by News Feed Editor | Apr 24, 2026 | Religion
ATLANTA (RNS) — The past 25 years have been rough for American churches and other houses of worship. The median worship attendance dropped by more than half. Church closures and the rise of the nones — those who claim no religion — have grabbed all the headlines. And...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 24, 2026 | Religion
(RNS) — Nearly a year after the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV, two deeply sourced books offer competing portraits of the context and maneuvering behind the first U.S. pope’s election. “Popes, Dollars and Wars,” by renowned Italian journalist Massimo Franco,...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 24, 2026 | Religion
Washington (AP) — President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. Trump said the meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 24, 2026 | Religion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s been 126 years since cricket — the second most watched sport in the world — made an appearance in the Olympics. That’s about to change in 2028. On Wednesday, shovels hit the ground in Pomona, a city in the eastern edge of Los Angeles County,...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 24, 2026 | Religion
Don’t worry, ChatGPT told us to just trust the robots… In a shockingly short period of time, AI has gone from tech novelty to a part of our everyday lives. More industries are incorporating AI into daily workflow so that employees have more time for creative work – at...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 23, 2026 | Religion
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV departed Equatorial Guinea on Thursday afternoon (April 23), concluding an 11-day tour of four African nations that blended pastoral connection with pointed calls for justice, leaving behind both renewed hope and...
