Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV and becoming the first American to hold the papacy.
The Los Angeles wildfires caused great loss at the beginning of 2025 but Easter reminded us of resurrection, redemption, and renewal. Already new life can be seen returning to the scarred LA landscape. It is a reminder that in the face of overwhelming devastation and destruction we can retain hope in new creation through Jesus, and work now in our environments to testify to that hope.
In a very personal reflection, Dr Brian Stiller, Global Ambassador of the World Evangelical Alliance, recounts a memorable meeting with Pope Francis, highlighting his humility, love for Jesus, and commitment to serving others, especially the marginalized.
The collective gasp in the sanctuary on Sunday was audible. Amidst the celebrations of Palm Sunday, my pastor told us about the email that around 25 members of our community had received just days before. I have since read that email for myself. I am stunned and devastated.
The reason for the decline of biblically faithful Protestant educational institutions is not difficult to track. Denying the authority of scripture and historically orthodox Christian beliefs are key factors. Presidents who allow faculty leaders to recruit theologically liberal or unbelieving staff undermine the central mission of the institution, rebel against the founding principles, and are answerable for the decline that typically follows. However, it becomes clear in this opinion that it is
At a time when Christianity is growing most rapidly outside the West, evangelical writers must urgently reconsider their audience, said Sam George, a global missions scholar and Lausanne Movement leader, during a keynote address at the Evangelical Press Association’s annual convention on Monday.
Opening the 2025 Evangelical Press Association (EPA) annual convention with a heartfelt keynote, author and literary agent Mary DeMuth called Christian journalists and writers to embrace their divine calling—even through obscurity, disappointment, and loss. Addressing some two hundred participants at the Hilton Branson Convention Center on Sunday, DeMuth drew from three decades of writing and mentoring experience to encourage attendees to see their creative work as a spiritual act of obedience.
A group of churches, along with a nonprofit and an interfaith group, have filed a complaint against the Trump administration over allowing immigration raids in houses of worship.
President Donald Trump and his policies have majority support among white Evangelical Protestants even as nearly all other religious demographics have expressed reservations about some or all of his policies, according to a new poll.
Chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team (BG-RRT) have been deployed to provide emotional and spiritual care following a deadly car-ramming attack that killed 11 people, including a young girl, during the Filipino Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver.
Membership in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has fallen for the 18th consecutive year, with total membership now at 12,722,266—the lowest reported since 1974—according to new data released April 30. Despite the decline, the SBC recorded more baptisms in 2024 than in any year since 2017, marking the fourth straight year of growth in baptisms and signaling renewed momentum in evangelism and outreach.
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, taking the name Pope Leo XIV and becoming the first American to hold the papacy.
