FEATURED
Religious Articles
Coronavirus Will Affect 68% of Easter Observers’ Spending Plans this Year – WalletHub
Around 68 percent of Americans who observe Easter say their Easter spending will be affected by the coronavirus this year, according to WalletHub’s new Coronavirus Easter Survey, released today. This survey, which follows WalletHub’s report on the State Economies Most...
Embalming and Cremation: Here’s What You Need to Know
Upon the passing of a loved one, the urgency to make arrangements can often be overwhelming. The process of preserving a body after death can be extensive and perplexing for those dealing with the emotions of loss. From the decisions for viewings to setting a loved...
Christ Embassy Conference Attracts Impressive Numbers to SSE Arena
A special conference for leaders and partners of the Christ Embassy took place on Saturday the 14th and Sunday the 15th of July, 2018 in SSE Arena in Wembley. Thousands of people packed the arena outside of London to attend the two-day event. The conference was hosted...
The Christ Embassy Church Congregation Embarks on a Tour to the Holy Land with Pastor Chris
Religion has been part and parcel of the society for many years. Christians come together in places such as churches with the sole aim of listening to the word of God. The likes of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome have been spreading the word of God for many years. As a church...
Trending Religious News
Last pro-Palestinian protester detained in Trump’s campus crackdowns is released by ICE
(RNS) — A Muslim woman who was the last pro-Palestinian protester still in immigration custody after the Trump administration’s 2025 campus crackdown walked free from a Texas detention center Monday (March 16). Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old Palestinian woman who has...
Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in the ‘trial of the century’ against a cardinal
ROME (AP) — The Vatican appeals tribunal declared a mistrial Tuesday in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century,” a stunning blow to both Pope Francis’ legacy and Vatican prosecutors who had put a cardinal and several other people on trial over alleged financial...
Pope’s upcoming Africa odyssey takes him to a mosque, a prison and the site of a deadly 2021 blast
ROME (AP) — The Vatican released on Monday details of Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming four-nation Africa tour, suggesting Christian-Muslim relations, comforting victims of violence and encouraging the Catholic community in former European colonies will be key themes. The...
War rages on multiple fronts as Israeli attacks on Lebanon grow amid Iran shipping stranglehold
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — The war in the Middle East raged on multiple fronts Monday, as the U.S. and Israel pummeled military targets in Iran’s capital, Israel stepped up bombardments of Iran-backed militants in Lebanon and Iran retaliated with a drone strike that...
Why France is bolstering military presence in the Middle East, as Macron prepares for postwar talks
PARIS (AP) — France’s government is bolstering the country’s military presence in the Middle East, dispatching its aircraft carrier and other warships, while President Emmanuel Macron engages with key players in the conflict, including Iran, in a bid to position Paris...
During all-night vigil, Muslim students pray, connect and unite in solidarity for Palestinians
(Fort Worth Report) — In the early morning hours of March 7, the sky above the Dar El-Quran mosque was pitch black. Most of North Texas was asleep. But in a grassy field behind the building, a few dozen students from the University of Texas at Arlington gathered under...
As other Iran‑allied groups are engaging in the Mideast war, Yemen’s Houthis hold back
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have so far remained on the sidelines as the Iran war widens across the Middle East, raising questions about why — and when the battle-hardened group might join the fight. Iran has retaliated against the United States and...
Trump says US bombed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump said the U.S. bombed military sites Friday on an island vital to Iran’s oil network, while an American official said 2,500 more Marines and an amphibious assault ship are being sent to the Middle East nearly...
Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean
PITTSBURGH (RNS) — A priest who oversaw the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, a historic congregation in downtown Pittsburgh, has resigned following allegations that he stole over $1,000 worth of baseball cards at a Walmart. He had been on administrative leave since...
Man who rammed into Michigan synagogue had just lost family in an Israeli strike in Lebanon
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — A Lebanese-born man who had learned a week earlier that four of his family members were killed in an Israeli airstrike in his native country, waited in his car outside a synagogue for two hours before ramming into the building where...
Thailand’s ‘Death Fest’ invites visitors to embrace mortality
NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — Thailand’s “Death Fest” invites people to confront mortality while also offering practical services and spiritual advice for the inevitable. The unusual fair, now in its second year, has broached the subject that’s uncomfortable for many....
What to know about attacks at Old Dominion University and a Michigan synagogue
Communities were left reeling from attacks that unfolded less than two hours apart at a Michigan synagogue and at Old Dominion University in Virginia, violence that officials said would have been bloodier without intervention from residents. In Virginia, a former Army...