Faith & Family
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.
SharesConservatives 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.
SharesD.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.
SharesA 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.
SharesWATCH: 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.
SharesPope 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.
SharesThousands 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."
SharesMullin 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."
SharesWATCH: 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.
SharesTexas 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.
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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.
SharesBelarus 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.
SharesJourney 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.
SharesBrooke 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.
SharesTrump 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.
SharesPope decries the rise of AI-directed warfare, saying it leads to a spiral of annihilation
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced how investments in artificial intelligence and high-tech weaponry were leading the world into a "spiral of annihilation," as he called for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine during a visit to Europe's largest university.
SharesVatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist group attached to the old Latin Mass
With Pope Leo XIV's first big crisis looming, the Vatican on Wednesday issued a final warning to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics that their planned consecration of bishops without papal consent constitutes a schismatic act that incurs automatic excommunication.
SharesSoros’ Open Society Foundations commit $30M to groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate
Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate over the next three years.
SharesVatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist group attached to the old Latin Mass
The Vatican on Wednesday issued a final warning to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics that their planned consecrations of bishops without papal consent constitute a schismatic act that incurs automatic excommunication.
SharesParents’ rally for kids online safety legislation prompts key senator to promise committee action
Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz told parents and advocacy groups who rallied at the Capitol on Tuesday for passage of the Kids Online Safety Act that his committee would advance that bill and others designed to protect children in the digital space.
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