A New Jersey man is going to prison for his role in conspiring with a hate group to threaten and intimidate properties owned by Black people and Jews throughout the country.
Why the minichurch is the latest trend in American religion
The Rev. Derek Miller has seen the future of the church in America.
Pope thanks journalists for helping expose Church sex scandals
Pope Francis on Saturday thanked journalists for helping uncover the clerical sexual abuse scandals that the Roman Catholic Church initially tried to cover up.
US Catholic bishops may dodge rebuke of Biden over abortion
While some US Catholic bishops continue to denounce President Joe Biden for his support of legal abortion, their conference as a whole is likely to avoid direct criticism of him at its upcoming national meeting.
What is a young man worth?
Stephen Tolson says he heard at 10 years old to stay away from Paul Pressler. In the late 1970s, Pressler was an up-and-coming Harris County, Texas, judge and a youth director at Bethel Independent Presbyterian Church in Houston, where Tolson’s father…
William Sterling Cary, pioneering Black pastor, dies at 94
William Sterling Cary, a pioneering minister and civil rights activist who was the first Black person in prominent church leadership roles including president of the National Council of Churches, has died, according to family members. He was 94.
New biography offers novel approach to life of Muhammad
A new biography of the Prophet Muhammad takes a narrative-driven approach to depicting the life of Islam’s key figure. In his new book, “Muhammad, the World-Changer: An Intimate Portrait” (available Nov. 16), biographer Mohamad Jebara takes long-established sources and weaves…
German Museum Acquires 15,000 Artifacts Documenting the History of Anti-Semitism
The German Historical Museum in Berlin has acquired a huge archive of artifacts that trace the history of anti-Semitism in Europe across two centuries. Holocaust survivor Wolfgang Haney collected the 15,000 objects in the three decades preceding his death in 2017, reports German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel.
Vatican financial reform efforts continue amid scandals and deficit
While Vatican finances suffered greatly during the COVID-19 pandemic and high-profile financial scandals maimed the church’s credibility worldwide, Pope Francis and his team of reformers continue their efforts to promote transparency in the institution’s wrought finances.