Christianity

Almost two hundred years ago, a farmhand named Joseph Smith founded a Christian denomination that would become one of America’s best-known religious groups: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, otherwise known as the Mormon Church. So how did Smith, a young man from a family of modest means…

Nigerian singer Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomon, popularly known as Reekado Banks, has clapped back at an online troll who mocked him for attending a church service. The drama started after content creator Kesari shared on Instagram that he was considering drawing closer to God but was unsure whether to practice Christianity…

NEW YORK (RNS) — Onstage with only a guitar, microphone and pedal board, Haela Hunt-Hendrix can sound angelic one moment and feral the next. Her solo set, drawing from songs from across her band Liturgy’s six-album catalog, shifts between delicate, hymnlike passages and bloodcurdling screams that leave audiences hushed in…

From witches to star seeds, Islam and Orthodox Christianity, Insight speaks to those who have turned to faith and spirituality — as well as those who have left organised religion. Watch Insight episode Spiritual Divide on SBS On Demand . Stream free On Demand As a teenager, Dane Cousins wanted…

Some two millennia on, Christianity is still a dominant religion Sam Pelly/Millennium Images, UK Domination Alice Roberts (Simon & Schuster) Alice Roberts’s latest book is something of a left turn. In her previous works Crypt and Buried , she fused expertise in osteoarchaeology – the study of preserved human bones – with more…

An intimate story of one womans spiritual awakening, personal sacrifice, and the struggle to reconcile faith with family, Sunseria Jacksons memoir will be exhibited at the largest literary festival in the Midwest. San Diego, CA – WEBWIRE – Tuesday, August 19, 2025 For sure, this memoir will hold such a…

In a chat with fellow housemate Zita, the 25-year-old model shared that her decision was personal and shaped by her upbringing. Though she once practised Catholicism, she said Islam resonated more with her spiritually, leading to her decision. BBNaija Season 10 housemate, Sultana, has revealed she chose to practise Islam…

Big Brother Naija housemate Sultana revealed that she was once a baptized Catholic named Josephine The plus-size model stated she picked Islam after growing up in both Christian and Muslim homes She opened up to fellow housemate Zita that she simply chose the faith that “works best” for her Big…

Big Brother Naija Season 10 housemate, Farida Sultana Auduson Ibrahim, popularly known as Sultana, has revealed that she made a personal decision to practise Islam despite being raised in a home influenced by both Islam and Christianity. During a conversation with fellow housemate Zita on Wednesday night, the 25-year-old model…

Christianity is still the largest faith worldwide, but fewer nations now hold it as their majority. See what’s behind the shift and why it matters for believers today. A recent Pew Research report  found that the number of countries with Christian majorities declined between 2010 and 2020.  Despite Christianity being…