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Joel Osteen’s Megachurch Repays $4.4 Million in Pandemic-Relief Loans

Lakewood Church, led by celebrity pastor Joel Osteen, says it has fully repaid $4.4 million in pandemic-related loans.

Texas Executions Face Delays Over Religious Rights Claims

Executions in Texas face delays amid legal questions regarding Texas’ refusal to allow spiritual advisers to touch inmates and pray aloud as condemned individuals are being put to death.

French Actor Breaks Silence on Child Sex Abuse Within Church

At the age of eight, Laurent Martinez was sexually abused by a priest. Forty years later, he has chosen to make his story into a play, to show the devastating consequences and how speaking out can help victims of child sex abuse heal and rebuild.

Colorado Woman Denied Kidney Transplant For Being Unvaccinated

Leilani Lutali, a Colorado woman with stage 5 renal failure, has been denied a kidney transplant due to being unvaccinated. A self-identified Christian, Lutali says she is refusing the vaccine on religious grounds.

Pray, Fast for Nancy Pelosi’s Heart to Change on Abortion, Says Her Archbishop

Salvatore J. Cordileone, the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, has called for prayer and fasting for Nancy Pelosi, who is one of Archbishop Cordileone’s parishioners in addition to being Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. 

How One Chicago Church Is Stepping up to Help Afghan Refugees

When Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, fell to the Taliban in August, Amy Treier and Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Warrenville, Illinois quickly became involved in the efforts to help those fleeing the country.

Father of Britney Spears Reportedly Used the Christian Faith to Control Her

As pop superstar Britney Spears and her #FreeBritney supporters celebrate the expected dissolution of her lengthy conservatorship, new details are emerging about how she was treated during the past 13 years.

Survey: Despite Partisan Divides, Pope Francis Retains High Marks Among US Catholics

A recent poll conducted by Pew Research revealed that Pope Francis retains high marks among American Catholics. A vast majority of American Catholics hold a favorable view of him.