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One year after President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated at the infamous Butler, Pennsylvania, rally, Republican lawmakers and officials are crediting God with saving the president’s life.

Faith-based “traditional pop” music, also known as “tradpop,” is reportedly making a comeback as conservative ideals become more mainstream following a broader cultural shift in the United States and President Donald Trump’s landslide 2024 election victory. Alex Warren’s faith-based love

A rising number of young German women are being converted to Islam through hardline Salafist outreach on social media, according to Berlin’s domestic political intelligence agency.

Dr. Shoshana Shendelman, a trustee of Columbia University, wrote a demand letter to the members of the university’s board on Monday, insisting that the institution comply with the Trump administration’s demands.

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a private audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, offering to host both Ukrainian and Russian diplomats to negotiate an end to Moscow’s prolonged invasion of the country.

President Donald Trump praised the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for its decision to allow churches to endorse political candidates, stating that he loves “that churches can now” make political endorsements.

Jewish Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sounding the alarm on Democratic Socialist New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, pointing to his refusal to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada” or recognize Israel as a Jewish state, especially at a time when antisemitism is on the rise in the United States.

A pastor and his congregation in Kerrville, Texas, are wrapping their arms around neighbors and sharing the love of God as their community recovers from the deadly Fourth of July flooding.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said Monday in court documents that churches should be permitted to endorse political candidates.

At the Breitbart Fight Club Founders’ Roundtable, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) said 2 Timothy 4:7 reflects not only his personal faith but the fighting spirit of the American people, the importance of constitutional freedoms like free speech and religious liberty, and the shared Judeo-Christian values that bind the United States and Israel.

A man was charged Sunday over an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue in an apparent escalation of antisemitic violence in Australia’s second-most populous city.

An arsonist set fire to the door of a Melbourne synagogue and forced the congregation to flee on Friday, seven months after criminals destroyed a synagogue in the same Australian city with an accelerant-fueled blaze that left a worshipper injured.

A two-year-old Georgia boy is fighting for his life after he accidentally drove his electric toy vehicle last month into a nest of yellow jackets that stung him more than 150 times.

The media claim that President Donald Trump — who bombed Iran’s nuclear sites and is busy deporting antisemitic foreign students — used an antisemitic slur in a speech Thursday when he referred to “shylocks.”

French MEP Marion Maréchal has claimed that she is facing “judicial jihad” after being sued for defamation by an organisation which runs an Islamic school over her claims that it is tied to the radical Muslim Brotherhood network.

China, through its “China Tibetology Research Center,” published a screed on Wednesday condemning a declaration by the Dalai Lama that only his office will have power to find his successor after his passing, asserting that the Communist Party regime has final authority over the Buddhist leader.

The Nets drafted rookie Israeli guard Ben Saraf with the 26th pick in this year’s NBA draft. He was quickly followed Monday by Israeli forward Danny Wolf at number 27.

Jimmy Swaggart, the televangelist whose multimillion-dollar ministry was crippled by his encounters with prostitutes, has died. 

The election of the first American gained worldwide attention in early May, not just among the faithful, but also among collectors who sought to capitalize on the fact that the new pontiff is not just an American, but an avid baseball fan.

A Liberal Democrat MP has reacted with rage after his local Catholic priest publicly refused to offer him communion over his support of legislation to legalise “assisted dying” in Britain.

A Trump administration inquiry has concluded that Harvard University knowingly violated the civil rights of Jewish and Israeli students, acting with “deliberate indifference” when it learned about what was happening.

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has reportedly given 1,000 Palestinian relatives of terrorists a free trip to participate in the Mecca pilgrimage, raising eyebrows as the kingdom considers peace with Israel.

A recent poll found a majority of adults across the United States think public schools should allow chaplains to support students.

President Donald Trump, on the eve of the 31st anniversary of the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, issued a letter to Chabad emissaries worldwide in which he honored the Rebbe as “one of the most dynamic and influential faith leaders in modern history” and reflected on how he personally drew “strength and inspiration” from his enduring legacy.

Pope Leo XIV once again echoed his call for unity within the Catholic Church on Friday after years of political and liturgical division.

South Korean police detained six Americans on Friday caught with over 1,000 bottles carrying rice, Bibles, and American money that they reportedly intended to send across the sea to North Korea.

The Supreme Court on Friday sided with Maryland parents of various faiths who sued their school board over its refusal to allow their K-5 children to opt out of LGBTQ+ curriculum. 

Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed legislation last week that mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, beginning in September.

A suspect accused of killing an elderly pastor in his Arizona in April admitted to the gruesome murder that he said involved crucifying the beloved Christian leader. He also placed a crown of thorns onto the pastor’s head after he was killed.

Pope Leo XIV reaffirmed the call for priests to remain celibate while commanding bishops to take “firm and decisive” action in cases involving sexual abuse in remarks delivered to the Catholic hierarchy on Wednesday.

A cloud formation resembling Jesus Christ appeared above a Basilica in the Philippines just after Mass earlier this month, stunning worshippers and causing a video of the heavenly cloud to go viral on social media.

Pope Leo XIV told Catholic believers during a weekly event on Wednesday that he welcomed the news of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran with “hope,” advising the nations to abandon plans for “revenge” and embrace a path to long-term peace.

Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab announced on Monday that “a number of criminals involved in the attack” on a church in Damascus have been arrested.

A horrific gun and suicide bomb attack on a church in Damascus killed at least 25 people and wounded 63 more on Sunday, posing a stiff challenge to the ruling junta’s promise that it would make Syria safe for all ethnic and religious groups.

A suicide bomber in Syria on Sunday detonated himself inside a Greek Orthodox church filled with people, killing at least 15, according to early reports.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered prayers of thanks Sunday at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the holiest site in Judaism, praising God for delivering Israel from a potential nuclear Iran.