For three weeks, the Trump administration has sought to demonize Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland father who was sent to a prison in his native El Salvador because of what a (since fired) Justice Department lawyer called an “administrative error.” According…
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Mormon church over how it uses donations
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit alleging that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints arm misused hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations by investing it instead of using it for charitable purposes.
King Charles releases Easter message but faces criticism over reference to other faiths
“This paradox of human life runs through the Easter story and in the scenes that daily come before our eyes — at one moment, terrible images of human suffering and, in another, heroic acts in war-torn countries where humanitarians of…
El Salvador’s president, Trump’s new deportation partner, is a pro-Israel Palestinian
When the president of El Salvador came to the White House this week, he rejected a U.S. Supreme Court order to “facilitate” the return of a man locked inside one of his country’s notorious detention facilities.
Tattooing has held a long tradition in Christianity − dating back to Jesus’ crucifixion
Holy Week and Easter are perhaps the most important days in the Christian calendar. Many associate those celebrations with church services, processions, candles, incense, fasting and penances.
Arrest of Italian priest for abuse may renew calls for national reckoning
An Italian priest has been placed under house arrest on charges of aggravated sexual assault against a minor, while also facing at least five other charges of abuse in other communities said to date from 2011 to 2013.
The church helped me when I was a refugee. It’s called to do the same today.
In the late 1970s, the church sent a missionary pastor to the refugee camp in the Philippines where my parents were living to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. A little over a year later, the church sponsored our family…
The Church Is Fragile — And Unshakable
The burial plot of Jesus is a mess. More accurately, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem—marking what is thought to be the tomb Jesus occupied for three days—is a mess.
Funerals for cadavers: How one professor gets aspiring ministers comfortable with death
Several years ago, theology professor Mike Tapper asked a group of young, aspiring pastors how many had ever been to a funeral.
A Mission That Turned Into A Movement: The Spread Of Quakerism In Africa
Here’s a fun fact many may not know: Most of the world’s Quakers live in Africa.
Was Jesus Crucified with Nails?
The Bible doesn’t say Jesus was nailed to a cross.
A study found Black Christians often distrust American Muslims. A new program hopes to change that
When he remembers the sermon given at his grandmother’s funeral service, Tariq El-Amin describes feeling surprised as the Baptist minister preached. While El-Amin expected a sermon about death and the afterlife, he said the pastor mostly talked about how salvation…