In the past two weeks, a quintessentially local story became news around the world.TheCharles Middle Schoolin El Paso, Texas, banned all-black clothing for the coming school year because such attire “has become more associated with depression and mental health issues and/or criminality than with happy and healthy kids ready to learn.” The response was fast...
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Museum of the Bible CEO calls out today's 'divisiveness,' need for 'return to faithfulness'
“If it does not please you to serve the Lord, decide today whom you will serve, the gods your fathers served beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose country you are now dwelling. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). This passage comes from the...
Missouri diocese provides update on exhumed nun whose body did not decompose: 'Highly atypical'
A team of experts was unable to determine why a Missouri nun who died in 2019 had not decomposed, the bishop of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph announced on Thursday. “Within the limits of what has been observed during this time, the body of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster does not appear to have experienced the...
Catholic Charities asks Supreme Court to protect First Amendment rights in battle against the state
A Wisconsin-based Catholic Charities group is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court in its fight to stay exempt from a state unemployment program. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Superior, represented by lawyers at Becket Law, has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and is asking the high...
Archaeologists uncover stones in Israel matching road where 'Jesus walked'
Located at Mount Hotzvim in Jerusalem, a large quarry has been under excavation, exposing more information on the Second Temple time period when Jesus walked the Holy Land. Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority excavated the area that covers about 3,500 square meters, forming part of a large field of quarries, according to a press...
5 blessings from God are at our fingertips if we have faith, insists Washington pastor
“Brothers and sisters: Watch carefully how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise, making the most of the opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not continue in ignorance, but try to understand what is the will of the Lord … Be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and...
Concern for religion's future in America grows as young women stop attending church: report
Women are leaving churches in droves after previously being the dominant group that filled them, according to a report. “Women are less inclined to be involved with churches that don’t want us speaking up, that don’t want us to be smart,” Mojica Rodríguez, the daughter of a pastor who was raised attending church frequently, said,...
Church of England appears to stop using the word 'church' to sound more 'relevant': study
The Church of England is apparently dropping the word “church” in the hopes of drawing in more crowds, according to a recent study. The study, called “New Things: A theological investigation into the work of starting new churches across 11 dioceses in the Church of England,” was conducted by the Centre for Church Planting Theology...
Rev. Franklin Graham calls out 'Evangelicals for Harris' for 'trying to mislead people' using his father in ad
Christian evangelist Franklin Graham blasted the “Evangelicals for Harris” organization for using footage of his late father in an attack ad against former President Trump. Graham is president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, which were founded by his father, the late Billy Graham. Billy Graham was a world-famous evangelist...
Christian author Max Lucado, in new book, stresses hope and faith amid today's chaos
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). There is “a heaviness” in society today, said pastor and bestselling author Max Lucado of San Antonio, Texas, in an on-camera interview with Fox News Digital — yet...









