Faith & Family
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.
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.
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.
Pope in Cameroon’s separatist west blasts the ‘tyrants’ ravaging Earth with war and exploitation
Pope Leo XIV blasted the "handful of tyrants" who are ravaging Earth with war and exploitation, as he preached a message of peace Thursday in the epicenter of a separatist conflict considered one of the world's most neglected crises.
Pope demands the ‘chains of corruption’ be broken as he arrives in Cameroon
Pope Leo XIV arrived Wednesday in Cameroon and delivered a masterclass on wielding authority legitimately to its 93-year-old president, Paul Biya, who consolidated his four-decade grip on power with a contested election last year that gave him an eighth term in office.
Cameroon hopes the pope’s visit brings healing after nearly a decade of conflict
Caro Bih says she was once kidnapped, chained and held for ransom by the separatist fighters who have clashed for years with government soldiers in parts of Cameroon. Several relatives have been killed, jailed or abducted. Her family home was razed.
Turning Point USA’s high school push in GOP states meets free speech and religion concerns
In recent months, the Republican administrations of Nebraska, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Montana, Florida, Tennessee and Indiana have each announced partnerships with Turning Point USA to promote school chapters, called Club America, in every high school in those states.
Biden-era prosecutors fired as report finds Biden DOJ weaponized law against pro-lifers
The Justice Department dismissed four prosecutors ahead of the release of an explosive internal investigation that found the Biden administration collaborated with pro-choice advocacy groups in selectively enforcing federal law against abortion foes.
Israeli study finds AI ‘therapist’ helped students, but mental health experts are skeptical
A new study finds that an AI "therapist" named Kai helped college students struggling with anxiety and depression -- but psychologists remain skeptical.
WATCH: Vance says Iranians made ‘some progress’ in talks on nuclear issues
Vice President J.D. Vance said in an interview with Fox News Channel's "Special Report" that negotiations "did make some progress" in the Islamabad talks on the U.S. insistence on the removal of nuclear material from Iran as well as a mechanism to ensure uranium cannot be enriched in the future.
Jewish Democrats, led by younger voters, express rising opposition to AIPAC’s role in primaries
The Israel lobby's political muscle is facing a generational stress test ahead of the November midterms, with younger Jewish voters in particular signaling they're tired of AIPAC's involvement in Democratic primaries as support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government continues to slip.
Trump says Riley Gaines had no role in deletion of AI Jesus post
President Trump on Monday said he is "not a big fan" of conservative activist Riley Gaines after she criticized an AI-generated image he shared on Truth Social depicting him as a Jesus-like figure -- and said her objections played no role in his decision to remove the post.
Separatists in Cameroon announce a 3-day pause in fighting for pope’s visit
English-speaking separatists in Cameroon say they will pause fighting for three days to allow "safe travel" for Pope Leo XIV's visit on Wednesday to the central African country.
The Trump and Leo chronicles: A president and a pope square off over Iran and its aftermath
Pope Leo XIV, a studious and soft-spoken cleric, and Donald Trump, an unapologetically bellicose and pugilistic politician, have long been on a rhetorical collision course. Now their disagreement over the war in Iran has escalated in spectacular fashion, and their comments show how differently each see the conflict and its impact.
Pope Leo XIV in Algeria walks in footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine
Pope Leo XIV walked Tuesday in the footsteps of his spiritual father, St. Augustine, making a pilgrimage to the archaeological ruins in Algeria where the fifth-century titan of early Christianity lived, died and wrote some of the most important works in Western thought.
Trump, Pope Leo escalate feud over Iran war
A war of words erupted Monday between the world's two most influential Americans, President Trump and Pope Leo XIV, over the war in Iran in a feud that could upend Mr. Trump's support among the Christian right.
