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Many churches avoid discussing pornography although more than half of Americans admit they watch it. An estimated 91 percent of men and 60 percent of women nationwide consume porn at varying degrees ...

Joseph Henrich argues that the Western world got its uniqueness from family codes imposed by the church in the Early Middle Ages. The key parts of these codes were not restrictions on ...

In a new attack against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, socialist dictator and President Daniel Ortega with his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, have frozen the Church’s retirement fund for priests. The ...

Only about one-third of Americans have confidence in the church or organized religion, and even fewer have faith in public schools. Gallup sampled Americans’ level of trust in more than a dozen ...

Another report has been released that documents a decline in church attendance since the start of the pandemic. An average of 30 percent of Americans from 2020 to the present said they ...

A century-old church in midtown Kansas City caught fire early Wednesday morning and suffered extensive damage. “I’m lost for words,” Pastor Willie Thornton of Mount Christian Worship Center says. “I really am. ...

Protestant martyrs of the faith will now be honored alongside their Catholic counterparts under a new initiative to recognize those from other Christian traditions. Pope Francis has commissioned a new working group ...

Religious belief tends to be associated with key indicators of a successful life, such as education level and marital status, a recent study found. Ryan Burge, a political scientist who studies religion ...

Church-goers continue to worship off site after a fire that destroyed an Orlando Catholic church on the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health ruling. The fire mirros ...

Advances in artificial intelligence likely will have an impact on the future of the church. In a possible glimpse of the future, hundreds of people recently attended a Protestant church service in ...

Absent fathers and failed marriages may be two reasons why Christianity is on the decline in the United States, a new study found. The Nationwide Study on Faith and Relationships, recently released by ...

When all is said and done, there often is more said than done. Despite good intentions, most churchgoers don’t follow through on volunteer opportunities. Most Protestant churchgoers say their churches encourage them ...

The Southern Baptist Convention has lost nearly a half-million members in the past year, which represents the largest decline in more than a century. Pastor and author Rick Warren is addressing the ...

Pastor Rick Warren has written an open letter to Southern Baptists after the church he founded, Saddleback, was disfellowshipped over the ordination of women. Warren was recently named chancellor of the Spurgeon’s ...

“The Secrets of Hillsong” uncovers Hillsong culture, abuse and Carl Lentz. The four-part documentary dropped on May 19. Since Carl Lentz’s fall from grace due to his affair with Ranin Karim, many ...

The remains of a Benedictine nun at a convent in Gower, Mo., are attracting worldwide attention. Gower is a small town about 40 miles north of Kansas City. A story published Monday by ...

A former manager of Ensign Peak Advisors, the investment arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has accused the church of using the money as a “clandestine hedge fund.” ...

If you take a few minutes to read any local or national news, you will find tragic stories. They often surround a person or group of people making poor moral choices that ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is putting his money where his mouth is. He is donating a portion of his salary — $43,725 – to the Good News Jail & Prison Ministry to further ...

Nathaniel Pawlowski, the son of a pastor in Calgary, faces potential punishment for preaching and reading the Bible outside a drag queen story time for children at a public library. “We went ...

Country singer Granger Smith plans to leave the music industry to focus on ministry after his final tour this summer. The 43-year-old singer shared the news in a video he posted on Instagram to ...

People who were not able to travel to Kentucky for the recent Asbury Revival will be able to experience it through a new film. Redeem TV will show the documentary “Asbury Revival: ...

Small groups are a good way for Christians to build relationships, especially in large churches and after worshipping virtually during the pandemic. However, the number of people who participate is declining. Just ...

Now that the pandemic is over, many churches across the nation were filled for Easter services on Sunday. Throngs of Christian worshipers flocked to Little Caesars Arena in Detroit to hear popular ...

Easter dawned for Kansas City’s homeless, too, as local churches volunteer for special outreach services organized through City Union Mission. “As we celebrate the miracle of Easter, we are so thankful for ...