Leonardo Blair of The Christian Post writes that former youth pastor of Landrum, South Carolina’s First Baptist Gowensville Church, Daniel Kellan Mayfield, faces 46 counts of criminal sexual conduct. According to court records, Mayfield allegedly …
A United Methodist Church bishop is set to face a church trial in August, though the charges against her have not been made public at this time. Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño — who has been …
Recent data reveals that over 4,000 congregations have departed from the United Methodist Church (UMC) this year due to disagreements over the denomination’s stance on LGBT issues. This data also indicates that approximately one-fifth of …
Responding to a national atmosphere in which more and more state legislatures have adopted laws restricting content in classrooms and even public libraries, the voting delegates at the United Church of Christ’s general synod adopted …
Frances D’Emilio of AP News writes that Pope Francis has set up a special, ten-member commission to uncover what he calls the “new martyrs” of the twenty-first century, those killed for attending Mass or running …
Terry Mattingly of Religion Unplugged writes about the ongoing mystery of two Syrian bishops kidnapped in 2013. Bishops Yazigi and Yohanna Ibrahim were members of the Syriac Orthodox Church, an institution tracing its history back …
Members of the Community of Faith Church in Acres Home, Houston performed an exorcism on a statue that they thought was subject to a “demonic” influence. They discovered a miniature statue of the Grim Reaper …
A crucifix that was originally found amid the ruins of a church during World War I has been repatriated to France after being housed in a church in England’s East Midlands for over a century. …
At the 34th General Synod held in Indianapolis, the United Church of Christ elected its first female general minister and president. The Rev. Karen Georgia Thompson is not only the first female leader of UCC …
Over the weekend, France’s bishops, in solidarity with other religious leaders, responded to the ongoing turmoil in the country by urging for peace, dialogue, and a restoration of tranquility. In addition, on July 1, officials …