Small churches making big impacts
Churches in America are declining in size, a reality that many have been seeing over the past 20 years. Churches that once held hundreds of congregants each week now hold a fraction of that amount …
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Pope at Easter: Strive toward peace
In an Easter message, Pope Francis implored world leaders to strive toward peace. The address was delivered for the first time to live viewers since the start of the pandemic. Almost 100,000 people were present, …
Canadian church hosts assisted suicide ceremony
Churchill Park United Church has been recognised as the first church in the Canadian state of Manitoba to organize an assisted suicide ceremony. Situated in Winnipeg, the church recently hosted the ceremony for an 86-year-old …
Church leader in China won’t stop preaching the Gospel
A church leader in China — who for security purposes is known only by the name Gianni — has openly proclaimed that he is not afraid of the Chinese government and will keep on spreading …
Op-ed: Catholic Republican to Catholic Democrat, which is more pro-life?
Today I did something I thought I would never do. I officially changed my party affiliation to Democrat by voting in my first Democratic primary. When I did, I was asked, “Julie, how can you …
Holy Monday and Tuesday processions wind through Philippines
Holy Week continues with events around the world memorializing the week leading up to Jesus of Nazareth’s crucifixion, death and resurrection. In the Philippines, after kicking off the week with Palm Sunday, the faithful continued …
American Nun Kidnapped in West Africa’s Burkina Faso
Sr. Suellen Tennyson, an 83-year-old American nun and missionary from New Orleans, has been kidnapped by a group of armed men in West Africa’s Burkina Faso, where she was doing missionary work. The announcement was …
US priest writes European cardinals open letter about doctrine on sexuality
The Rev. Philip Bochanski, a US priest and executive director of Courage International, recently sent Catholic prelates Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich and Cardinal Reinhard Marx an open letter that has been characterized as asking them to …
Southern Baptist leaders applaud Anti-Lynching Act
When President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act at the close of March, Southern Baptist leaders voiced their support for the measure. With the President’s signature, lynching is now classified as a federal …
U.S. charities prepare for influx of Ukrainian refugees
Religious organizations have been extending a helping hand to Ukraine since the Russian invasion earlier this year, and now — after the White House declared that the U.S. would allow up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees …