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Presbyterian Church faces revolt after proposing clergy must be in monogamous relationships — and critics blame white privilege
A progressive Christian denomination is facing sharp internal backlash over a proposed rule that would require ordained clergy to be in monogamous sexual relationships.…
1 million people flood Madrid streets to see the pope’s flower-carpeted procession
The crowd cheered and shouted “This is the youth of the pope!” as Leo arrived for the Mass at a central Madrid plaza.…
More than 1m join Pope Leo for outdoor mass in Madrid
Pontiff urges followers to dedicate themselves ‘to our brothers and sisters, to the poor, to those who suffer’ More than a million people filled the streets of Madrid to join Pope …
Presbyterian Church faces internal revolt after proposing clergy must be in monogamous relationships
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) faces backlash after a proposed rule requiring clergy monogamy sparked outrage from progressive committees.…
Ben Sasse claims public schools were created to separate Catholic kids from parents, priests
Former Sen. Ben Sasse says American public schools were designed to separate Catholic children from their parents and priests during a Trinity Forum event.…
Pope Leo XIV jokes young Spaniards would pick Bad Bunny over him during Madrid visit this weekend
Pope Leo XIV joked that young Spaniards might choose Bad Bunny over him during his Madrid visit, but an estimated 500,000 gathered for a vigil.…
Massive Catholic Crowd Professes ‘One Nation Under God’ With Annual Eucharistic Procession By White House
'I pray that Jesus will bless, heal, and renew the community we journey through. And He will'…
Could Noah's Ark remains be buried in Turkey? New findings revive age-old debate
A researcher claims new soil data from a site in eastern Turkey provides compelling evidence for buried remains of Noah's Ark. Critics disagree, saying it's a naturally occurring f…
Are There Fairies in Our Midst?
A new book joins a growing corpus on enchantment.…
How Did Pakistan Become 96 Percent Muslim?
Today, 96% of Pakistan's population follows Islam, with most of that percentage adhering to the Sunni tradition. According to Pakistan's constitution, the right to free speech can …
Fr. Altman EXPOSES Melinda Gates and her $4 billion for sterilization
Fr. Altman EXPOSES Melinda Gates and her $4 billion for sterilization at LifeSite…
BREAKING: Canada’s Senate passes anti-Christian ‘Bible ban’ Bill C-9
Radical Bill C-9 now goes back to Canada’s House of Commons, which already passed it in March, for a final vote on amendments before becoming law.…
Pentagon Cuts the Faith-Code Maze From 200-Plus to 31
The Pentagon just cut its list of religious affiliation codes for service members from over 200 down to 31. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the reform in March as part of a…
Trump Said He’d Help Free Ezra Jin. Is China Retaliating?
Last month, Donald Trump said he was ‘optimistic’ Christian pastor Ezra Jin would be freed from a Chinese prison. But now, Jin’s been cut off from his lawyers. Frannie Block report…
Pope Leo XIV’s June consistory to focus on ‘just war’ theory, synodality, encyclical – not liturgy
A new letter from Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re outlines consistory sessions on ‘Magnifica Humanitas,’ the ‘international situation,’ synodal implementation, and ‘the common good.’…
New study reveals the single most critical factor in whether children keep their faith into adulthood
The family home is the single most critical factor in whether children retain their faith into adulthood, according to a new study on religious parenting.…
ICE protesters who interrupted church service won't face state charges: Prosecutor
Dozens of anti-immigration enforcement protesters who face federal criminal charges after they interrupted a Minnesota church service in January, accompanied by former CNN journali…
New Chaldean patriarch urges faith, Chaldean identity
The new patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church reflected last week on the power of faith amid fear during the homily at his installation Mass last week, and outlined several “pr…
Four sentenced to death for killing worshippers at Catholic church in Nigeria
A fifth man was discharged and acquitted by the court due to insufficient evidence against him.…
Israeli Genocide of Christians and Muslims Is an Intentionally False Claim, Christian IDF Major Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL — IDF member says Western media has lied about the persecution of Christians in southern Lebanon and Israel.…
Uganda Martyrs are inspiring the faithful in their resistance to the LGBT agenda
This episode of The John-Henry Westen Show comes at you from the Munyonyo Martyrs' Shrine in Kampala, which pays tribute to the Ugandan Martyrs killed for their faith in the late 1…
Arunachal Christian body warns against framing rules for anti-conversion law
Arunachal Christian Forum urges government to halt anti-conversion law rules, citing concerns over religious freedom and community harmony.…
German youth body keeps More as patron, despite ‘polemical’ opposition to Reformation
The Katholische Junge Gemeinde voted to retain St. Thomas as its patron despite 'his rigid adherence to Church structures.'…
Spanish bishops’ president reaffirms Communion ban for divorced, ‘remarried’ Catholics
Archbishop Luis Argüello's Corpus Christi pastoral letter restates the traditional Catholic prohibition of Eucharistic reception while ‘participating in a sinful relationship.’…
Why the French Catholic Church is against lifting the seal of confession
Lawmakers on June 1 removed an article which would have required priests to report sexual crimes against minors that they learned of in confession, from the bill to 'protect childr…
What Pope Leo Should Have Said About AI
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas has been generally understood as a tech-critical document, but in fact, the text bespeaks an acquiescence to technological development…
Louisiana church solicits prayers for pastor convicted of sexual assault – but not for his victims
Anthony Odiong was sentenced to life in prison for sex crimes against his congregants in Texas A Louisiana church where a Roman Catholic priest served as pastor before being recent…
Pakistan: Army, religion, and the enemy to the east
The e-book on Pakistan brings together the expertise of leading journalists and scholars to decode the region’s dangerous “new normal”.…
Thank God for Pope Leo. He’s the leader our world desperately needs | Arwa Mahdawi
Even for nonbelievers like me, the pope has become a reassuring – and all too rare – voice of moral clarity…
UK Sikhs defend right to carry sacred dagger after student murder backlash
Critics of the religious practice claim that a ‘two-tier’ policing framework protects British ethnic minorities at the expense of others.…
John Paul II and America
When he was elected bishop of Rome on October 16, 1978, Cardinal Karol Wojtyła had a rather limited experience of the Catholic Church in the United States. He had...…
’Love my woke pope’: Why Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI went viral online
Since his election last year, Leo has made a point to directly converse with — and sometimes critique — various aspects of society, ranging from politics to entertainment and sport…
The Emotional Displacement of Losing a Part of Your Community
PITTSBURGH — On April 19, 1926, an above-the-fold story in the Pittsburgh Gazette Times detailed the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese’s Bishop Hugh Boyle officiating at the dedication o…
Chicago rabbi gifts Pope Leo XIV a White Sox kippah during Vatican visit
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope and a native of Chicago’s South Side, repeatedly advocated after his selection last year for the release of the Israeli hostages.…
The Monthly Mailbag With Kelsey Dallas
Our SCOTUSblog managing editor answers your questions.…
Suggestion That Rabbi Endorses Jews for Jesus May Be Defamatory
From Amitay v. Jews for Jesus, decided Thursday by the California Court of Appeal (Justice Marla Miller, joined by Justices… The post Suggestion That Rabbi Endorses Jews for Jesus …
Monday's Final Word
When she is lonely and the longing gets too much, she sends the tabbies coming in from above ...…
AI ignores religion when you need it most — and takes sides when you ask about switching
Data: Consortium for Evaluating Faith and Ethics in AI; Chart: Russell Contreras/Axios Artificial intelligence models are quietly shaping spiritual advice — often by leaving faith …
Poland's controversial 'Highway to Hel' 666 bus revived
Poland's seaside resort called Hel is getting its 666 bus service back, despite earlier opposition from Christian groups.…
Advice for Ken Paxton
Note: Josh Hammer is off this week. Creators Syndicate has offered us a new column from Laura Hollis in his place.…
BISHOP ROBERT BARRON: Pope Leo sees the AI age clearly — and warns we must save our souls
Pope Leo's Magnifica Humanitas addresses AI, Catholic social teaching, war and peace, and the technocratic paradigm threatening human dignity today.…
Magnifica Humanitas Calls Us to See a Face, Not Function
Pope Leo’s AI encyclical charts a healthier course for interacting with the technology.…
Magnifica Humanitas: A critical and timely counterweight
For some, artificial intelligence and its related components represent a boon for the human community. A tool of unimaginable power that will finally enable us to control almost ev…
Why American Christianity Became Southern
How the Northeast lost its religion and the South kept it.…
Pontiff’s plea for compassion puts humanity first as AI reshapes world
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on artificial intelligence shows that, in him, ordinary people do have a champion.…
Washington Nationals apologize to pitcher after firing director who admitted to religious discrimination
The Washington Nationals fired Sean Hudson after O'Keefe Media Group footage allegedly showed him admitting to religious discrimination against a player.…
Fulani Jihadis Killed More Innocents in Nigeria Last Year Than Official Terror Groups
Fulani jihadists killed more innocents in Nigeria last year than Boko Haram and ISIS combined.…
Permanent Pictorial Cancellation released on occasion of Vaikasi Visakam
Permanent Pictorial Cancellation released on occasion of Vaikasi Visakam…
Senior Sri Lankan monk suspended over child sex abuse allegation
Pallegama Hemarathana is accused of abusing an 11-year-old girl in a Buddhist temple in 2022.…
Govindaraja Swamy’s chariot procession marks Tirupati Brhamotsavams
Experience the vibrant Rathotsavam as Govindaraja's chariot rolls through Tirupati, drawing crowds and devotion.…
Poor upkeep of Veerappur temple draws flak from devotees
Devotees criticize poor maintenance and lack of basic amenities at Veerappur's Ponnar-Shankar Temple amid rising visitor numbers.…
EXCLUSIVE: New documentary to be released on SSPX
The three-part film, created by two young students, presents the life and work of the Society of Saint Pius X priests around the world.…
TCS Nashik case: Hearing on Nida Khan’s bail plea deferred to June 12
Hearing on Nida Khan's bail plea in TCS Nashik case postponed to June 12 amid serious allegations of harassment and coercion.…
Devotees flock to Tiruchendur for ‘Vaikasi Visakam’ festival
Lakhs of devotees celebrate Vaikasi Visakam at Tiruchendur's Subramanya Swami temple, participating in rituals and special prayers.…
The Iran war is dividing Muslims in the Philippines
Divisive foreign political narratives are being wrongly cast as religious discourse within our Muslim communities.…
Sri Lanka's top monk suspended over alleged child sex abuse
Sri Lanka suspends top monk Hemarathana over child sex abuse allegations, coinciding with Vesak celebrations marking Buddha's key milestones.…
Sri Lanka’s top monk suspended over alleged child sex abuse
Police arrested the 71-year-old on May 9 over allegations that he had sexually abused an 11-year-old girl in 2022.…
Nationals fire executive who revealed team’s religious discrimination against Catholic pitcher
The Washington Nationals' president of business operations apologized in a live TV interview to Catholics, Christians, and pitcher Trevor Williams for the now-fired staffer's anti-…
Two popes, two industrial revolutions — and one warning for Big AI
From Rerum Novarum to Magnifica Humanitas, Leo XIII and Leo XIV push for worker power, shared ownership, and tighter rules on who controls new tech.…
The beauty and frustration of Shavuot at the Western Wall
On Shavuot morning, the prayer groups at the Western Wall are composed of Jews of different stripes and appearances, creating a broader cross-section of Jewish life than is there a…