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Vatican Synod on Synodality Signals Hope for Women’s Ordination Advocates

Advocates for the ordination of women to the priesthood flocked to Rome this week as the Vatican hosts a historic monthlong gathering of faithful to discuss the future of the church.

One Nun’s Mission To Save Souls, From Death Row to the Met Opera

With low ticket sales and changing tastes, New York’s Metropolitan Opera at times might sound like its future is all too well summed up by its season-opening “Dead Man Walking.”

Environmental Faith Groups Laud Pope Francis’ New Climate Exhortation

Catholic organizations and other faith-based groups pushing for global action on climate change are celebrating Pope Francis’ new apostolic exhortation on the environment.

‘Only in America Would We Monetize the Spirit of Unbelief’—Sean Feucht Calls Out G3 Ministries’ Cessationist Conference

Yesterday, Sean Feucht posted a video urging Christians not to attend G3 Ministries' Cessationist Conference. Feucht said that “only in America, my friends, would we monetize the spirit of unbelief.”

Kidnapping Charges Against ‘Sound of Freedom’ Backer Dropped

Accessory to kidnapping charges against Fabian Marta, a financial supporter of the film “Sound of Freedom,” have been dropped.

In Sequel to ‘Green’ Encyclical, Pope Urges Rich to Do Their Part to Combat Climate Change

Pope Francis published a follow-up to his encyclical on climate change Wednesday, just as Catholic prelates, faithful and theologians gather at the Vatican for a historic meeting to discuss the future of the church.

Survey: US Religious Groups Do Not View Climate Change as a Crisis

On the same day Pope Francis issued a new call for climate change action, a group of mostly mainline Protestant and Jewish leaders launched a seven-year campaign to advocate for meaningful climate solutions.

Fate of Historic Sofia Church Unclear as Bulgaria Accuses Abbot of Spying for Russia

After three high-ranking members of the Russian Orthodox Church were expelled from Bulgaria on charges of espionage last month, their former church is not only at the center of a diplomatic rift.