Sister Teresa Groth calls herself a “pardoned sinner” who seeks to be “an instrument of mercy in the hands of God” — words paraphrased from the constitution of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph, her congregation. As executive director of Francisco…
Rededicate 250’s anti-Catholicism revealed MAGA religious divides
In anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the United States, thousands came to the National Mall in Washington for “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving.” The eight-hour-long event, created and organized by Freedom 250 in collaboration with the…
Alan Chambers, former Exodus International leader, charged with soliciting minor
The former leader of a now-defunct ex-gay ministry was arrested in Florida on Tuesday morning (May 19) in connection with a sheriff’s department sting.
‘Jesus Was A Politician’: Trump Pastor Calls For No More Separation Between Church And State
The pastor who delivered the inaugural prayer last year for President Donald Trump said Sunday there should be no separation between church and state.
What Jefferson and Madison would have thought about ‘rededicating’ the US to God
Thousands of Americans prayed on the National Mall on May 17, 2026, during “Rededicate 250”: a day-long rally to “come together in prayer and worship ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday,” as organizers described it. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson,…
British politicians are doing God. Voters would rather they didn’t.
The British public want politicians to steer clear of religion just as key Westminster figures amp up debates on Christianity’s role in the country, new polling shows.
Idaho governor on track to win primary as opponent scrambles to respond to Latter-day Saint voters
Idaho Gov. Brad Little will compete in a primary election on Tuesday against a conservative critic who has drawn backlash over past comments regarding members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25
Pope Leo XIV and the co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic will launch the pontiff’s first encyclical on May 25, a document on the care of human dignity in the era of AI, the Vatican said Monday.
German court allows pro-Palestinian encampment in Hamburg park where Jews were deported by the Nazis
Activists in Hamburg are commemorating the displacement of Palestinians this week in a park where Jews were deported during World War II, following a legal fight that ended in their favor.
Thomas Paine helped start America. In the Trump era, he’s under fire.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., was revving up a crowd of tens of thousands gathered in Philadelphia for the first major No Kings protest last June. His speech, like the demonstration itself, was focused primarily on pushback against President Donald Trump,…
America’s musical founding father: ‘Liberty songs’ by a self‑taught singer and tanner helped fuel the Revolution
As July 4, 2026, approaches, Americans will be paying more attention than usual to events of 1776: the year the American Colonies declared their independence from Great Britain. Public historians, including filmmaker Ken Burns, have tried to offer a more inclusive…
As Russia Strikes Ukrainian Churches, Worship Goes On
During Moscow’s invasion in 2014, Oleksandr Pavenko, pastor of Transfiguration Church in Slovyansk, Ukraine, lost two of his sons—both of them also pastors. Kremlin-backed separatists stormed his church and abducted his sons and two church deacons, then tortured and killed the four…