Jannik Sinner says it’s “a good thing for us tennis players” that the new pope likes to play the sport. Even if Leo XIV jokingly said he wouldn’t want to arrange a game with the top-ranked player — ostensibly because of his name.
Caritas urges respect for environmental laws after floods in eastern DRC
Heavy flooding in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) washed away several villages along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 104 dead and 50 others missing.
From Jesus Revolution to the White House
On Wednesday before Easter, Greg Laurie walked in the darkness outside the White House after enjoying a dinner with President Donald Trump and a few dozen prominent evangelical leaders.
Pope Leo XIV’s previously unknown Creole roots are a most American story
As a Chicago-born missionary to Peru, Robert Francis Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — was arguably the least American of the American Cardinals. But despite his close ties to Peru, where he led an Augustinian seminary and, later, the…
‘Honey, he’s had enough of you’: Trump’s Middle East moves increasingly appear to sideline Israel
On Friday, a popular Hebrew X account called “News From a Year Ago” tweeted a short video of Donald Trump, then running for U.S. president, from May 2024.
Proposal aimed at getting more religion in Nebraska schools sidetracks Ed Committee
The Nebraska Legislature’s Education Committee has been trying for a month to get one of its packages of education proposals out of committee and onto the floor. But the past few executive sessions have been tense, and committee members remain…
Orthodox Church leader says faith is humanity’s safeguard against the ‘impending robotocracy’
The spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians has said that religious faith should serve as humanity’s safeguard amid rapidly advancing technology and what he described as the “impending robotocracy.”
God ‘Laughs at Restrictions,’ Says Missionary in China
American missionary Caleb Rowen has witnessed firsthand China’s tightening restrictions on religious faith and practice.
‘A Faith Under Siege’ Documents Russia’s Persecution Of Christians In Ukraine
Christian faith threatens Russian President Vladimir Putin because it is out of his control. As such, his war on Ukraine has centered on the systematic persecution of Christians, their families and their churches.
Freed hostage Emily Damari to Pulitzer board: Mosab Abu Toha is ‘the modern-day equivalent of a Holocaust denier’
An Israeli released from Hamas captivity earlier this year is objecting to the Pulitzer Prize awarded this week to Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha, charging that he is “the modern-day equivalent of a Holocaust denier” because of his derisive comments about…
How Many Megachurches Are There? Where Are They Located?
You know what’s absolutely crazy? In the 200+ posts I have put together for this newsletter, I have never once written about megachurches. I just can’t believe that it’s never crossed my mind until now, but that’s about to change.
Trump supporters should revisit ‘The Great Gatsby’
“I think that your house was where Tom and Daisy Buchanan lived.”