Higher Ground
Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program
The Supreme Court will hear from Catholic preschools that say Colorado violated their religious rights by excluding them from a state-funded program over their admission policies.
Pope prays at Catholic shrine in Angola that was a center of African slave trade
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday recalled the "sorrow and great suffering" Angolans endured for centuries, as the American pope prayed at a Catholic shrine located at the site of an important hub of the African slave trade during Portugal's colonial rule.
UK police arrest 2 in connection with weekend arson attack on synagogue
British police have arrested two teenagers in connection with a weekend arson attack on a synagogue in northwest London, as Jewish leaders express concern about a wave of incidents targeting their community.
Pope Leo XIV’s ‘Denial of Reality’ tour
Pope Leo XIV and President Trump aren't bosom buddies. The president says the pope is "weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy."
Woke right as clueless about Bible as woke left
Last week in this column, I criticized Tucker Carlson for his recent comments about the biblical Book of Esther.
Gallup poll finds men under 30 more likely than women to embrace religion, attend church
A recent Gallup poll finds that American men under 30 are more likely than young women to describe religion as "very important" in their lives.
Pope Leo XIV challenges Angola’s leaders while delivering a message of encouragement for its people
Pope Leo XIV challenged Angola's leaders to break the "cycle of interests" that have plundered and exploited Africa for centuries as he arrived in the southern African country on Saturday with a message of encouragement for its long-suffering people.
Pope Leo XIV says ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate Trump but will keep preaching peace
Pope Leo XIV said Saturday that it was "not in my interest at all" to debate U.S. President Trump about the Iran war, but that he would continue preaching the Gospel message of peace.
States eulogize Charlie Kirk with new laws promoting religion and free speech
A new Kansas law will allow college students to sue their schools for free-speech violations. In Tennessee, a new law will encourage teachers and professors to include "the positive impacts of religion" in American history courses.
The pope is wrong on Iran. Here’s why
Pope Leo XIV's statement about the Iran war, while meritorious, is also deeply problematic, especially considering the pontiff's definitiveness and dearth of context.
Rep. Riley Moore of W.Va. promises U.S. will stand with Nigerian Christians kidnapped on Easter
The high-stakes drama for 37 Nigerian Christians snatched from their church on Easter dragged into a 12th day as worried relatives prayed for their release and a West Virginia member of Congress criticized the Nigerian government and promised the Trump administration will back the hostages.
What a new Gallup poll shows about young men’s religious revival
A new Gallup poll released Thursday shows more young men in the U.S. say religion is "very important" in their lives compared to young women - the first time young men have surpassed young women on this measure of religiosity going back 25 years.
Pope urges young people to resist temptation of corruption in big Mass in Cameroon
Pope Leo XIV urged Cameroon's young people on Friday to resist the temptation of corruption and instead work to serve the common good as he celebrated a Mass before thousands of people in one of the largest expected turnouts of his 11-day, four-nation Africa journey.
Activists target Christian university event featuring Milorad Dodik
Judson University's 2026 World Leaders Forum is facing a coordinated pressure campaign aimed at canceling its featured speaker, former Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik.
Franklin Graham defends Trump’s deleted Jesus image, calls backlash ‘a lot to do about nothing’
Evangelist Franklin Graham on Thursday defended President Trump after the president deleted an AI-generated image from his Truth Social account that many critics said depicted him as a Jesus-like figure, dismissing the uproar as politically motivated overreach.
Biden’s war on the pro-life movement
Democrats are always whining about how President Trump is politicizing the administration of justice.
Trump says he’s ‘all about the Gospel’ amid flap with pope
President Trump on Thursday pushed back against Pope Leo XIV amid their public feud, insisting that he's "all about the Gospel" but it doesn't mean he can allow Iran to have nuclear weapons.
China raises pressure on underground Catholics to join official church, Human Rights Watch finds
Chinese authorities are increasing pressure on underground Catholic communities to join the state-controlled official church while tightening surveillance and travel restrictions on all of China's estimated 12 million Catholics, a rights group said Wednesday.
Archbishop of Canterbury expresses solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in Iran
The Archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday expressed solidarity with Pope Leo XIV in calling for peace in the Middle East.
Christian satellite TV has broadcast evangelical faith - and end-times prophecies - into Iran
For two decades, Christian television channels produced in the United States and Europe have made their way into Iranian homes.
