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As the white smoke dissipates, Leo XIV isn’t exactly Francis 2.0

Catholics and non-Catholics alike are riding high on emotions over two words: Habemus papam. (We have a pope.) However, once the honeymoon is over and reality sets in, enthusiasm for Pope Leo XIV likely will subside as some supporters of…

Trump fires first Black and first female Librarian of Congress

If it feels like a pattern, that’s because it is. In an abrupt and controversial move, President Donald Trump fired Carla Hayden, the first African American and first woman to serve as Librarian of Congress, just months before her 10-year…

Pope Leo XIV confirmed to have African American ancestry

In a development reshaping global conversations around race, religion and representation, newly elected Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago in 1955, has been confirmed to have African American ancestry through his maternal Louisiana Creole roots. This groundbreaking…

Celebrating Grace acquires Smyth & Helwys

One of the earliest moderate Baptist enterprises arising from the late-20th-century schism in the Southern Baptist Convention has been acquired by a later independent entity. Smyth & Helwys Publishing was established in 1991 as a direct competitor to the SBC’s…

JD Vance should listen to Pope Leo

Vice President JD Vance is in a curious position now that Pope Leo XIV has assumed office, since Vance is both a Catholic in good standing and a figure who regularly clashes with Catholic leadership. On Jan. 29, the newly…

A letter to Pope Leo XIV from a Baptist brother in Christ

Like much of the world, I was glued to my television this afternoon as you were introduced as Saint Peter’s successor. While I am a lifelong Baptist, my own personal faith always has been marked by a decidedly Catholic tinge,…

Some Baptist leaders hopeful about Pope Leo XIV

“I did not think this would happen in my lifetime,” Baptist scholar Elizabeth Newman said of the election of an American as pope. Newman, a theologian and ethicist who serves as co-chair of the Baptist-Catholic dialogues convened by Baptist World…

PRRI: Most Americans believe Trump is dangerous dictator

A new PRRI poll evaluating public opinion of President Donald Trump over the first 100 days of his term provides clear evidence that most Americans want to rein in his overreach, stop his undermining of democratic norms and protect our…

Chicago association declares itself a ‘sanctuary region’

As the Trump administration seeks to prosecute “sanctuary cities” that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration police, a Baptist association has declared itself a “sanctuary region.” The action was taken May 3 by the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago…

Misogynistic influencers are poison in young men’s ears

Earlier this year, Spotify removed Andrew Tate’s “Pimping Hoes” podcast after a petition reached more than 90,000 signatures. And while a single complaint should have been enough to cancel such vile and harmful content, misogynistic influencers continue to expand their…

SBC clergy sex abuse crisis doesn’t stem from ‘the Sexual Revolution’

Sexual abuse is “the rotten fruit of the Sexual Revolution,” says Jeff Dalrymple, director of the Southern Baptist Convention’s newly created Sexual Abuse Prevention and Response department, which operates under the SBC Executive Committee. In two Baptist Press columns published…

Trey’s Law passes in Missouri Senate, moves forward in Texas

On April 29, “Trey’s Law” passed the Missouri Senate as an amendment to HB-737. The child protection bill, sponsored by Sen. Jamie Burger and authored by Rep. Melissa Schmidt, now awaits Gov. Mike Kehoe’s signature. Sponsored by Sen. Brad Hudson…

The wicked are punished — or not

What Ryan Burge sees in America’s megachurches

We are a nation of immigrants

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