A Pontificate Begins Amid High Expectations Pope Leo XIV opens his papacy with pressing challenges around sex, gender, and church teaching. Many U.S. Catholics hope he will align doctrine with lived realities, particularly on birth …
The MV Jubilee Hope, a medical ship painted in blue and white, navigates Lake Victoria to deliver healthcare to Tanzania’s remote island communities. Many of these islands lack roads, electricity, or clinics. Some are only …
Early Rediscovery of Lost Scriptures Challenges Conventional Timelines Modern awareness of ancient alternative scriptures often begins with the 1940s discoveries of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Library. However, historian Philip Jenkins argues …
Rising Threats Demand Institutional Response As global instability intensifies, Christian seminaries are being urged to reevaluate their roles as moral and theological leaders. With authoritarianism rising, immigrants detained, and protesters criminalized, critics argue that religious …
Leaders of Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River, New Jersey, have decided not to appeal the town’s denial of a zoning variance for a proposed 17-bed homeless shelter. The church had sought to update its …
About 25 miles from the Russian frontline, Ukrainian Catholics in Zaporizhzhia are helping people displaced from occupied territories. Church members deliver aid to Ukrainian troops and frontline villages. Nuns offer comfort, especially to children fleeing …
A Camp After Crisis Brings Relief Following the devastating July floods in Kerrville, Texas, Trinity Baptist Church provided third through fifth graders a chance to recover emotionally at Alto Frio Baptist Encampment in Leakey from …
The Rev. Serene Jones, Union Theological Seminary’s first female president, will step down after the 2025–2026 academic year. Her retirement was announced on July 21st, with plans to return to Union’s faculty after a sabbatical. …
The Episcopal Diocese of New York is urging public prayer and advocacy after the detention of Yeonsoo Go, a 20-year-old South Korean student and daughter of Episcopal priest Rev. Kyrie Kim. Go was arrested by …
Doechii’s song “Anxiety” went viral early this summer, with thousands joining a dance trend synced to the lyric, “Somebody’s watching me, it’s my anxiety.” But the catchy hook drew sharp backlash from Christian influencers. Some …