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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is being both praised and criticized for hosting a prayer meeting at the Pentagon during work hours and broadcasting it on the department’s internal TV network.

Across denominations and races, clergy are noticing the emphasis shifting away from race relations that occurred in the wake of George Floyd’s death. They’ve seen temporary improvements and then retrenchment but say efforts nevertheless continue to foster understanding and bridge divides.

The fast, initiated by Veterans for Peace, an anti-war organization, and a dozen Christian organizations, intends to raise awareness of the famine looming over Gaza.

“Higher,” the new single from “American Idol” finalist Breanna Nix, reached the No. 1 spot on Apple’s Country chart, according to a photo Nix posted Monday, May 19. Nix recently posted a video she took earlier in the competition when she predicted that winner Jamal Roberts would, in fact, win.

Florida Pastor Willy Rice said the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) is “a mess” that has “lost the confidence of Southern Baptists” and “alienated lots of people.”

Academy Award-winning director Mel Gibson provided new information about his upcoming film "The Resurrection of the Christ," the follow-up to his 2004 blockbuster “The Passion of the Christ,” which grossed over $610 million at the box office globally.

In July 2024, Liberty University and Jerry Falwell Jr. reached a settlement after years of litigation following Falwell’s forced resignation for alleged misconduct. It has now been revealed that Liberty agreed to pay Falwell roughly $15 million. 

President Donald Trump has named Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, and Jentezen Franklin, pastor of Free Chapel church in Gainesville, Georgia, to the advisory board of his new Religious Liberty Commission.