Christianity

The now-former cleric has served as Catholic priest for 17 years in Anambra State before taking the decision. A Nigerian Catholic priest, Echezona Obiagbaosogu, has denounced Christianity and joined the African Traditional Religion. Mr Obiagbaosogu has served as a Catholic priest for 17 years in Anambra State before taking the…

Patriarch Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, center, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born   -   Copyright © africanews Maya Alleruzzo/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved. Last updated: 06/01 - 19:48 West Bank Orthodox Christians gathered in Bethlehem in the…

Atheist writer Jonathan Rauch believes America needs true Christian values to thrive, but he says the modern church has lost its way. In his book... A prominent atheist writer argues that the United States needs to embrace more Christian values to get back on track but that the church is…

A Nigerian man has sparked debate on social media after criticizing what he referred to as a “Christianity scam.” His reaction came after a Catholic priest dedicated a hotel built by a native doctor in his village. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the man expressed his disbelief over the event,…

A new study by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs reveals a sharp decline in Christian populations in areas controlled by Hamas... According to a new study, the number of Christians in areas controlled by Hamas and the Palestinian Authority has significantly dropped by up to 90% in…

Books What happens to society’s most vulnerable after the Christian ethos is gone? Featured in the December 2024 issue Mothers, Children, and the Body Politic: Ancient Christianity and the Recovery of Human Dignity, by Nadya Williams, InterVarsity Press Does history bend toward progress or does it bend toward chaos? In…

Taking five or six years to read 18 lines of Latin might seem slow. But the painstaking effort was worthwhile, because archeologists who deciphered a tiny note tucked inside a nearly 1800-year-old, 1.4-inch-tall amulet found that the passage shed new light on Christianity’s spread through Northern Europe. Archeologists first discovered…

Christmas in Indian Country is a mix of Christianity and traditional ceremonies; it is a time of gift giving, gathering together and round dances. Author of the article: Doug Cuthand  •  Saskatoon StarPhoenix Published Dec 20, 2024  •  Last updated Dec 20, 2024  •  3 minute read Stock image of…

Archaeologists discovered a silver amulet with a wafer-thin rolled up inscription in Frankfurt (Image credit: Archaeological Museum Frankfurt) A 1,800-year-old silver amulet discovered beneath the chin of a skeleton in a cemetery in Germany is the oldest evidence of Christianity north of the Alps, according to a new study. Researchers…

(RNS) — The United States Constitution rightly secures protections for Americans whatever their race, religion and ethnicity. But not gender. Any rights and protections based on gender — equal pay for men and women, equality in marriage, freedom from workplace discrimination and sexual harassment and from gender-based violence — are…