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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Our global family at play with the beatiful game
A miracle of global fraternity in our fractured, polarized, warring world has been created by one of humanity’s great shared languages: football. The FIFA Football (Soccer) World Cup is watched by billions of people around the world every four years. Sport presents an opportunity for people to come together, expend energy, and learn precious life skills. Where would we be without it?
Baptists and the struggle for religious freedom (Part 4): After the Revolution | Baptist Press
The passage of the First Amendment, ratified in 1791, was the end of a long struggle for Religious Freedom in America.
Disgraced Home Education Guru Bill Gothard in Coma
Loading the Audio Player... Bill Gothard, age 91, was in a coma, his public relations team said in a Monday statement. The founder of the Institute in Basic Life Principles minist...
Vatican begins 5-year, 5-million-euro restoration of Renaissance frescoes in Hall of Raphael
The conservation work marks “a pivotal moment both in the history of restoration and in the history of Italian Renaissance art,” according to Vatican Museums Director Barbara Jatta.
Sudanese Christian convert assaulted inside South Sudan refugee camp church
The assault of a Sudanese Christian inside a church in South Sudan's Gorom Refugee Camp has renewed concerns about the vulnerability of religious converts and the challenges facing displaced communities fleeing conflict in neighboring Sudan.
SSPX consecrates bishops in defiance of Rome’s schism warning
The unauthorized July 1 rite in Écône, Switzerland, came despite Pope Leo XIV’s appeal to “please turn back” and could trigger automatic excommunication for the six bishops involved.
Christian accused of blasphemy dies in jail in Pakistan
A 61-year-old Catholic in Pakistan suffering from advanced dementia died on Wednesday (July 1) after nearly a year in jail awaiting trial on a false blasphemy charge, sources said.
The Week of American Idolatry
For this issue of A Public Witness, we virtually trek deep in the heart of Texas to see how “God and country” too often looks more like country as god at Prestonwood Baptist Church.
Baptist Network Created to Oppose Nationalism, Foster Black Church Collaboration
‘We're a connector and a catalyzer, and not a denomination,’ its spokesperson said in an interview.
