Faith

Churches and synagogues across the United States are tightening security after a sharp rise in faith-based violence.

Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) introduced a bill that would place the national motto of the United States, "In God We Trust," on all federal buildings.

Pope Leo XIV canonized the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, who passed away in 2006 at the age of 15.

President Donald Trump announced during a Religious Liberty Commission meeting at the Museum of the Bible that the White House has launched an effort to pray for the nation ahead of its 250th celebration.

A DOJ task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi found systemic anti-Christian bias across multiple federal agencies.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is urging public schools to implement a dedicated time for prayer and reading the Bible in the wake of the state's new law allowing the activities to take place.

Collier County, Florida, commissioners voted 4–1 last week to include the Ten Commandments in public displays of historic documents in county buildings. The measure has provoked heated debate over religious influence in government settings, highlighting fault lines between moral heritage and church-state separation.

A new report reveals 1,384 attacks on U.S. churches since 2018, with a sharp rise in vandalism, arson, and violence.

Archaeologists discovered two 1,600‑year‑old Coptic churches and a rare Jesus‑healing mural in Egypt’s Western Desert.

On Saturday’s episode of MSNBC’s Velshi, Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones condemned the common response of offering “thoughts and prayers” after mass shootings, calling it “a form of theological malpractice.” A former minister, Jones argued that prayer without legislative action is morally irresponsible when lawmakers have the power to prevent violence.