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The Supreme Court unanimously sided with Catholic Charities Bureau, ruling that Wisconsin discriminated against the organization and violated the First Amendment’s protection for religion by denying tax exempt status . 

“Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo, who is set to star as Jesus in an upcoming production of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” mocked critics of her casting, declaring, “It’s a musical, the gayest place on Earth.”

Islamists have infiltrated child care homes in France to recruit minors into prostitution, drug trafficking, and terrorism, a report found.

The election of Pope Leo XIV in May — the first modern pope known to have ever stepped foot in China — and his initial comments acknowledging the “trials” Chinese Christians face under communism inspire “cautious hope” in his Beijing policy, the president of International Christian Concern (ICC), Jeff King told Breitbart News.

Britain’s liberal-leaning judiciary has effectively created new blasphemy laws, free speech campaigners argued, after a man was convicted of a crime for setting fire to a Qur’an in London earlier this year.

HBO’s “Sex and the City” character Miranda Hobbes sleeps with a virgin nun played by Rosie O’Donnell in Season 3 of the long-running show’s spinoff series “And Just Like That….”

Franklin Graham, president of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin on Wednesday.

Pope Leo XIV authorized the recognition of Spanish Monsignor Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, Colombian Sister Inés Arango Velásquez, and Indian Bishop Matthew Makil as Venerables, the Catholic News Agency (CNA) reported on Tuesday.

A Baptist refugee charity group in North Carolina is welcoming some newly-arrived white South Africans with furnished apartments, following the departure of an Episcopal group from a taxpayer-funded refugee program due to the inclusion of said Afrikaners.

A pastor is demanding an apology from Seattle Democrat Mayor Bruce Harrell after the Harrell blamed a Christian rally for a LGTBQ+ counter-protest that turned violent.

Podcast king Joe Rogan used to call himself an atheist, but in the last few months he has been seen regularly attending church in his Austin, Texas, home, sources say.

French President Emmanuel Macron has attempted to downplay the significance of the explosive report from his own government detailing the infiltration of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood in France and throughout Europe, warning against the spread of so-called conspiracy theories.

The Cuban communist regime released imprisoned Evangelical pastor Luis Guillermo Borjas from custody this weekend, but not before the pastor reportedly converted five people behind bars.

Reverend Franklin Graham gave a heartfelt tribute to Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson who passed away at the age of 79 on Sunday.

Pope Leo XIV made his first public comments on Sunday regarding Christianity in China since becoming head of the Catholic Church, praying for the Virgin Mary to grant them the ability to be “strong and joyful witnesses of the Gospel” in a country that actively persecutes all religions.

Chief Rabbi of South Africa Warren Goldstein released a video Sunday in which he said President Donald Trump was right to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa last week about genocidal rhetoric.

Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the thorniest foreign policy issues facing his new pontificate.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) made it clear on Friday that she did not appreciate a response about her Christian faith from the X AI chatbot known as Grok.

The Swedish government has announced an investigation into the “Islamist infiltration” in the country following the publication of the bombshell French report claiming that the Muslim Brotherhood has waged a decades-long campaign to penetrate European institutions with the aim of subverting the West and imposing Sharia law.

Thursday on Newsmax TV’s “On the Record,” Rev. Franklin Graham offered his condolences to the couple murdered by an alleged left-wing pro-Palestine suspect.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the establishment of the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma.

French President Emmanuel Macron’s political party has called for a ban on young girls wearing Islamic veils in public and a new law against “Islamist entryism” after a bombshell government report found that the Muslim Brotherhood has waged a multi-generational campaign to infiltrate institutions and control Islamic communities in service of instituing Sharia law to the West.

Rev. Franklin Graham said Tuesday people hurting after deadly tornadoes hit Kentucky and Missouri are getting much needed help.

Cuba arrested an Evangelical husband and wife, both pastors, for presenting medical evidence showing that their son is not fit for military service.

Harvard President Alan Garber is volunteering to take a 25% pay cut as the Trump administration pulls billions of dollars in federal funding, citing the institution’s failure to rein in antisemitism and radicalism.

Musician Sufjan Stevens, who often includes queer content in his music, told Vulture that the Holy Bible is “very gay” and religion is “sexual.”

Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Leo XIV on Monday and gave the Chicago-born pontiff a Bears football jersey inscribed with his title.

“The pope is not a political figure,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said when a reporter asked him about Pope Leo’s call for respect toward migrants.

Vice President JD Vance greeted Pope Leo XIV on Sunday for the Catholic leader’s inaugural mass in Vatican City, accompanied by his wife, second lady Usha Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife, Jeanette Rubio.

During Sunday’s Mass of Inauguration, Pope Leo XIV called for a “united Church” to foster peace throughout the world and for the faithful to “walk towards God and love one another”.

Artificial Intelligence could enrich and enslave us—perhaps one or the other, perhaps both at the same time.  So, even non-Catholics should appreciate that Pope Leo XIV is summoning his Church to build a fortress for the free will of faith—the right of each soul to find a path to salvation—in the age of AI.

In an address to members of the Vatican’s Diplomatic Corps, Pope Leo XIV stressed the fundamental importance of the union between men and women as the bedrock of civilisation. The Pontiff argued that governments should invest in family formation to foster more “harmonious and peaceful” civil societies, echoing the message of populist leaders like Hungarian PM Viktor Orban and Vice President JD Vance.

President of Argentina Javier Milei will meet with Pope Leo XIV in June before traveling to Israel, Argentine outlets reported.

Legendary Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz is urging Catholics to give Pope Leo XIV a chance and offer him their support.

Podcast king Joe Rogan defended the Christian worldview and the life and death of Jesus Christ and casts doubts on the Big Bang theory in his recent podcast.