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Fiona André

Fiona André is a French journalist based in New York. She reports on religion, tech, and international news.

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Church leaders not bound to report sexual abuse confessions, Arizona Supreme Court rules

The Arizona State Supreme Court ruled that church leaders do not need to report cases of sexual abuse, disclosed during confessions, to authorities, in a lawsuit brought against a man who confessed...
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As Supreme Court clears way to deport Haitians and Syrians, faith leaders prepare for what's next

In a Supreme Court ruling released Thursday, the court sided with the Trump administration in a decision that could leave more than 350,000 Haitians and roughly 6,000 Syrians living in the US vulne...
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Mike Johnson says Rep. Andy Ogles's anti-Muslim remarks reflect 'popular sentiment'

A day after Rep....
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Survey: US alone in finding fellow citizens 'morally bad'

Out of 25 countries, the United States was the only one where most people said their fellow citizens’ morality was generally bad, new research has found....
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Parents awarded $1.5M after Supreme Court win in LGBTQ+ books case

A group of conservative religious parents who sued the Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland after it refused to let them opt their children out of classes discussing books on LGBTQ+ cha...
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Pastor films as masked federal agents arrest Iranian Christian asylum-seekers in LA

Two Iranian Christian asylum-seekers were arrested by masked federal agents in Los Angeles on June 24, days after a wider sweep by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeting Iranian nationals...
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Arrest of Palestinian Columbia activist divides US Jews

The arrest of a former Columbia University graduate student who had a leading role on campus criticizing Israel’s war in Gaza has sparked sharp divisions within the US Jewish community....
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119th Congress adds 2 Hindus, 2 nones, remains mostly Christian

A new Pew Research Center report on the religious composition of the 119th session of Congress reveals that the majority of its members are Christian....
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Spiritual Literacy Month is one couple's legacy of right intention

Whether it’s knitting, dancing, or chopping onions, any activity is a spiritual one, as long as it’s done with the divine in mind....
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Amnesty International report condemns France's hijab ban for its Olympic athletes

In the lead up to the Olympics and Paralympics Summer Games of 2024 in Paris, Amnesty International published a damning report on the host country’s decision to bar its athletes from wearing a hija...

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Court rules DC transit agency's ban on religious ads violates First Amendment

On May 21, a US District Court ruled in favor of WallBuilders, a religious nonprofit banned from displaying its ads on Washington, DC, buses, in its lawsuit challenging the Washington Metropolitan ...
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Eastern Orthodox Church ordains Zimbabwean woman as its first deaconess

On May 2, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all of Africa ordained in Zimbabwe the first deaconess of any patriarchate in the global Eastern Orthodox Church, marking the culmination of ye...
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Poll: Growing number of US adults support the use of political violence

Support for political violence and concern over the state of democracy are both on the rise, with 75 percent of people in the United States believing the future of democracy is at risk in the next ...

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