Breakaway Catholic Group Consecrates Bishops, Defying Pope
Four new Society of Saint Pius X bishops, back to camera, kneel during a Mass in Econe, Switzerland, July 1, 2026. Associated Press / Keystone / Photo by Cyril Zingaro ...
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EC UPDATES: Members hear from presidential search team, legal study group | Baptist Press
EC members encouraged to ‘pencil in’ March 21 for President/CEO vote; EC members hear from legal strategy work group chairman.
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Historic rural church building, empty for five years, houses new congregation | Baptist Press
CHULA, Mo. (BP) – Amanda Hicks knew there were bees inside the building that once housed Chula Baptist Church. Everyone in the small Missouri town knew that. The old church had been sitting empty for nearly five years, the last of four churches that once served the small community of…
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Protests against ‘raves in the naves’ come from surprising places
The fuss over "silent discos" held at Canterbury Cathedral has brought some interesting social trends into the spotlight.
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‘Some of you are going to Hell with clean feet’: Mark Driscoll Responds to Super Bowl ‘He Gets Us’ Ad
While the controversial He Gets Us ad that aired during the Super Bowl stirred up plenty of conversation, pastor and author Mark Driscoll offered his own unfiltered take
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Can American Congregations Learn to Embrace the Uncoupled?
Many American congregations tend to focus on traditional families, recollecting a mid-20th-century model for church growth or else simply as a model of what a Christian life should be.
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FIRST-PERSON: You mean it’s GOD who has been speaking to me? ‘ | Baptist Press
Not everyone knows about Jesus. It still surprises me to find that to be true. While I grew up going to Sunday and Wednesday church services, Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, countless others did not.
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Episcopal Church’s ‘Election Activators’ Program Aims to Mobilize Voters for 2024 Election
The Episcopal Church is overseeing a program aimed at helping members become engaged in the democratic process as the United States nears the 2024 presidential election
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FIRST-PERSON: One pastor’s plan for cooperative ministry | Baptist Press
When the search committee for FBC Mayfield contacted me in December of 2010, one of my first requests was for a copy of the church budget.
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Christian leaders express concerns about rising religious persecution in parts of Latin America
The past year has seen a marked rise in persecution incidents in parts of Latin America, most notably Nicaragua, which some Christian leaders in the region have been following with growing concern. Under the authoritarian leadership of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, an increasing number of Catholic clergy has been subject to various forms of discrimination and persecution, including being exiled from the country.
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Henry Blackaby, Pastor and Bestselling Author of ‘Experiencing God,’ Dies at 88
Henry Blackaby, a Canadian pastor who was the author of the bestselling Bible study book Experiencing God, has died at the age of 88
