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Old Age, Our Future: Vatican expands on its global call for protecting the elderly
As the IARJ's co-managing director, based in Italy, Elisa Di Benedetto reports on the Vatican's leading role in trying to motivate faith-related…
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Global Plus: Balancing Clergy Narcissism with Healthy Humility
A new wave of research on religious leadership is finding that significant numbers of clergy show evidence of struggling with clinical signs of narcissism. The troubling…
Global Plus: An Active Faith May Hold the Key to a Longer, Healthier Life
Two of the IARJ's top journalists report on a wide range of research that suggests active involvement in religion promotes health and well being. They…
As Decade of Action
on Healthy Ageing begins, 2 IARJ co-founders join a global forum in Rome
The IARJ's Elisa Di Benedetto reports on a landmark conference in Rome that brought together 250 religious leaders, healthcare experts and…
Ahead of the Trend: Aging Populations May Slow Global Secularization
Is there an inexorable trend toward secularization in the West as younger generations in nations from the U.S. to Switzerland are less likely to affiliate with organized…
Global Plus: Research shows the power of humility
In a series of scientific advances, researchers are developing a body of evidence challenging old stereotypes of humility as the province of weak-willed, stoop-shouldered individuals of low…
GlobalPlus: Religious healing and affordable health care
An increasing importance of faith, an openness to alternative medicine and a lack of access to quality care are contributing to a resurgence in religious healing among Arab Muslims…
Amid violent protests and provocative films, religion journalists find understanding
Recent events such as the release of a crude anti-Islamic film made by extremists was associated with violent actions by extremists in other parts of the…
Course on international coverage of gender, health, education and religion
“International Coverage of Gender, Health, Education and Religion," a six-week seminar offered by the International Center for Journalists from September 24 to…