US cardinal is elected Pope Leo XIV as first North American pope
The cardinals of the Catholic Church have elected Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the first North American pope.
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Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV spent years as a missionary in Peru, seen as a follower of Francis
Pope Leo XIV, the 69-year-old Chicago-born cardinal elected as the Catholic Church's 267th pontiff, spent many years as a missionary in Peru and is the first North American to hold the papacy.
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Black smoke from Sistine Chapel on first day of Papal Conclave means no new pope yet
The 133 cardinals in the papal conclave held their first day of meetings behind heavy wooden doors, sworn to secrecy, and closed to the world in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel, to elect a new pontiff to succeed Pope Francis.
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Southern Baptists in US lose a quarter of a million members, but attendances rise
The Southern Baptist Convention is still the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, despite losing more than a quarter of a million members from 2023 to 2024, statistics compiled by Lifeway Research show.
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Ukrainian war chaplain shares his Easter celebration with troops on the frontlines
War chaplain Rev. Anatoliy Raychynets has shared how he helped troops on the frontline resisting Russia's invasion celebrate Easter this year and how he gave the soldiers Bibles.
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- Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV spent years as a missionary in Peru, seen as a follower of Francis
- US cardinal is elected Pope Leo XIV as first North American pontiff
- Black smoke from Sistine Chapel on first day of Papal Conclave means no new pope yet
- Southern Baptists in US lose a quarter of a million members, but attendances rise
- Ukrainian war chaplain shares his Easter celebration with troops on the frontlines
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Harvard Divinity School culls study initiative, cuts staff following Trump criticism
Harvard Divinity School has said it is pausing its Religion, Conflict, and Peace Initiative, a program focused on Israel-Palestine as a case study.
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Albania's Orthodox Church, once silenced by communism, enthrones new Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania
Albania's Orthodox Church has enthroned new Archbishop Ioannis of Tirana, Durrës, and All Albania, the newly elected primate of the Orthodox Church of Albania, a church that withstood attempts to decimate it during the communist era.
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Americans like churches that feel traditional survey finds
A new study by Barna Group and Aspen Group has revealed that most Americans prefer traditional church architecture that reflects the beauty of God.
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Many are leaving their childhood religions worldwide: Pew survey
In many of the world's countries, 20 percent or more of all adults have left the religious group in which they were raised, a recent Pew Research survey has found.
