The story of the statue itself reflects California’s shifting relationship with its past. Photo: Joseph Previtali

When Conversion Therapy Meets the First Amendment: A Landmark Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court

At the center of the controversy stands Kaley Chiles, a licensed therapist from Colorado and a devout Christian. Chiles insists that she does not practice conversion therapy—a term widely condemned by major medical associations—but rather offers what she calls “faith-based conversations” with young people who voluntarily seek to address unwanted attractions or explore their gender identity in line with their personal beliefs

Two years after October 7: interview with the Vatican Secretary of State on Hamas terrorism and the massacre in Gaza

The Holy See Secretary of State speaks to Vatican Media on the second anniversary of Hamas’s “inhuman” attack on Israel, which unleashed the destruction of the Gaza Strip. He says that what is happening in Gaza is “inhuman”, and that he’s struck by the turnout at peace marches. He adds that antisemitism is a cancer that must be eradicated.