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Attacks on churches have increased nearly 800 percent in less than six years, indicating that “hostility against U.S. churches is not only on the rise but also accelerating,” a Family Research Council (FRC) report found.

Hundreds of college students at one of the largest party schools in America, Florida State University (FSU), dedicated their lives to God.

Like all Rob Reiner movies, “God & Country: The Rise Of Christian Nationalism” tanked at the box office.

A South African member of Parliament, Ahmed Munzoor Shaik Emam of the National Freedom Party, delivered a speech on February 14 in which he warned Jews there would be a “bloodbath” if the “Zionists” tried to make Cape Town a “Jewish state.”

Indiana took a teenage boy from his Catholic parents after he started identifying as a girl. His parents want SCOTUS to weigh in.

Cardinal Robert McElroy, the progressive archbishop of San Diego, has slammed conservative Catholics who oppose blessing gay couples, suggesting they are anti-gay.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York celebrated a “Mass of Reparation” this weekend in atonement for a “scandalous” and “sacrilegious” event honoring deceased trans-activist Cecilia Gentili.

The Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), a leading church among African Americans, issued an extraordinary statement Thursday accusing Israel of “mass genocide,” exacerbating a rift between black Americans and Jews.

The Christian season of Lent always triggers the anti-God squad, and 2024 is no different, with limelight-seeking atheists trotting out the tired “Jesus never existed” thesis in preparation for Holy Week.

An alternative take on the He Gets Us ad that ran during the Super Bowl has gone viral and continues to grow. What’s different about this ad? In this version, the sinners change their ways.

A huge funeral was recently held inside Manhattan’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral for transgender activist and atheist Cecilia Gentili of Brooklyn who died on February 6.

Veteran Cook County, Illinois, public defender Debra Gassman is suing her boss and her office after they reprimanded her for displaying a photograph of herself holding a rifle in front of an Israeli flag in a statement of solidarity with Israel against terror.

Senator Edward Markey (D-MA) is pushing legislation that could prevent churches around the country from using a “security services unit” comprised of concealed carriers in congregations, parishes, etc.

Canada’s National Post noted on Wednesday that church arsons “never stopped,” with at least six new church fires reported in the past two months, but the media gives them little coverage and rarely discusses the debunked reports of mass graves at a Christian boarding school for indigenous children that touched off a wave of church burnings in the spring of 2021.

“Wonder Years” star Danica McKellar says she got to “know God better” by embarking on a Bible reading challenge between shooting movies.

Israel’s Embassy to the Holy See has lambasted Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin for his “deplorable” criticism of Israeli policy in Gaza.

Parliament is to vote to legalize same-sex civil marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country and despite opposition.

A-list Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg urged Christians to do more than just give up something for lent on Ash Wednesday.

Hollywood Biden cheerleader Rob Reiner is once again pushing the left’s “Christian nationalism” boogeyman, saying conservative Christians who are politically active are “antithetical to the teachings of Jesus.”

Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former head of the Vatican’s doctrinal office, has slammed the Vatican’s opening to blessing gay couples as “relativizing the truth and cheapening grace.”

Hallow, the Christian prayer app, enjoyed its biggest spike in downloads following the Super Bowl ad that aired on Sunday night. 

A female pastor lined up for a kickoff on the stage of a megachurch on Super Bowl Sunday. But, instead of kicking a ball, she kicked a Bible.

Latin American countries began their yearly four-day Carnival festivities, an especially significant celebration to Brazil.

The improbable rescue Monday of two Argentinian-Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza has sparked speculation about the role of Argentinian president Javier Milei’s visit to Israel just a few days before, in which he prayed repeatedly in Jerusalem.

A small business in Wisconsin is suffering blowback and being accused of “sacrilege” after offering religious-style votive candles featuring images of Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and his pop star girlfriend, Taylor Swift. Mixed Bag MKE, a small store

Argentine President Javier Milei said in an interview on Monday with Italian media that he had “reconsidered some positions” on Pope Francis.

The woman who opened fire in Lakewood Church just before 2:00 p.m. Sunday reportedly had “Free Palestine” written on her gun. 

One of Hollywood’s leading men took time out to lead a prayer during a Super Bowl ad for the Catholic prayer app Hallow on Sunday night.

ROME — Pope Francis received Argentina’s populist president Javier Milei for an hourlong meeting Monday in the Vatican.

Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback Patrick Mahomestook his moment of victory at the Super Bowl on Sunday night to thank Almighty God.

Pop music superstar Usher Raymond gave a wonderful Super Bowl half-time show on Sunday wherein he performed several of his greatest hits, primarily from his 2004 album “Confessions” and even honored God.

During one of the early commercial breaks during the 2024 Super Bowl, many felt that an ad speaking of Jesus missed the Biblical point.

The Houston Police Department used a Sunday afternoon press conference to announce that the shooter who targeted Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church was female.

A shooter at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, was reportedly stopped by a Harris County Sheriff’s deputy working security at the church Sunday morning.

Some called it the “Rave at the Nave,” but others use terms like “sacrilege” to describe two ’90s-themed silent discos held at one of the United Kingdom’s oldest cathedrals.

Pope Francis has doubled down in his support of blessing gay couples, calling those who oppose the practice “hypocrites.”