A seemingly obscure meeting could be the culmination of Francis’ papacy and lay the groundwork for lasting change on issues like married priests and the blessing of gay unions. By Jason Horowitz and ...

A few years back, Jane died. She had been among the most faithful and generous givers in our church’s history. When touring the building, members frequently remarked, “Jane gave that.” ...

Circle of Hope was a little church that would. Founded in Philadelphia in 1996, 700 members strong at its peak, Circle was a “beloved community” built on salvation through Christ and the radical ...

Millions of Americans are leaving church, never to return, and it would be easy to think that this will make the country more secular and possibly more liberal. After all, that is what happened in ...

The Vatican announced on Saturday its latest plans for the Synod on Synodality’s ongoing implementation — a multiyear “accompaniment and evaluation process” leading to a Church-wide assembly at the ...

Church leaders and observers weigh in on a current debate. “Yes, I think they should be church plants. I don’t think there is the ability to bear one another’s burdens when you never meet in the same ...

Penningroth is a professor of law and history at the University of California, Berkeley. Recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship and author of the award-winning The Claims of Kinfolk, he lives in ...

Update: After this story published, The Church of the Highlands provided a statement and interview to AL.com. See the story here. Alabama’s largest evangelical megachurch has opened a facility for a ...