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Ukraine Bans Religious Organizations With Links to Russia

Ukraine on Friday banned the activities of religious organizations “affiliated with centers of influence” in Russia and said it would examine the links between the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox churches.

Report: Giving to Larger Churches Dropped Last Year, Even as Charitable Donations Rose

An annual report on giving to evangelical Christian nonprofits found that giving to the United States’ largest churches fell by more than 6.6% in 2021, despite a rise of 4% last year in charitable giving nationwide.

Ye’s Trump Dinner Is a High Point for Catholic Nationalists’ Influence Campaign

A cadre of media-savvy, mostly right-wing Catholic nationalists are exacting a growing allegiance from far-right political figures and groups.

UN: Iraq Christians Were Victims of Islamic State War Crimes

Evidence collected in Iraq strengthens preliminary findings that Islamic State extremists committed crimes against humanity and war crimes against the Christian community after it seized about a third of the country in 2014.

14 Northern California Clergy, Religious Linked for First Time to Catholic Sexual Abuse Scandal

As a deadline nears for new lawsuits in sexual abuse cases, 66 Catholic clergy accused of sexual abuse have been identified in 116 lawsuits filed in Northern California.

‘It’s a God Thing’ – Louisiana Church Witnesses 58 Straight Weeks of Baptisms

“We don’t take it for granted,” said Senior Pastor Steve James on the experience he calls ‘a God thing.’ “For some reason God has chosen to smile on us.

‘Strange World,’ First Disney Film With Openly Gay Teen, Flops in the Box Office

Disney’s new animated film, "Strange World," which has a subplot featuring an LGBTQ character, is proving to be a box office disappointment. It has been a tumultuous year for Disney, which recently replaced CEO Bob Chapek with its former CEO Bob Iger amid controversy over the company's political stances.

Former TLC Reality Star Writes, Sings About Surviving Abuse in Fundamentalist Family of 14

In a new book, singer-songwriter Jessica Willis Fisher reveals what viewers of TLC’s wholesome “The Willis Family” reality show didn’t see: a household run by a strict and abusive father.