Formerly fringe figures of the Religious and Political Right met at the National Conservatism conference earlier this month in Washington, DC to bask in their success at mainstreaming their ideas within the GOP.
In first interview, Pope Leo XIV takes on billionaires, polarization and war
The Catholic news website Crux published excerpts of Pope Leo XIV’s first extended interview with any media outlet, giving the first look at his perspective on the papacy and the challenges facing the church and society. Leo talked about his…
The 2025 Christianity Today Compassion Awards
Meet CT’s inaugural class of winners—seven organizations doing good work in the name of Christ.
Jewish lawmaker who shared Duke stage with Jerry Seinfeld condemns his ‘Free Palestine’-KKK comparison
The Jewish lawmaker who followed Jerry Seinfeld on stage during an appearance at Duke University on Tuesday is decrying the comedian’s comments, in which he said pro-Palestinian protesters were worse than the Ku Klux Klan.
How Do I Tell My Religious Friend to Stop Inviting Us to Church?
I’ve recently become friends with a woman who is an evangelical Christian. I am not religious myself but have studied Buddhism for a time and hold firmly that one should not overtly try to convert others into believing the same…
Special Report: South African Ministries Helping Women Leave Prostitution Behind
Financial instability, high unemployment and poverty in South Africa have led some women to choose prostitution as a means of supporting their children.
The Hymns Still Rise in Rwanda, but They Do So Quietly Now
On a sun-warmed ridge at the edge of Kigali, Rwanda, where the paved road gives way to red clay and goats roam between kitchen gardens, pastor Kamanzi folds his hands beside a chipped water tank and listens.
Christian Zionist organizations sue UN Palestinian rights watchdog for defamation
Two pro-Israel evangelical Christian organizations are suing the United Nations’ human rights monitor for Palestinian affairs, saying she defamed them by “knowingly spreading malicious lies” about the nonprofits and accusing them of contributing to a wide range of alleged crimes…
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace to Jewish progressive: ‘I have a good surgeon if you ever want to get your nose done’
A Republican member of Congress who has been a vocal opponent of campus antisemitism told a progressive Jewish Democrat on Wednesday to “get your nose done.”
Traditionalists rejoice that top US cardinal allowed to celebrate old Latin Mass at St. Peter’s
Traditionalist Catholics celebrated news Monday that the Vatican under Pope Leo XIV had given them permission to celebrate the old Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica during their upcoming pilgrimage.
Multiple HBCUs Receive Campus Threats In One Day
Multiple Historically Black Colleges and Universities, or HBCUs, say they received serious threats on Thursday, a day after right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk was shot dead on a college campus in Utah.
Emma Stone, Jonathan Glazer join growing list of Hollywood figures boycotting Israeli film institutions
A boycott circulated by film-industry luminaries targeting Israeli film and cultural institutions is picking up steam days after its release, with more big names like Emma Stone and Bowen Yang signing onto a list that now numbers more than 3,000.