Church

'A world that is ablaze': Pope Leo laments war, environmental destruction, in Ash Wednesday service

Before sprinkling ashes on the heads of participants, a sign of mortality, the pope said the ashes could represent "the weight of a world that is ablaze, of entire cities destroyed by war."

POPE LEO XIV puts ash on a faithful's head during the Ash Wednesday Mass at the Santa Sabina Basilica in Rome, Italy, February 18, 2026.
MARJORIE TAYLOR Greene meets with Bethlehem Mayor Maher Canawati, February 15, 2026.

Marjorie Taylor Greene meets with Bethlehem mayor, decries alleged 'Christian prosecution'

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

PA drafts constitution, omits Jewish ties to Jerusalem, calls for Sharia legal system

Law enforcement officials stand guard, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 17, 2026.

A church was targeted in name of justice. Jews know where that leads - opinion


Brooklyn priest removed after greenlighting filming of Sabrina Carpenter video in church

The music video for "Feather" depicts Sabrina Carpenter experiencing harassment by an array of men, all of whom end up being killed in grisly ways.

 "Damn, what now? Should we talk about how I got the mayor indicted.” Sabrina Carpenter.

Swiss church installs AI-powered Jesus

Known as Deus in Machina, the AI was launches in August and is capable of speaking over 100 different languages.

 People visiting the booth were advised not to disclose any personal information.

The Hanging Church: how Cairo became the sitting place for 16 patriarchs

The place became a church in the 4th century when the Copts began building more churches after Emperor Constantine made Christianity the state religion.

 The Hanging Church in Cairo.

'Second biggest financiers of terrorism,' Yair Netanyahu accuses Qatar during conference

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son, Yair, slams Qatar for allegedly being "the second biggest financiers of terrorism." He further claims that left-wing groups use Israel as an "experiment."

 Yair Netanyahu

Catholic Church split on women deacons, Vatican document shows

The Vatican document stressed the need to "give fuller recognition" to women in the Church, saying that "by virtue of Baptism, they enjoy full equality".

 Pope Francis reacts on the day he holds a weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 26, 2024.

Episcopal Church protests closure of its Gaza hospital by Israeli evacuation orders

The Episcopal Church of Jerusalem protests the Israeli closure of Gaza's Al-Ahli Hospital amid conflict, impacting critical medical care for injured Palestinians.

 AFTERMATH OF Al-Ahli Hospital blast in Gaza, Oct. 18.

Churches in Jerusalem oppose municipal tax decision

The leaders expressed concern over the municipality's move, which they argued contradicted centuries of historical agreements between the churches and civil authorities.

 MEMBERS OF the clergy and the local Catholic community attend a mass for the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, led by the Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, in Jerusalem’s Old City in January.

Tony Evans announces step back from ministry 'due to sin'

Evans has also led several tours to Israel, inviting believers to experience the Holy Land firsthand.

 Tony Evans.

No, Jews didn't kill Jesus - and many Christians know it - opinion

With God’s grace, Jewish-Christian relations have evolved in positive and productive ways over the past 60 years, thanks, in large part, to the bravery and sensitivity of Christian leaders.

 A MAN PORTRAYS Jesus at the 2024 National Religious Broadcasters Association International Christian Media Convention, addressed by former US president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in Nashville, Tennessee, in February.

'God has intervened': Gun failure saves Pittsburgh church pastor from shooter

A church congregant wrestled the shooter to the ground and restrained him until police arrived.

A person holds a crucifix outside a Catholic church in Harare, Zimbabwe March 29, 2024.