By Michael Gryboski, Editor Thursday, July 16, 2026 Alexander Thomas, a 27-year-old city council member of Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested on Oct. 15, 2024, for allegedly embezzling money from a church. | Hartford Police Department A Connecticut city council member who pleaded guilty to stealing money from his church will avoid prison time after receiving […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, July 16, 2026 Pastor Jerry Gumm of Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky. | Screenshot/Lex18 A year after his wife and daughter were fatally shot inside his church and he survived being shot multiple times, Jerry Gumm, the 82-year-old pastor of Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky, […]
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, July 16, 2026 Christian musician Franni Cash speaks in a video posted to social media on July 12, 2026. | Screenshot/Instagram/frannicash Christian musician Franni Cash is urging those who have had negative experiences with organized religion to remember that God “can find you anywhere,” reflecting on her own […]
DOJ warns of ‘significant concerns’ over potential First Amendment violations By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, July 16, 2026 Fort Worth Police Chief Eddie Garcia in an interview with WFAA-TV. | Screenshot/YouTube/@WFAA A Texas police chief says his officers mishandled a confrontation with street preachers outside the city’s pride event last month as […]
By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, July 16, 2026 Getty Images Social media influencers and podcasters are increasingly becoming one of the leading resources many Americans turn to for health and wellness information, especially among Generation Z women, a recent study shows. The Pew Research Center published the findings Monday, reporting that 57% of […]
By CP StaffThursday, July 16, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Marine One after landing at the Ellipse near the White House on July 15, 2026, in Washington, D.C. Trump is returning from Carlisle, Pennsylvania where he attended the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at U.S. Army War College. | Haiyun Jiang-Pool/Getty Images The […]
On Monday, a group of nearly 200 artificial intelligence researchers and more than a dozen Nobel laureates in economics issued a short but pointed warning. In a statement of less than 100 words entitled, “We Must Act Now: A Statement on AI’s Transformation of the Economy,” the group warned how the promising new technology could disrupt […]
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Pastor Saeed Abedini speaks at the #FreeIran Grand Gathering 2016 in Paris on July 9, 2016. | Screenshot/Youtube/FreeIran Grand Gathering 2016 A federal court in Virginia has ordered Saeed Abedini, who garnered headlines in the 2010s when he was imprisoned for his faith in Iran, to return […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Entertainment Editor Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Tate Butts | Courtesy of Tate Butts For most 14-year-olds, life revolves around school, sports and figuring out who they are. For Tate Butts, it has also meant standing before arena crowds, releasing a debut EP and becoming one of Christian music’s fastest-rising young voices. […]
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Wednesday, July 15, 2026 Richard Reinaldo Garcia, pastor at Gracia Church of Fort Worth, Texas, preaching at a service in January 2023. | YouTube/Richard R García – APDT A Texas pastor has been indicted for allegedly stealing over $3.2 million from dozens of donors to church entities and using the funds […]