Church

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

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

Two children have been killed after a mass shooting occurred at the Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis.

More than 400 "acts of hostility" against churches were recorded in 2024, according to a report from the Family Research Council.

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.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said in a court filing that churches may endorse political candidates to their congregations.

Archaeologists in Chełm, Poland, have uncovered hundreds of rare, custom-made glazed tiles under a 17th‑century Basilian monastery.

A jihadist suicide bomber attacked the Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church on June 22, 2025, during Sunday mass in the Dweila suburb of Damascus.

A security guard at Crosspointe Community Church in Wayne, Michigan, shot and killed an armed suspect who opened fire during Sunday’s service.