Religion News Service

The country now sees an average of 30 Christians killed every day, making Nigeria the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian.

Megachurch pastor Jack Graham was in the middle of his Sunday message to Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, this past weekend when he paused to cue up an unusual sermon illustration. After encouraging people to respond to the killing of conservative Christian activist Charlie Kirk by turning to God, he instructed the congregation to listen to a roughly minute-long audio clip of what sounded like Kirk delivering a short speech.

"I pray millions of young men would become defenders of the faith as a result of this demonic assassination," Arizona pastor Mark Driscoll said in an Instagram post.

The Catholic right grants few, if any, nods to Catholic social teaching. Many righteous Catholics dismiss the preferential option for the poor (including immigrants) and the care of creation as "radical left politics."

Eight out of 10 American Catholics said they had a favorable opinion of Leo, including 37% who said their opinion was "very favorable."

Joined by interfaith leaders, the bishops said Africa cannot be subject to foreign interests but must be the architect of its own future.

The move signals a new phase in Sino-Vatican relations and the regularization of local church structures.

These days, Focus on the Family is offering a new kind of parenting advice, this time tailored for parents whose adult kids have gone 'no contact.'

The 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea is an appropriate time for the U.S. church to reconsider its deviation from the general practice of standing during the Eucharistic prayer.

"Those verses were not about the United States military," said Brian Kaylor, a Baptist minister and author. "They weren't really even about any imperial military force, and quite the opposite."

A report, dated June 6 but made public this week, from the task force now alleges that there was a "consistent and systematic pattern of discrimination against Christians during the Biden Administration."

Speakers and organizers alike worked to craft a vision for a Christian America that steers clear of anti-Catholicism and, especially, antisemitism.

Fr. Thomas Reese asks: Do we worship semiautomatic weapons so much that we are willing to sacrifice our youth so that we can own weapons whose only purpose is to slaughter people?

President Donald Trump's assault on art and culture is only outdone by his debasement of his fellow humans, writes Phyllis Zagano.

While many school leaders have become resigned to the necessity of preparing for potential school shootings, it was shocking to Catholics across the country to learn of an attack while students were gathered for worship.

The people of God deserve better than what they are hearing in church today, writes Fr. Thomas Reese.

At Delaney Hall, the East Coast's largest immigrant detention facility, families and volunteers say harsh conditions and shifting rules have urged the need for spiritual care.

"His radio show and books shaped generations and fueled the shame that drove queer people like me into conversion therapy," writes Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez.

Amid a collapse of loyalty to religious institutions, 46% of churchgoers say they attend multiple congregations on Sunday, a recent survey found.

My brother, Eddie, died Aug. 2 at the Jesuit infirmary in Los Gatos, California. He was 82. In San Jose, Phoenix and San Francisco, he was known to thousands of people as a giant in Jesuit education and a friend.