High-ranking Catholics from across the globe have converged on the Vatican, where a landmark initiative is underway that will shape the future of the Catholic Church.
Texas Prisoner Who Leads Death Row Worship Faces Execution
The first death row prisoner to help lead a death row ministry in Texas’s Allan B. Polunsky Unit, a state prison with maximum security units, is scheduled to be executed on Thursday, October 26. On Tuesday, Texas denied Will Speer’s…
Documentary on Black millennials depicts wide range of religion, rebellion
A new documentary from the National Museum of African American History and Culture explores the range of faith and spiritual expressions of Black millennials and the choices they have made to reject — or embrace — the religious rituals of…
BNG webinar will feature Greg Garrett and Anthony Reddie in dialogue about James Cone and James Baldwin
BNG’s next “Change-making Conversations” webinar will feature a dialogue with two leading scholars on the theological influences of James Cone and James Baldwin. Baylor University professor Greg Garrett, author of the new book The Gospel According to James Baldwin, will…
How ‘La Catrina’ became the iconic symbol of Day of the Dead
On April 13, 1944, thousands of people clashed with police on the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago.
The pope’s absolute power, and the problems it can cause, are on display in 2 Vatican trials
Two Vatican trials are coming to a head this week and posing uncomfortable questions for the Holy See, given they both underscore Pope Francis’ power as an absolute monarch and the legal, financial and reputational problems that can arise when…
Appeals court says ‘preserving neighborhood character’ is not a sufficient justification for denying meditation center zoning request
For the second time, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in on a property use dispute between the city of Mobile, Alabama, and the Thai Meditation Association of Alabama (TMAA), which – since 2015 – has sought…
In tough times, churches can’t afford to go it alone, new book advises
America’s congregations are in trouble these days.
Argentina Legalized Abortion in 2020. Will This Impact Evangelicals’ Presidential Vote?
Libertarian upstart Javier Milei claimed 30 percent of the vote in Sunday’s election, running on a platform that would dramatically cut state services, swap the Argentine peso with the US dollar and put the country’s abortion laws to a referendum.