTCLAIR, New Jersey (RNS) — Nearly two decades ago, at the age of 21, …

This article was originally published on The Christian Recorder, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.  On a late spring Sunday in May, the Rev. Dr. Nikia S. Robert, an …

This article was originally published on Religion News Service, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.  CARTAGENA, Colombia (RNS) — In Isla de León, an hour’s drive through traffic-choked streets …

This article was originally published on Smashboard, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.  “All women should have the ‘morning-after’ pill in their purses”. It’s a compelling statement, especially since …

This article was originally published by Religion Unplugged, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.  CHICAGO — By his own telling, as a young man Eboo Patel was something of a …

He was many things rolled into one: A committed community peace builder, a passionate promoter of religious tolerance and a tireless advocate of free education for children. Above all, Edmund Kaszibuloh Koroma …

For nearly 20 years, Eritrean Catholic Priest Mussie Zerai has fielded thousands of distress calls from refugees and migrants on shipwrecked vessels in the Mediterranean Sea. “I’ve heard the voices. I’ve heard …