The new Mississippi state flag, which no longer bears the Confederate battle emblem, was raised over the state capitol for the first time this week. State Speaker of the House Phillip Gunn said that attending …
The Society for Catholic Scientists was founded four years ago to foster fellowship among scientists of like-minded coreligionists, and to challenge the idea that science and religion were opposed to one another. The society plans …
They swarmed over barricades and smashed windows. Crosses and Christian flags fluttered alongside the Star and Bars. A group across the street chanted and sang “This place is covered with the blood of Jesus” while …
The site on the River Jordan where many believe Jesus was baptized has been off limits since 1967, when Israel and its Arab neighbors fought the Six-Day War. After more than 1,000 landmines were cleared, …
COVID restrictions have changed how many people attend worship, and have significantly boosted digital attendance across denominations. Cloned, County Meath, Ireland resident Nancy Stewart, 107, has been in lockdown since March. The centenarian and her …
Since Nov. 20, Montana has required wearing masks in all of its counties regardless of the number of COVID-19 cases locally. Some have recently begun calling for the mandate to be lifted. In response, a …
As the medical community has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of conspiracy theories and misinformation campaigns about the vaccines being developed have propagated. In some instances, some anti-abortion pundits have — perhaps mistakenly …
While many Roman Catholic churches have allowed women to serve in limited liturgical capacities for some years, the practice was not uniform in the church, which does not ordain women, and in some places bishops …
The number of mixed-faith marriages in the United States is on the rise. By the mid twenty-teens, approximately one third of all couples getting married in the U.S. were composed of one Christian and one …
First Baptist Church in Nashville is located four blocks from the site of the Christmas Day bombing that damaged 40 buildings in the downtown area. The church partnered with the FBI National Citizen’s Academy Alumni …