Drums pounded through the frescoed halls of the Apostolic Palace on Thursday and out into St. Peter’s Square as Pope Francis welcomed a First Nations delegation seeking an apology for the Catholic Church’s role in running Canada’s notorious residential schools.
Mormon leader reaffirms faith’s stance on same-sex marriage
A top leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reaffirmed the faith’s opposition to same-sex marriage and “changes that confuse or alter gender” as debates over gender and sexuality reemerge throughout the United States.
Christian Condemnations of LGBT Not Hate Speech in Finland, Court Rules
Helsinki district court judges have dismissed hate speech charges against a Finnish politician who tweeted out Bible verses and the bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission who published a pamphlet on gender roles.
The map of our DNA is finally complete. Here’s what that means for humanity.
Scientists are finally done mapping the human genome, more than two decades after the first draft was completed, researchers announced Thursday. About 8% of genetic material had been impossible to decipher with previous technology.
Author Lee Strobel, after brush with death, explores ‘Case for Heaven’ in film
When bestselling author and former journalist Lee Strobel decided to explore the concept of heaven, he couldn’t have predicted his writing about death would intersect with a global pandemic.
Pastor Claims He Was Ousted From Florida’s Celebration Church For Uncovering Fraud
Florida megachurch senior pastor Tim Timberlake told the congregation at Jacksonville’s Celebration Church last week that he and his wife “aren’t going anywhere” amid a lawsuit filed by founding pastor Stovall Weems against the church.
Pinellas religious groups join forces to hold political power to account
The reverend stood at the podium and, looking out at the crowd of around 2,000, lifted a hand and began his testimony. His voice boomed from speakers that framed the stage as the congregants shifted in their seats.
Anglican Church of Canada blunders stoke calls for general secretary to resign
Survivors of abuse and anti-abuse advocates in the Anglican Church of Canada are calling for the denomination’s general secretary to resign, saying he and other ACC leaders have continued to bungle their response to the leak of a draft of…
Black Lives Matter protests are shaping how people understand racial inequality
Considered to be the largest social justice movement since the civil rights era of the 1960s, Black Lives Matter is more than the scores of street protests organized by the social justice group that attracted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the world.