The trial’s conclusion after only two hours of jury deliberation was an end to a prosecution that began when he was arrested along with two undocumented migrants in the Arizona desert in January 2018.
In Japan, Pope Francis condemns nuclear weapons as immoral
Speaking before survivors of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Pope Francis called nuclear weapons and their possession “immoral” and suggested that countries divert the money they spend on their military to efforts to assist the poor.
Its pastor accused of sex abuse, Sanger church leaves Southern Baptist Convention amid inquiry
The church whose pastor, Dale “Dickie” Amyx, was accused of abusing and impregnating a teenage girl in the mid-1970s left the Southern Baptist Convention this year shortly after the SBC said the church needed to be investigated further due to…
Beth Moore doesn’t ‘have an axe to grind’
In a sermon described as “historic” and a “watershed,” Beth Moore addressed controversy surrounding John MacArthur’s advice that she “go home” at the inaugural National Preaching Conference hosted by Baylor University’s Truett Theological Seminary.
Across Mister Rogers’ actual neighborhoods, his faith echoes
Fred Rogers’ ministry of neighboring is global now, and the Tom Hanks movie premiering this week only amplifies his ideals. But at home, in Pittsburgh, Mister Rogers moved through real neighborhoods — the landscape of his life, the places he…
Paige Patterson’s career ended after she came forward. Her struggle continues.
Megan Lively does not want to come off as an angry feminist trying to pull down powerful men. She was raised to respect her elders and look up to authority. But after the dozens of reports of sexual abuse in…
The Democratic candidates’ favorite Bible verses
Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, and Cory Booker are quoting a lot of Scripture on the campaign trail.
Vatican appears to rebuke new US West Bank settlement policy
In what appears to be a rare public rebuke of U.S. foreign policy, the Vatican issued a statement Wednesday reaffirming its support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and calling on Israel to reside “within the borders recognized…
South Carolina Baptist Convention’s first African-American president elected
“Folks, I don’t want it to be lost on us today, that on our 200th anniversary — the oldest state convention in the Southern Baptist Convention — our first African-American will preside as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention.”