Pope Francis suggested Monday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation” and denounced how people had been swayed by “baseless information” to refuse one of the most effective measures to save lives during the pandemic.
Jerusalem church leader says Israeli extremists threaten Christian presence in city
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has accused radical Israeli groups of threatening the presence of Christians in the holy city, in remarks that Israeli officials rejected as baseless.
Financial Uncertainty At Bill Gothard’s Institute In Basic Life Principles
In the 1970s and ‘80s, Bill Gothard’s Institute in Basic Life Principles’ week-long seminars filled arenas. Millions of evangelicals attended the programs, and many Christian leaders today say the events were life-changing, resulting a first-time commitments to Christ or decisions to…
At Milwaukee church, refugees find welcome from a less suspicious time
Asher Imtiaz is the kind of person who always seems to be wandering into a great story.
How a San Francisco church creates bigger, better community through giving
Nineteenth Avenue is a relatively small congregation with limited resources even before the pandemic ever put restraints on its potential.
Ex-youth leader gets 20 years after child molesting plea
A former northern Indiana youth leader was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he molested several boys.
Venture Capitalists See Profit in Prayer
Tech investors have discovered religion—or at least religion apps.
University of Alabama partners with the Smithsonian to show religious aspects of January 6th US Capitol attack
The University of Alabama and the Smithsonian Institute worked together to take a closer look at what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Ransom freed some missionary hostages in Haiti, workers say
An unidentified person paid a ransom that freed three missionaries kidnapped by a gang in Haiti under an agreement that was supposed to have led to the release of all 15 remaining captives early last month, workers for their Ohio-based…
Amid Unrest, Kazakhstan Adds More Restrictions For Religious Meetings
President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev signed into law amendments to the religion law to make holding religious events away from state-registered places of worship more difficult. The amendments come into force on Jan. 9.
European court declines to take pro-gay marriage cake case
A top European court declined Thursday to rule in a high-profile discrimination case centered on an activist’s request to have a cake decorated with the “Sesame Street” characters Bert and Ernie and the words “Support Gay Marriage.”
Pope decries Church conservatives encased in “suit of armour”
Pope Francis took an apparent dig at conservatives resisting change in the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, lamenting those whose religion he said was self-referential and encased in a “suit of armour”.