Bible sales in the UK nearly doubled between 2019 and 2024, while attendance among young churchgoers jumped fourfold over the past six years, new data revealed Sunday. The surge reflects a spiritual renaissance fueled by societal instability.
A deadly shooting spree in Lexington, Kentucky, on Sunday left two women dead, two men seriously wounded, and a state trooper hospitalized. Authorities identified the suspect as 56-year-old Guy House, a convicted felon with a history of violent offenses who was illegally in possession of a firearm. House was shot and killed by police during the incident.
A growing number of young men in Texas are abandoning mainstream Christian denominations and turning to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) in search of tradition, structure, and masculine faith. Father Moses McPherson, an Orthodox priest in Georgetown, Texas, told the BBC he has prepared 75 converts for baptism at his parish in the past six months alone.
The Episcopal Church has announced its decision to cease participation in the U.S. government's refugee resettlement program, following the Trump administration's move to grant expedited refugee status to white South African Afrikaners.
U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock is facing renewed scrutiny over his financial disclosures and housing arrangement, as a conservative watchdog group formally requests a Senate Ethics Committee investigation. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) alleges that Warnock failed to disclose key benefits related to housing provided by Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he serves as senior pastor.
