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Pope Who Changed the Calendar Is Honored with an Asteroid

Gregory XIII joins Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and many other Christians with an astronomical tribute.

Pope Gregory XIII

Pope Gregory XIII

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The International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid after Pope Gregory XIII, the 16th-century Roman Catholic leader who reformed the Western calendar to bring it into closer alignment with Earth’s orbit of the sun.

About 1.2 million asteroids orbit the sun, most in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. Seen through a telescope, the “minor planets,” as scientists term them, appear as specks of reflected light. The first one was cataloged in 1801 by Giuseppe Piazzi, an Italian priest, and since then, more than 600,000 have been named. Around 60 were named to honor Christian leaders including Thomas Aquinas, Hildegard of Bingen, Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and C. S. Lewis.

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Our cover story this month delves into the intermingling of profits and praise, detailing how Sunday worship favorites (and their future royalties) have become popular investments in a multibillion-dollar industry. Also in this issue: the theological significance of singleness, a new video game in which players step into the sandals of the Savior, and the dangers of weaponizing forgiveness.

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How One Family’s Faith Survived Three Generations in the Pulpit

Our May/June Issue: Ministry Across the Generations

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Look Who’s Talking

The Danger of Forcing Forgiveness

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I Find Comfort in the Divine Warrior

Beth M. Stovell

When Politics Saved 25 Million Lives

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Daniel J. Denk

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The Authority of Scripture Is Not the Problem

May We Never Lose Sight

Christianity Is a Birth Story

Testimony

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Tina Kolniak

What Singleness Reveals about the World to Come

Interview by Barry Danylak

Review

The Power and Peril of Spiritual ‘Evolution’ Stories

Samuel D. James

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Conflict Between Science and Religion Is Always Possible but Never Inevitable

Edward J. Larson

New & Noteworthy Books

Matt Reynolds

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