Faith & Family
Pope Leo XIV calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity
Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war.
Peru’s Catholic Church holds a symbolic ceremony in apology for Indigenous land dispossession
After years of allegations of land dispossession by a now-dissolved Catholic group, the highest ecclesiastical authorities in the Andean country on Saturday held a symbolic reparation ceremony for the Indigenous people whose land was taken away.
Pope Leo meets families of youth lost to illegal toxic waste dumping in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’
Pope Leo XIV on Saturday greeted one by one families who lost loved ones to illegal toxic dumping in an area near Naples, tied to a multi-billion criminal racket run by the mafia.
Behavior of teen in mosque shooting led police to seize family guns a year before attack
One of the teenagers who killed three people at a San Diego mosque this week had been flagged to law enforcement last year for exhibiting alarming behavior and idolizing Nazis, prompting police to confiscate his father's guns, according to court records.
Parents, you’re failing God, your children — and America
A new survey shows one key area where parents are failing on the spiritual formation front -- and it involves prayer.
Mel Gibson unveils first look at ‘Resurrection of the Christ,’ delays release
Mel Gibson has released the first official image from "The Resurrection of the Christ," the long-anticipated sequel to his 2004 blockbuster "The Passion of the Christ" -- and announced new release dates for both parts of the two-film epic.
Conservatives rally against right-wing podcasters fueling antisemitism
A coalition of Republican lawmakers, Trump administration officials and religious leaders convened in Washington this week to confront what they described as a growing antisemitic influence emanating from the right-wing podcast world -- and to organize a counteroffensive.
D.C. library celebrates 5th anniversary with birthday party, drag queen story hour
Washington's Southwest Neighborhood Library celebrated its fifth anniversary on Thursday with birthday-themed crafts for kids and a drag queen story hour.
A grim list: Some notable attacks on U.S. houses of worship in recent years
Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to do. Global annual attendance totals many billions; the number of people killed in attacks on individual houses of worship in any given year is generally less than a few hundred. Killings in the U.S. are even more rare.
WATCH: The truth about faith and America’s founding
Author Elizabeth Carlyle joins Billy Hallowell to discuss her new book, Americans Who Pray: Uniting a Nation in Faith and Freedom -- a powerful project bringing together voices from across America to reflect on prayer, faith, unity, and the nation's spiritual foundation.
Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff’s AI encyclical on May 25
Pope Leo XIV and the co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic will launch the pontiff's first encyclical on May 25, a document on the care of human dignity in the era of AI, the Vatican said Monday.
Thousands flock to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally
Thousands of people streamed onto the National Mall for a daylong prayer rally Sunday billed as a "rededication of our country as One Nation under God."
Mullin says ‘American History X’ scared him straight before faith changed his life
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says that as a younger man, he was on a path of mayhem that seemed destined to end behind bars -- until he got scared straight by a viewing of "American History X."
WATCH: Surprise, surprise: God is actually ‘very partisan’
Christians sometimes have a hard time fighting for what they know is morally and politically correct because they're concerned about offending others, or intruding on others' free will and individual rights. They think it's not the job of the church to tell people their politics. But that's incorrect.
Texas hospital agrees to open first-ever ‘detransition clinic’ for children who regret gender change
Under pressure from federal and state authorities, Texas Children's Hospital has agreed to pay a penalty of $10 million, to agree not to perform any more gender transition procedures on children and to establish a first-of-its-kind "detransition clinic" to help children who have already gone through it.
Sen. Grassley to hold June hearing with Big Tech CEOs on child online safety
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley is planning to haul four CEOs of major technology companies before his panel next month to press them on efforts to make their platforms safer for children.
Belarus welcomes evangelist Franklin Graham to hold massive Christian gathering
Belarus' authoritarian leader on Friday greeted U.S. Rev. Franklin Graham, who arrived in the tightly controlled country to hold the largest evangelical Christian gathering in its history.
Journey of a lifetime: A U.S. teen Buddhist lama is now a monk studying in the Himalayan foothills
At a monastery in the Himalayan foothills, a teenage Buddhist lama blesses thousands. One by one, he taps bowed heads with a ritual vase and a peacock feather, sprinkling holy water for protection, purification, wisdom. He stops to smile at children who eye him with curiosity, reverence and awe. He tries to keep pace with others who, like him, are among the few chosen to give the final blessing.
Brooke Rollins accused of ‘sermonizing’ to USDA employees in new lawsuit
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is the subject of a new lawsuit accusing her of evangelizing employees via mass emails promoting her Christian beliefs.
Trump administration will join a prayer gathering criticized for promoting Christian nationalism
President Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday on the National Mall in Washington for a prayer gathering billed as a "rededication of our country as One Nation Under God" upon America's 250th birthday.
