A federal judge has partially granted a temporary restraining order in a legal battle between the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy (JAFC) and the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). The case stems …
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has elected Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City as its new president. The decision marks a continuation of the body’s conservative trajectory during a politically volatile time. Coakley, a …
After nearly four decades of advocacy, The United Methodist Church (UMC) has amended its constitution to include gender and ability among characteristics that cannot disqualify someone from church membership. This change, known as the “inclusion …
Robert Morris, founder of Gateway Church, has requested that a Dallas County court dismiss a $1 million defamation lawsuit filed by Cindy Clemishire. The motion follows Morris’s guilty plea to sexually abusing Clemishire in the 1980s, …
Discipleship Not a Top Priority The final segment of Lifeway Research’s State of Discipleship study reveals that discipleship remains a low priority in many U.S. Protestant churches. While pastors agree that discipleship is vital, only …
A fast-growing multi-ethnic church based in Raytown, Missouri, is aiming to raise $2 million to acquire two major properties previously owned by the embattled International House of Prayer Kansas City (IHOPKC). The City KC, led …
Recent years have seen a rise in media and academic critiques claiming religion—especially evangelical Christianity—harms women and families. These critiques often spotlight domestic violence, asking whether faith enables abuse. A high-profile example is the Australian …
In a landmark act of reparations, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration returned land in northern Wisconsin to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. The Maywood property, once home to a …
A newly formed nonprofit group, backed by 1,500 alumni and donors, aims to reopen St. Margaret’s School in Tappahannock, Virginia. The all-girls Episcopal boarding and day school closed in summer 2025 after 104 years of …
Lingering Questions Haunt Korean Adoptees Kathryn Roelofs, adopted from South Korea in 1984, grew up in a loving American home but still questions her identity. Like many Korean adoptees, she wrestles with the gap between …