Sister June Carpenter, among the final people in the Shaker movement’s surviving community, died on November 3 at Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester, Maine. She was 88.
The Supreme Court appeared poised on November 3 to back Catholic preschools challenging Colorado’s participation rules for its universal preschool program. The case concerns whether the schools can receive public funding while seeking an exemption from the state’s nondiscrimination requirement.The Supreme Court appeared likely on November 3 to favor Catholic preschools seeking an exemption from Colorado’s nondiscrimination rules. The case tests whether publicly funded providers can turn away families in ways the state’s program prohibits.The Supreme Court appeared poised on November 3 to support Catholic preschools challenging Colorado’s refusal to exempt them from its universal preschool rules. The schools say the condition forces them to compromise their religious beliefs to access public benefits.
Published November 2, 2026: A Bellevue father confronted a family after his son received Christian pamphlets with Halloween candy.
Catholics protested outside the Oakland Diocese’s Cathedral of Christ the Light on October 29, criticizing Bishop Michael Barber’s participation in a White House prayer with President Donald Trump shortly before the midterm election.Oakland Catholics protested on October 29 after Bishop Michael Barber joined a White House prayer with President Donald Trump shortly before the midterm election, objecting to the political message the event conveyed.Bishop Michael Barber said he used an October 22 White House meeting to raise concerns affecting his community; protesters challenged his participation outside the Oakland Diocese cathedral on October 29.
On October 29, church and United Methodist leaders were preparing separate Sunday services in Highland Park, Texas, after the congregation voted to leave the denomination. The dispute over the vote and church leadership is headed for trial in 2027.
An independent researcher has compared translations of a disputed passage in Flavius Josephus’s Jewish Antiquities, written around AD 93 to 94, arguing that it may preserve an early account of Jesus’s followers describing his return to life.
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