The city of San Francisco, California, is spending $5 million per year on a program that involves providing alcohol to homeless people who suffer from alcoholism. The city’s managed alcohol program, which began four years ago, made media headlines following
The government of Peru has classified transgenderism and nonbinary gender identities as a mental illness, prompting backlash from LGBT advocacy groups. Peru President Dina Boluarte signed the decree, changing language in the country’s Essentials Health Insurance Plan to reflect that
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought with it lively conversations about new technological possibilities, warnings, and concerns over potential abuses and misuses. Dr. John Plake, chief program officer at the American Bible Society, said his organization set out
Southern Baptist congregations saw growth in baptisms, worship attendance and small group participation in 2023, while membership decline slowed compared to recent years, according to the Annual Church Profile (ACP) compiled by Lifeway Christian Resources. The 2023 ACP, a statistical
Hundreds of Liberian refugees living in Ghana have been left destitute following the demolition of a section of a refugee camp, 45 kilometres outside of the country’s capital, Accra. The Buduburam refugee camp has been home to Liberians
A Catholic school in North Carolina was within its legal rights to dismiss a substitute teacher because he was in a same-sex marriage, a federal appeals court ruled. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has
A Pennsylvania pastor praised God for what he called a “miracle” after an F1 tornado ripped off the roof of his church as about 100 people worshiped inside on Saturday evening, and everyone survived without any significant injuries. “Folks, I
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially inaugurated a former Byzantine-era church previously known as the Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora, a United Nations World Heritage Site, as a mosque this week, drawing condemnation from the Greek government. The
A seven-foot statue of Evangelist Bill Graham is going to be placed at the U.S. Capitol building. A private dedication ceremony is scheduled with House Speaker Mike Johnson and the Rev. Franklin Graham, the son of Billy Graham and president
Less than 1% of American Catholics agree with all three of the Catholic Church’s teachings on the sanctity of life issues, showing the widespread existence of what some call “cafeteria Catholics” in the United States, according to an analysis. Researcher Ryan
