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Now is the time to plan that trip to Europe, with the peak late spring and summer travel season just around the corner. While just about anywhere in the Old World has notable religious heritage, the following three places have old churches or cathedrals that are worth planning a visit around. St. Michael’s Mount, France. […]
Frederick Douglass | Wikimedia Commons Frederick Douglass was a prominent African American orator and campaigner for racial equality best known for his efforts to abolish slavery in the United States. A former slave who escaped bondage to become a prominent political activist and an internationally traveled speaker, Douglass’ life and legacy are celebrated on Feb. […]
Viacheslav Bublyk/Unsplash While the number of donors to Catholic churches in the United States is decreasing, the average amount of money each donor gives is increasing, according to a new report analyzing trends following the COVID-19 lockdowns that forced many religious institutions to close. Earlier this month, the Center for the Study of Church Management […]
(Left) A painting of Jesus at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. (Right) The painting is now obscured by a white curtain. | U.S. Coast Guard/U.S. Merchant Marine Academy An Indiana congressman called on U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to “act immediately to correct” a decision by the U.S. Merchant […]
The Satanic Temple is launching an online abortion clinic that prescribes medication for patients who want to take part in its “religious abortion ritual.” The group named the initiative “The Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic” in reference to the Supreme Court justice who wrote the majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. In related […]
The Gatliff Memorial Building on the campus of The University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky. | William Turner/University of the Cumberlands The University of the Cumberlands is among the Christian institutions experiencing spontaneous worship and prayer services in response to the revival event at Asbury University. Students at the Williamsburg, Kentucky-based Christian university have […]
U.S. President George W. Bush (C) gestures as he participates in a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House as Shirley Peckosh (2nd-R), co-owner of Peck’s Nursery, Dr. Richard Land (R), president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and Linda Chavez (L), founder and chairman for the Center for Equal Opportunity listen […]
130 Agency HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Actors Brett Varvel and Gigi Orsillo say they’re grateful to be using their acting skills to spread the hope of Jesus Christ with audiences to watch their films. Varvel and Orsillo attended the 30th annual Movieguide Awards last weekend to celebrate their film “Running the Bases,” which received four nominations. […]
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church and School in Indianapolis, Indiana. | Screenshot: Google Maps An Indiana woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing more than $500,000 from the church where she worked and using the money to pay for vacations and gambling. The United States Department of Justice said Monday that Marie […]
TV host and author Bear Grylls, best known for starring in Discovery’s Man vs. Wild, recently shared a picture of Jesus on Instagram, describing Him as “a wild one” and “totally non-religious.” The picture, which Grylls says “created quite a storm when it first came out,” shows Jesus taking a selfie with His disciples during […]