DRUGS
Purdue Pharma Shuts Down After $7.4 Billion Settlement Over OxyContin Crisis
After generating more than $35 billion from OxyContin, Purdue is dismantled and restructured under court supervision. Funds will be directed to governments to address the damage left behind.
FEATURED
CHURCHES
“Destination: Scientology, Sydney” Highlights a Milestone in Australia’s Harbor City of Opportunity
Parishioners describe a city of possibility—and a Church that helps them seize it.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Lawmakers Move to Bar Prosecution of Trafficking Victims Under Bipartisan Bill
Pieper Lewis was ordered to pay her rapist’s family $150,000. A bipartisan bill would bar courts from punishing trafficking victims for acts committed under coercion.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Survey Data Shows Strong Belief in Miracles and Faith Across the US
New and long-term studies reveal millions of Americans continue to believe in miracles, prayer and the transformative power of scripture.
FEATURED VIDEO
János Dobos & Klára Hídvégi
János Dobos and Klára Hídvégi are fighting the corruption of the psychiatric industry in Hungary. With thousands of people forced into institutions and often subject to horrific abuses, their work is bringing hope and justice to the nation.
SCIENTOLOGY NEWS
CHURCHES
“Destination: Scientology, Sydney” Highlights a Milestone in Australia’s Harbor City of Opportunity
Parishioners describe a city of possibility—and a Church that helps them seize it.
CHURCHES
At the Crossroads of the Americas, Miami’s Search for Opportunity Takes Spiritual Form
As the Church of Scientology of Miami marks its ninth anniversary as an Ideal Organization, a Destination: Scientology episode highlights its role in a city defined by those who come to begin again.
COMMUNITY
Church of Scientology Los Angeles Hosts Thousands at Family-Friendly Easter Festival on L. Ron Hubbard Way
Thousands fill the brick-lined thoroughfare as the Church of Scientology opens its doors to the public, turning a holiday tradition into a living model of community life.
MEDIA & ETHICS
REPORT UNETHICAL JOURNALISM
Have you or your institution been attacked by biased media? Tell us your story. We want to know.
HUMANITARIAN FEATURES
HUMAN RIGHTS
Lawmakers Move to Bar Prosecution of Trafficking Victims Under Bipartisan Bill
Pieper Lewis was ordered to pay her rapist’s family $150,000. A bipartisan bill would bar courts from punishing trafficking victims for acts committed under coercion.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Survey Data Shows Strong Belief in Miracles and Faith Across the US
New and long-term studies reveal millions of Americans continue to believe in miracles, prayer and the transformative power of scripture.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
“Now More Than Ever, We Need to Come Together”: Faith Communicators Convene at Annual Gathering
Religion Communicators Council gathering highlights the role of faith media in a divided world—as communicators press forward in the belief their work can help turn it toward the divine.
