The Vatican has included a group that advocates for women’s ordination on a website promoting a two-year consultation of rank-and-file Catholics, indicating that Pope Francis wants to hear from all Catholics during the process.
Gunman in Texas synagogue standoff was thrown out of a local mosque for erratic behavior days before taking hostages
About 10 days before taking four hostages at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in north Texas, Malik Faisal Akram had a heated exchange with officials at the Islamic Center of Irving and was eventually escorted from the property, according to the organization’s…
Rabbi sentenced to home confinement for joining Capitol riot
A former criminal defense attorney who founded a Messianic synagogue in Florida was sentenced Thursday to two months of home confinement for joining the mob that stormed the Capitol last year.
Institute launches national committee aiming to protect religious freedom
Prominent leaders of the religious freedom movement introduced an organization they say will work to defend religious liberty and support political candidates at all levels of government who back the free practice of religion.
Synagogues forced to balance welcoming the stranger with protecting their own
The rabbi offered the man at the synagogue door a warm place to stay and a cup of tea.
Pope on prisons: No inmate should ever be deprived of hope
Pope Francis issued a plea on behalf of prison inmates Wednesday, saying they should never be deprived of hope and always be given the opportunity to redeem themselves.
Three members of ACNA response team resign from overseeing abuse investigation
Three members of the group overseeing the investigation into sexual abuse allegations in the Anglican Church in North America’s Upper Midwest Diocese resigned Monday (Jan. 17), saying that the team “downplayed or ignored” abuse survivors’ needs.
Afghanistan tops Open Doors watch list of worst countries for Christians
Afghanistan is the most dangerous country for Christians, according to an annual list put together by the Christian watchdog group Open Doors. It is the first time in two decades that North Korea has not been at the top of…
Texas abortion law challenge heads to state’s supreme court, likely adding more delays to case
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday sent the legal challenge to Texas’ restrictive abortion law to the state’s Supreme Court, a move that is expected to significantly delay the case and that abortion opponents had hoped would occur.
Germany proposes scrapping Nazi-era abortion law
Germany’s Justice Ministry proposed a draft law on Monday to end the restrictions on doctors’ offering information about abortion procedures.
As Congress debates, Black Baptist leader calls denial of voting rights ‘evil’
On the day of a major voting rights debate on Capitol Hill, a social justice coordinator for the Progressive National Baptist Convention said fighting for voting rights is an effort to conquer evil.
Christians Are Going Back to Church—But Maybe Not the Same One
Houston Northwest Church suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. By the time its flooded facilities were finally rebuilt a couple years ago, the congregation was only back at full capacity for six weeks before services were shut down…