​Judge freezes ICE raids at some Baptist and Lutheran churches​

For the second time in a year, a federal judge has issued an injunction to block the Department of Homeland Security from conducting warrantless immigration enforcement actions at some houses of worship. In a 62-page ruling on February...

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​Dr. Anita Phillips named lead pastor of Toure and Sarah Jakes Roberts’ ONE Potter’s House Church in LA​

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xVatican declines invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace​

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xAdult baptisms surge again in Belgium​

​Meeting God with anger during our long Lent​

I stand in front of the priest, waiting. Grinding a thumb into a container full of black dust, she reaches up and makes two marks on my head, one down, the other over. “Remember you are dust,” she says, “and to dust you shall return.” She squats...

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​Shocking New Move: Brooklyn diocese seeks global CVA deal​

Brooklyn Diocese Child Victims Act settlement talks moved forward after Bishop Robert J. Brennan’s Feb. 12 letter. He told clergy and parishioners the diocese aims to settle about 1,100 CVA lawsuits. The suits allege decades of sexual abuse of...

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​Savannah Guthrie’s faith tested after mother’s shocking disappearance​

Savannah Guthrie is leaning on her faith while her mother remains missing. On Monday, Feb. 2, she asked for prayers on social media. She wrote about love, hope, and unity, and she pointed followers toward God. But the request also underscored...

​Why I Wrote a Middle Grade Book About Religion

When I started sixth grade at my local Catholic school, all I could think about was avoiding Jesus. He was everywhere. In portraits that painted him with a flaming heart, or as a baby with his mother Mary, or seated at the center of a long table...

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​Why New Atheism Crumbled​

It may not feel like it, but atheism in the United States appears to have hit its ceiling. According to the Pew Research Center, 2 percent of the country was actively, openly nonreligious in 2011. That number rose to 4 percent by 2021—but has remained...

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​A Quick Bible Study Vol. 307: Interview With a Distinguished Professor About Her Shroud of Turin Book​

Welcome to today's Bible study. Many thanks to all the readers who requested the "miracle parchment" mentioned in our "Fear Not" series, Parts One and Two. Part Three will be published next Sunday, when we will discuss New Testament...

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​Church Scandals Prove Christianity is Incapable of Making Anything “Great Again”​

We keep treating church scandals and political corruption as a separate category. They are not. They’re branches from the same tree with the same rotten roots. When religious movements learn to excuse misconduct, minimize harm, or...

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​Controlled chaos: Terrorism is used as a political tool - opinion​

Recent reports of Islamic State members escaping from a detention facility in northeastern Syria might appear to be another isolated security incident in a region long plagued by instability. These events reflect a recurring pattern rooted in a...

​This food bank is building an affordable housing complex right next door, because too often, 'rent eats first'​

In the town of New Braunfels, Texas — just a short drive from San Antonio — rapid population growth has made it difficult for people to find affordable housing, or any housing at all. So, when Eric Cooper, president and CEO of the San Antonio...

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​Andrew Zimmern on Feeding People in Minneapolis: ‘Have Faith’​

According to chef and TV personality Andrew Zimmern, fostering community has never been more vital in the city he calls home: Minneapolis. “Life is about action steps,” Zimmern tells TODAY.com, adding that living in the Midwes city is...

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