12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (328+ words) Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, called for a renewed commitment to peace on Sunday as he marked the 25th anniversary of the 11th September attacks on his home country. The Chicago-born Pope made his first public comments to commemorate the…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (613+ words) ISABEL DEBRE, of Associated Press, reports from Ceibas on the latest incarnation of a centuries-old tradition that runs deep in Argentina even as the influence of the Catholic Church wanes…. Thirty years ago last Monday, Argentina was left stunned when…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1337+ words) In an article first published on Religion News Service, author and journalist ERIKA ANDERSON says while American women are leaving organised religion at faster rates than men, some women are instead entering… Ask an evangelical what separates them from Rome,…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (155+ words) I don’t know if you’ve noticed – churches often don’t know how to handle things like disability, divorce, domestic violence and mental illness. It’s because we see brokenness in the church as evidence that Christian faith doesn’t work. If Jesus saves,…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (704+ words) RUSS EWELL, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says the church’s purpose in a young person’s life must be entirely unique compared to any other institution… United States Via RNS As many in America look for signs…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (325+ words) Pope Leo XIV returned Monday to a sanctuary where he prayed just after his election and revealed a permanent sign of his devotion to the place: a fresco depicting him praying that now adorns an upper cornice of the basilica....

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (1258+ words) HANNAH ROTT reports for Religion News Service that young worshippers say they hope the church’s troubles – including failed prophecies and alleged pastoral misconduct – will lead to repentance and revival at the prominent charismatic Christian church… “Cast out the spirit of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (556+ words) In an article first published on Religion News Service, LOVETT H WEEMS, JR, says that for much of the 20th century, the voice of religion on public matters in the US tended to be from mainline Protestant denominations and their leaders,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (589+ words) Young people are facing an epidemic of despair, but BYRON R JOHNSON and THOMAS KIDD say data shows religious community is an antidote… United States Via RNS Young people are supposed to be the happiest among us. Increasingly, they are…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (443+ words) The Church of England is encouraging churches to celebrate a new feast day this September focusing on creation, reflecting the importance of nature and environment, in what is hoped will eventually become as important a festival in the church calendar…...