The Russian Orthodox Church has installed one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies as the highest-ranking church leader in Crimea.
Voices: A wall of separation is meant to protect the people
Some Christian preachers and writers believe the concept of the separation of church and state arose in America specifically to protect the church from the government. In reality, the idea arose to seek to protect the people from both the…
This Is the Violent World in Which Christ Commands Peace
The horror of terrorism reminds us anew of how impossible it feels to love our enemies.
Martin Scorsese’s Catholic Faith Shines In ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’,
Martin Scorsese’s latest film may be among his greatest, and also, fittingly, his most Christian.
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi, in prison for speaking up against human rights violations, has been a voice for women for almost two decades
Woman, Life, Freedom,” the slogan adopted by Iranians to protest the unjust death of Mahsa Amini in 2022, is, according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the most suitable way to describe the work of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Narges Mohammadi.
Living Stones in the Land of Cedars
Speaking late last month at an anniversary celebration of the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development, Lebanese politician and businessman Neemat Frem expressed his hope for the type of pluralistic and peaceful society that Lebanon could model.
Liberty University Broke Safety Laws For Years, Federal Report Finds
Liberty University reportedly failed to keep its campus safe and repeatedly violated federal law specifying how to do so for years, according to a U.S. Department of Education preliminary report obtained by The Washington Post.
Ghana’s Politicians and Christian Leaders Seek to Ban Witchcraft Accusations
During the last week of September, news broke that a 60-year-old woman had been killed at her home in northern Ghana by a young male relative.
How Chicana women artists have often used the figure of the Virgin of Guadalupe for political messages
In 1975, Chicano artist Amado M. Peña depicted police brutality by showing the bloodied head of 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez, whom Dallas police had shot for allegedly stealing $8 from a vending machine.
Japan’s government will ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church
Japan’s government said Thursday it would ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination raised questions about the group’s fundraising and recruitment tactics.
Psychedelic ministry sells magic mushrooms from historic Detroit church
Since opening for business in Detroit on Labor Day weekend, Soul Tribes International has never been shy about being a purveyor of psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms.
Caught Up In The Rapture
Christians have always talked about Christ returning.