Little is known publicly about the closed-door conversations held among the world’s cardinals when they gathered in Rome last week for Pope Leo XIV’s first extraordinary consistory.
Violence is not the greatest force in the ‘real world.’ People of faith know this.
Archbishop Óscar Romero once said, “Let us not grow tired of preaching love, for this is the force that will overcome the world.”
The Ugly Religious History Behind Trump’s Coup in Venezuela
Last week, in an attempt to justify his military attack on the sovereign nation of Venezuela and the ensuing arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, Trump stated, “The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal, but we’ve superseded it by a lot, by…
Review & Giveaway: Designer Science
Experiencing a crisis of faith from encountering the teachings of modern science is a rite of passage for many Christians. The simplistic beliefs taught in too many churches and our society’s lack of scientific literacy can result in a rude…
Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing
Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again.
Humanitarian Impact of Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure
Attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have significantly deepened humanitarian instability, particularly affecting vulnerable populations. In January, the situation became critical in the Odesa region, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, and Zaporizhzhia, where entire cities were left without electricity following large-scale strikes.
Christians Among Victims In Iran Protests As Prayer Requests Echo Across The World
Christians have been shot as police respond to protests across Iran, a U.S.-based evangelist told Baptist Press, with Southern Baptists requesting prayer for persecuted Christians and others across the nation.
Canada’s Not-So-Secret Religion—Hockey
A fan carries a sign bearing the likeness of Jesus Christ into the hockey arena. Wait, that’s not the Savior—that’s Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, garbed in robes with hair and beard in the biblical style, courtesy of AI.
Suspect in Jackson synagogue fire confesses; congregation determined to rebuild
The fire that ripped through Jackson, Mississippi’s only synagogue appears to be an act of arson on the part of a man who admitted to targeting the institution because of its “Jewish ties,” according to the FBI.
Pope Leo Confronts Trump on His Own Terms
Since his election in May as the first American pope, Leo XIV has become a political and temperamental counterweight to an incendiary American president.
The 17th-century Pueblo leader who fought for independence from colonial rule – long before the American Revolution
The U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall Collection contains 100 sculptures: two luminaries from each state. They include many familiar figures, such as Helen Keller, Johnny Cash, Ronald Reagan and Amelia Earhart. There are a few from the Colonial era, including founders such as…
What Worship Looks Like in a Government-Run Church Service
A controversial new leader in Washington, D.C., organizes worship services in a federal building, hosts the services, picks preachers to speak, invites staff and special guests to attend, and claims to do it to advance religion. That could describe Secretary…