Standing in the rotunda of the Texas Capitol on July 22, an interfaith coalition of clergy and lay leaders called on state officials to assert stronger oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a series of deadly encounters in Texas, Maine and Florida. The gathering, organized by the advocacy network Texas Impact as part of
Parents, pro-life advocates, and religious freedom groups are rallying behind Sarah Morse, a Catholic history teacher in Scotland who says she was summarily dismissed after answering pupils’ questions about abortion from the perspective of her faith, turning a single classroom exchange into a national test case for conscience rights at school. Morse, a 66‑year‑old American-born Catholic
Tim Tebow is moving further into faith-based filmmaking as an executive producer with Lighthouse Verticals, a new mobile-first streaming platform that plans to deliver short, vertical scripted series for faith-and-family audiences when it launches publicly in November 2026. According to a launch announcement distributed by PR firm Shore Fire Media, Lighthouse Verticals is positioning itself as
Netflix is bringing Laura Ingalls Wilder’s frontier world back to screens this week with a reimagined Little House on the Prairie that leans into survival drama, expands its cast, and engages more explicitly with race and history. For many Christian families who grew up with the books and the 1970s TV series, the reboot raises
On the eve of the United States’ 250th anniversary, Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, used a live video address to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and a formal letter to Americans to argue that true liberty must be measured by how a nation protects human life, welcomes immigrants and safeguards religious freedom.[3][2] Speaking
As Iranian authorities again restrict internet access and tighten their grip on dissent, Christians inside the country say they feel more cut off than ever from the outside world, even as they continue to worship, serve their neighbors, and quietly share the gospel. Diaspora pastors and ministries report only fragmentary contact with underground house churches,
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Construction has resumed on a monumental statue of Jesus Christ planned for Mount Hatis in Armenia, a project its backers say will become the world’s largest depiction of Christ even as it continues to face resistance from the Armenian Apostolic Church and lingering public controversy. Recent photos and project representatives confirm that work is under way
A shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego left five people dead Monday afternoon, including three adult worshippers and two teenage suspects, according to law enforcement officials who stressed there is no ongoing threat to the community. San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters that officers responded to reports of an active shooter at
Pope Leo XIV is advancing the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical mission to foster unity among mainstream Christian denominations. Earlier, he joined Eastern Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I in worship services in Istanbul and a pilgrimage to Nicaea, the site of the First Ecumenical Council 1700 years ago. Both leaders expressed aspirations for restoring full communion among