Chinese government officials in the Hebei province destroyed an underground Catholic Church after parishioners refused to adhere to Communist Party policy. Tré Goins-Phillips of Faithwire writes that the Catholic Patriotic Association officially regulates Chinese Catholic …
Abortion doulas are increasingly drawing on spirituality while having to face a higher demand. Carly Manes, a doula from Los Angeles, supports her pregnant clients through birth, postpartum, miscarriage, and abortion. As she connects people …
A faith and culture analyst at RNS has written an opinion column about why it can be dangerous to read the Bible literally. Jonathan Merritt writes that Grace Community Church of Los Angeles Pastor John …
After being diagnosed with brain cancer six years ago in 2016 and given two months to live, Israel Lemus of Houston Texas is still alive and leading a fulfilling life. Lemus was diagnosed with glioblastoma, …
“Deconstruction” has become a watchword in Christian circles, both from people discussing it in positive terms and from those who would warn against it. Aaron Earls of Christianity Today details the concept of faith deconstruction, …
Dutch art historian and crime investigator Arthur Brand, also known as the “Indiana Jones of Art,” has recovered a 2000-year-old relic containing lead vials of the Precious Blood of Christ. Thieves stole the relic from …
Christian and Bridon Hassig, a pair of 10-year-old twins from Mountain Brook, Ala., have shared how Jesus helped them save their father from drowning. Without any prior emergency response training, the twins saved their father, …
A new Public Religion Research Institute poll reports that 75 percent of Latino Catholics polled say that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. These results came after the United States Supreme Court …
A report by the United Bible Societies (UBS) says that more than 32 million Bibles were distributed globally in 2021, leading to a slight increase in Bible distribution as compared to 2020. Those numbers include …
Brian Kaylor of Word and Way writes that when the Baptist World Alliance met for the first time since 2019, the issue of racial equality was at the forefront of the gathering. In Birmingham, Ala., …