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Young men are returning to church — and it could reshape America’s future
A Gallup poll finds 42% of young men now say religion is very important in their lives, the highest in a quarter century and up 14% since 2023.…
Why Most Christians Don’t Consider the LDS Church Christian
And why making such distinctions isn’t bigotry or hatred.…
Tent collapses during Virginia church celebration, killing 1 and injuring 22
Heavy rain, lightning and strong winds tore through Moneta, about 124 miles south-west of Richmond A large tent collapsed during a Virginia church’s 20th anniversary celebration on…
At least 1 dead, several injured in tent collapse during Virginia church service
Damaging winds caused the tent to collapse during a service at EastLake Community Church in Moneta, Virginia.…
Graham Platner Wins, Backrooms, and Church and State
Politics, religion, movies, and generational gripes collide in a wide-ranging conversation that ends with Robby Soave preparing for his trip to Ukraine.…
Southern Baptists vote to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors
Thousands of Southern Baptists have voted overwhelmingly to advance a formal ban on churches with women pastors in the nation’s largest conservative evangelical denomination…
Pope Leo Is Blessing the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. To Some, the Church Is a Curse.
The pontiff will offer a Mass in Antoni Gaudí’s iconic, unfinished basilica during his Spain trip. But for some Barcelona residents, completing the construction could mean knocking…
LGBTQIA+ center workers outraged over vandalism on Pride flags outside Presbyterian church
Trevor Preisel, the executive director at the New Castle Prism Initiative, said the LGBTQIA+ members of the center were upset by vandalism on their Pride flags. The center is locat…
Presbyterian Church faces revolt after proposing clergy must be in monogamous relationships — and critics blame white privilege
A progressive Christian denomination is facing sharp internal backlash over a proposed rule that would require ordained clergy to be in monogamous sexual relationships.…
Presbyterian Church faces internal revolt after proposing clergy must be in monogamous relationships
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) faces backlash after a proposed rule requiring clergy monogamy sparked outrage from progressive committees.…
The War of Independence was won by Brits
The American Museum in Bath, England, is one of my favorite places. Housed in a handsome 18th-century manor house, honey-colored like most Cotswold buildings, it perches on a hills…
Sanctuary cities: Compassion on other people’s dime
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond…
Me, myself and AI: Writing and being ‘profoundly human’ in a time of artificial intelligence
A writer has a critical look at the dangers of using AI, and realises that being ‘profoundly human’ could mean the honesty to say you need AI’s ‘help’, but also seeing value in the…
ICE protesters who interrupted church service won't face state charges: Prosecutor
Dozens of anti-immigration enforcement protesters who face federal criminal charges after they interrupted a Minnesota church service in January, accompanied by former CNN journali…
Dem Senator Chris Murphy Insists Party Hasn’t Gone Far Enough Left In Desperate Grab For Relevance
'a minimum wage increase to $17 is not enough'…
“Corruption Begins at the Top” – Fr. Altman on the Hidden Third Secret
“Corruption Begins at the Top” – Fr. Altman on the Hidden Third Secret at LifeSite…
New Jersey Dem Running in House District Trump Carried Said She 'Stopped Going to Church' Because She Could Not Stand Being Around 'People Who Voted for Trump,' Audio Shows
The Democratic nominee to represent New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District in the House of Representatives, Rebecca Bennett, said she "stopped going to church" because she cou…
Four sentenced to death for killing worshippers at Catholic church in Nigeria
A fifth man was discharged and acquitted by the court due to insufficient evidence against him.…
Nigerian court sentences four men to death over 2022 Catholic church attack
A federal court in Nigeria has sentenced four gunmen to death for a 2022 attack on a church that killed at least 50 people…
Mormon church says sneaky squatter repeatedly broke into chapels, found snoozing in attic: suit
This church ain’t forgiving everyone who trespassed against them! A sneaky squatter won’t stop breaking into Mormon church buildings around New York and setting up illicit campsite…
Nigerian court sentences four to death over 2022 Owo Catholic church attack
ABUJA, June 3 - A Nigerian court has sentenced four men to death by hanging after convicting them over a 2022 attack on a Catholic church in Owo, in southwestern Ondo state, that k…
Why the French Catholic Church is against lifting the seal of confession
Lawmakers on June 1 removed an article which would have required priests to report sexual crimes against minors that they learned of in confession, from the bill to 'protect childr…
Americans Want To Rebuild Wall Between Church & State
<p>My family’s faith tradition is what you might call All Over The Place.</p><p> </p>…
Louisiana church solicits prayers for pastor convicted of sexual assault – but not for his victims
Anthony Odiong was sentenced to life in prison for sex crimes against his congregants in Texas A Louisiana church where a Roman Catholic priest served as pastor before being recent…
India set for a blockbuster 12-match New Zealand tour, the biggest in a generation
India will play 12 international cricket matches in New Zealand later this year in a tour billed as the biggest in New Zealand in a generation. The all-format tour will feature In…
Auburn University student goes missing in Japan as parents join ‘urgent’ search: ‘Living in our own hell’
The Auburn University student who went missing in Japan may have been emotionally stressed before his May 29 disappearance, according to a report.…
The Monthly Mailbag With Kelsey Dallas
Our SCOTUSblog managing editor answers your questions.…
A Mass-Graves Myth Is Media Malpractice
A hoax costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and appears to incite arson attacks against dozens of churches.…
The Anti-Communist Film Festival: 'Stalin’s Apostles'
Our upcoming Anti-Communist Film Festival continues to gain notice and enthusiasm. We hope the festival will be both a fun party and a chance to remind people, through the immersiv…
The Arc of the Voting Rights Act
Louisiana Republicans erased a majority-Black congressional district.…
How was Merlin seen in the medieval churches?
After priest’s conviction for sexual assault, a Louisiana chapel he built removes his name
Anthony Odiong was convicted of sexually victimizing congregants; now a chapel he helped found is distancing itself from him…
The Irish priest informing the Catholic Church’s stance on AI
Church with Underground Railroad ties named to historic marker
U.S. church leader Doug Wilson declares strong support for Alberta independence movement
Secession is a step toward establishing a government ruled by Christian principles, pastor says…
The Church ended slavery. So why is Leo XIV apologizing?
The new encyclical Magnifica Humanitas contains an apology for the Church's 'delays' regarding slavery. But is this just?…
WATCH: Hezbollah rockets strike church in southern Lebanon, IDF footage shows
The IDF emphasized that none of its soldiers were operating in the area when the attack occured.…
A BBC Question Time episode featured a panel with AI-generated historical figures like Churchill, intended to show AI images' "hyper-real and persuasive" nature (Holly Bishop/The Independent)
AI versions of Churchill, Kahlo and Gandhi on Question Time
An unusual start to the programme, which this week debates concerns around artificial intelligence.…
Brisbane teenager accused of using a police car as a BMX ramp in viral stunt at Scientology church
Zeppelin Witheridge charged with public nuisance over ‘Scientology speedrun’ social media trend A social media stunt that treats churches like video games has gone from TikTok to t…
News Roundup— Week of May 28
Pope Leo XIV issues his first encyclical.…
US Supreme Court won’t weigh in on Peter’s Pence lawsuit
What exactly is the lawsuit alleging? And what’s the controversy with Peter’s Pence?…
Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas: a blueprint for the destruction of the Catholic Church
In Leo XIV's new society, 'the poor, the sick, the migrants and the least among us — will become the cornerstone' and not Jesus Christ.…
Melbourne’s Catholic Church offloads another $30m in property
The church has now sold almost a whole row of properties lining the block between Lansdowne Street and Morrison Place in East Melbourne.…
Catholic churches regularly under attack in France: report
Within the past couple days, a church was vandalized and an 'anti-fascist' group challenged the display of a Christian cross in France.…
Priest allegedly used mentally ill tenant’s confessions to get her thrown out of NYC rent-stabilized apartment the church owned
A priest used the sobbing confessions of a woman struggling with a psychotic episode to have her tossed from a rent-stabilized Big Apple apartment that the church owned, a shocking…
Don Lemon Discovers Rules After a Church Service Gets Disrupted
“Independent journalist” and former CNN anchor Don Lemon filed a motion today in U.S. District Court…
4 States Crack Down on Church Invasions After Anti-ICE Agitators Took Over St Paul Service
When a horde of agitators took over a St. Paul, Minn., church service in January, shouting, “Who shut this down? We shut this down!” they unwittingly inspired a nationwide effort t…
Raymond Arroyo, Papal Posse criticize Pope Leo’s encyclical: ‘How is that a Church document?’
‘There’s no sense in this entire document of what the main mission of the Church is,’ Catholic commentator Robert Royal said, adding that ‘sin essentially doesn't exist in the univ…
Ghana welcomes Pope's apology over Catholic Church's role in slavery
The West African nation was one of the main gateways for the transatlantic slave trade.…
Many portions of Magnifica Humanitas appear to be AI-written
Magnifica Humanitas is a recent ‘encyclical’ by Pope Leo XIV, leader of the Catholic Church. It outlines a vision for how humanity should interact wi……
Archdiocese of Salzburg defends hosting ‘queer’ training day
The Archdiocese of Salzburg will host a June workshop on ‘Queer People in Our Parishes,’ in partnership with two pro-LGBT activist groups, for the second year running.…
Bishop rides e-scooter through church at Confirmation Mass to ‘explain the Holy Spirit’
Austria's Bishop Ägidius Zsifkovics scooted through a Confirmation Mass to 'meet’ the children ‘where they are' before telling the media he is ‘not set’ for or against priestly cel…
Dr. Ed Mazza: Benedict’s Fundamental Error Invalidated
Dr. Ed Mazza: Benedict’s Fundamental Error Invalidated at LifeSite…
Jesuit church hosts sacrilegious ‘icon’ exhibit after Archdiocese of New York cancels
Nicholas Leeper, a Jesuit known for his blasphemous 'art,' provocatively depicts Our Lord, Our Lady, and other saints in the style of modern 'pop art.'…
NYC rental sues ground-floor church for leasing its space to a ‘barbershop, bar and night club’
It’s a house of worship at 183-189 Ave. B — but not everyone is acting holy inside.…
New NYS law makes it a crime to harass congregants going in and out of churches, parochial schools
It will now be a crime target or harass congregants heading to and from houses of worship or parochial schools — under a new state law crafted in response to soaring antisemitic in…
Bishop Schneider backs urgent appeal asking Pope Leo XIV to support SSPX consecrations
The petition says Pope Leo 'may do much to avert a hardening of divisions in the Church and a practical separation of good and faithful Catholics' should he support the July 1 cons…
Bishop Schneider launches urgent appeal asking Pope Leo XIV to support SSPX consecrations
Schneider said Pope Leo 'may do much to avert a hardening of divisions in the Church and a practical separation of good and faithful Catholics' should he support the July 1 consecr…
Czech police release Russian bishop after ‘white powder’ found in his car
Russia says arrest of Bishop Hilarion, who heads Orthodox congregation in Karlovy Vary, was politically motivated ‘setup’…