11+ hour, 41+ min ago   (996+ words) Donate To Support Our Journalism! LONDON — Central London on a weekday is bustling with construction, children, tourists and office workers moving between meetings and to and from breaks. The heart of the city keeps busy. But on these days, there…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (411+ words) Protestant pastors register the greatest distrust in artificial intelligence interpreting “contested” Scriptures, Barna said in its latest State of the Church release in partnership with Gloo, but few pastors would abandon the technology altogether. Only 5 percent of pastors reject AI…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (556+ words) (ANALYSIS) The Iranian government seized control of the historic St. Peter Evangelical Church in August 2026, despite repeated warnings from U.N. human rights experts and international Christian organizations, revealing a broader pattern of violence against religious minorities in Iran. Through the framework…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (544+ words) When pastors look out from the pulpit and congregants glance around the pews, most say they see a church with people from across the generations. Almost 4 in 5 pastors (78%) and 9 in 10 churchgoers (91%) believe their church is multigenerational, with a good number…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (998+ words) When Madagascan priest Alexey Herizo finally received his ordination, it did not come from the ancient Greek Orthodox Church he had long pursued. Instead, it came from the Russian Orthodox Church, an institution that, until just a few years ago,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (487+ words) LONDON — What is the role of a cathedral? Is it just to hold religious services and be a place for prayer and liturgy? Or is it more than that? Answering such questions has become critical to the work of cathedrals…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (562+ words) LONDON — Move over history, crime and literature. Escape room themes featuring faith and the Bible are taking over. Churches and social groups are turning to this popular leisure activity and using it to challenge people to think about spirituality, life…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1042+ words) “It was like a necessary surgery … if you don’t do it, you just die. I had the choice between dying as a personality and losing my position amongst the people who were my family, my parishioners, who used to love…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (867+ words) Pastor Greg Locke told his Tennessee congregation Sunday that federal authorities are investigating his financial records, after conducting an early morning search of his home and media business several weeks ago. The pastor noted for his provocative messages and public…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1331+ words) They may share a congregation, but men and women have different discipleship needs, according to new analysis from Lifeway Research. In general, women have higher discipleship scores than men in the State of Discipleship. Across the eight signposts that are…...