Holding placards calling for “justice,” “trust” and “peace,” religious leaders led hundreds of peace activists, Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze in a march in Jerusalem May 18, days after thousands of Israeli ultra-nationalists chanting racists slogan clashed with Palestinian residents in the Old City during the annual Jerusalem Day’s Flag Parade.
Events from this week in Christian history include the consecration of Pope Martin I, the execution of Jan Hus and the laying of the cornerstone for the United...
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After spending the morning praying for migrants on the island of Lampedusa, Italy, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with...
Read morePope Leo XIV began a summer vacation on Sunday, capping a whirlwind finale to the first half of 2026 in which he emerged as a powerful global statesman...
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In a Fourth of July address from the National Mall in Washington, DC, President Donald Trump extolled American values, saying the country is unlike so many others around...
Read moreDid the founders of the United States intend to create a Christian nation Some, and perhaps many, scholars would say no: that while many founders were religious, as a...
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