A rights watchdog chronicled a record 344 new blasphemy cases in Pakistan in 2024, highlighting increased abuse of the country’s condemned blasphemy laws. Of the 344 new blasphemy cases, 70% of the accused were Muslims, 6% were Christians, 9% Hindus
Pope Leo the Fourteenth has begun his official duties as the new head of the Catholic Church. And he has already made history as the first American ever elected pope. Addressing Catholic cardinals, the new pontiff said, “You have called
The newly minted Pope Leo XIV used his first homily Friday to warn against reducing Jesus to nothing more than “a kind of charismatic leader or superman.” “There are many settings in which Jesus, although appreciated as a man, is
Justice Andrew Strum has ruled that a 12-year-old child is too young to give consent and understand the harmful consequences of taking puberty blockers. He has granted full custody to the father of the child to stop the mother proceeding
More than 1,000 new believers celebrated by taking part in mass baptisms on both sides of the country on Good Friday. A coalition of churches organised one of them on the Frankston foreshore in Melbourne. Many spontaneous last-minute decisions made
A Christian charged under India’s anti-conversion law after Hindu nationalists attacked a church is seeking bail from the Supreme Court of India. Rajesh Sharma said his plea for bail was rejected in Chhattisgarh state’s lower and high courts. Sharma and
A national movement aimed at protecting children and their families from “an agenda determined to sexualize our kids” will be spearheading a prayer movement in five major cities beginning next week to see the “sacredness of gender and family as
The Islamic State has declared Pope Francis’ burial a “marketing tool in a theological war,” asserting that tributes paid to the late pope undermine Islamic beliefs. The terror group is concurrently experiencing a resurgence, raising concerns about its growing strength
President Trump brought in faith leaders from across the nation to highlight the importance of prayer in the founding of America and to celebrate the recent National Day of Prayer. The 47th president also signed an executive order to establish
Author Tim Goeglein believes American young people are on a mission to cut through the “brokenness and unevenness” that have dominated the culture for too long in order to discover true faith and devotion. “They no longer want inverted reality,”
