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Baptist
Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) president Clint Pressley believes something unpredictable will happen at their annual convention in Dallas on June 10-11. Elected last year and expected…
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Measles is no joke. A highly contagious and dangerous disease, it can result in complications, especially in young children. Those complications include pneumonia, lasting brain damage…
Christianity
Two Christian denominations respond to Muslim-majority Syria to heal the scars of conflict and provide a future for the youth of the country. International Orthodox Christian…
Catholicism
Under the half moon, the community gathered, dancing to drumbeats and chanting around a fire. In the circle, dressed in traditional buckskin, two native girls, now…
Catholicism
The Pope has cleared the way for fifteen-year-old Carlo Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006, to become the first Saint familiar with cellphones, cyberspace and…
Catholicism
He raised his hands and asked the 110,000 faithful packing the stadium to pray with him for the three-year-old toddler who couldn’t walk without heavy braces…
Christianity
Barbie” director Greta Gerwig was raised in the Unitarian Universalist faith, a liberal religion that describes itself as a “free and responsible search for truth and meaning.” It is a…
Issues
At this year’s National Prayer Breakfast, the theme was what brings us together, rather than what tears us apart. Speaking to lawmakers and guests at the…
Catholicism
In an unsurprising move, Pope Francis, who in recent months has urged attention to migrants and the poor and has reached out to the LGBTQ+ community, …
Christianity
As the number of vacant pews increases in America’s houses of worship, one religious demographic is defying the trend: Latino majority congregations. According to a new…
Christianity
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said of it, “The church we have built is a symbol of freedom of religion and belief in our country.” It…
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Are you “committed to pursuing racial justice and reconciliation, even at the cost of personal sacrifices?” The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) wants to know your…