Emily is a former senior reporter for WORLD Magazine. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and also previously reported for the New York Daily News, The Indianapolis Star, and Philanthropy magazine. Emily resides in New York City.
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Emily Belz | With millions of members, the Iglesia ni Cristo might be the largest religious sect you’ve never heard of—and critics claim it governs by intimidation and violence
A big prize for a doctor who lived through Ebola, and honor for a genocide survivor
As the drug crisis kills thousands each year, an uptick in organ donations from addicts who have died
New York rolls back statutes of limitations for child sex abuse, opening the door for accountability
Emily Belz | Abortion proponents celebrate new law, but a Catholic church tolls its bells in mourning
A beloved bookstore announces its closure, then gets an It’s a Wonderful Life ending
Emily Belz | In Brooklyn, a church without much money gives addicts a rare welcome mat
Courts in New York cancel thousands of immigration hearings amid shutdown
A government shutdown hasn’t stopped the cartel leader’s dramatic trial
A peek behind the curtain at New York City’s security preparations for New Year’s Eve
