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Sarah Mullally prays with Pope Leo XIV
The Archbishop of Canterbury has continued her pilgrimage to Rome with a visit to St Paul’s Within the Walls, the first non-Catholic church to be built in the city since the Reformation.
Virginia streamlines process for churches to build affordable housing on property
Virginia has passed a law making it easier for churches to get approval to build affordable housing on their properties.
What the Declaration of Independence does – and doesn’t – say about God
On the Fourth of July 1776, the congressional delegates in Philadelphia adopted the Declaration of Independence, then ordered that it be widely “proclaimed.” Couriers carried the printed version by stagecoach and horseback to every colony, where officials posted it and newspapers circulated…
Zohran Mamdani vetoes school ‘buffer zone’ bill against wishes of major Jewish groups
Mayor Zohran Mamdani vetoed a “buffer zone” bill insulating “educational facilities” from protests on Friday morning, drawing the ire of a number of Jewish organizations that supported it.
Canterbury archbishop to visit pope, a milestone for churches split on women clergy
Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally will travel to Rome this weekend to meet Pope Leo XIV — a visit she calls a pilgrimage, akin to the one she took to prepare for her installation at Canterbury.
Many churches, synagogues and mosques are built around families – and they’re struggling to respond to rising singles
When a couple marry in a church, synagogue or mosque, the ceremony does more than sanctify a union. Often, it binds two families to an institution.
There Is Much More to Pope vs. President Than Meets the Eye
The feud between the pope and the Trump administration over the justice of the Iran war may be the most important theological debate of my lifetime. It reveals the moral bankruptcy of the war, it illuminates the risks to our…
Hey, Fifth Circuit: Keep John Leland’s Name Out of Your Mouth!
On Tuesday (April 21), the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned previous rulings to say the state of Texas can force public schools to post a highly edited version of the Ten Commandments in public schools. The 9-8 ruling is particularly atrocious since the…
Most US adults still support abortion access, despite declines for some Christians
Though majorities in both groups support abortion being legal, a new survey by the Public Religion Research Institute found that both white Catholics and white mainline/nonevangelical Protestants have demonstrated a small swing toward an anti-abortion position since 2024.
Houston synagogue and Jewish day school closed temporarily due to threats
A Houston synagogue and Jewish day school closed Wednesday after receiving threats to their shared campus.
Facing Arrest, Cuban Christian Influencers Continue Call for Freedom
Ernesto Ricardo Medina began filming short videos with friends in early 2024 from a small room, or cuartico, of his home in Holguín, Cuba. By 2026, he had become one of the foremost Christian voices speaking out against the Cuban government.