Several Vatican-appointed task forces are continuing work on sensitive internal church issues following a leadership transition at the highest level. Originally expected to conclude earlier, the groups have now been given additional time to complete their assessments, reflecting both the complexity of the subjects involved and ongoing disagreement within church structures.
For years, many evangelical leaders have summarized the biblical approach to immigration with a simple phrase: welcome the stranger. That message has guided sermons, Bible studies and advocacy efforts urging Christians to view immigrants as neighbors deserving dignity and care. Yet as immigration enforcement has intensified nationwide, that once-unifying principle is now being interpreted in sharply different ways.
Nala Ray once stood among the highest-earning creators on OnlyFans, building a massive digital following and generating more than $14 million in revenue. Today, she is charting a very different path. After publicly leaving the platform in 2024, Ray has reintroduced herself as a Christian influencer, podcast host and faith-focused content creator, aiming to reach others who remain in the online adult industry.
For years, religion has been treated in Hollywood as a creative risk — something likely to divide viewers or shrink potential audiences. New audience analysis suggests the opposite: when belief appears on screen in a restrained and human way, it often deepens emotional impact rather than limiting appeal.
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on Catholic communities across the country to unite in prayer after a series of deadly incidents involving immigration enforcement officers intensified national debate over U.S. deportation policy.
Long before his name appeared on the Vatican’s path toward sainthood, Augustus Tolton lived a life that quietly but permanently altered the landscape of American Catholicism. Born enslaved in Missouri in 1854, Tolton rose from conditions designed to erase his humanity to a vocation that placed him at the center of one of the nation’s most segregated religious institutions.
In Springfield, churches are moving beyond prayer and into preparation as thousands of Haitian residents brace for possible deportations. With federal protections nearing expiration, congregations across denominations are holding intensive training sessions designed to respond calmly, legally and nonviolently if immigration agents arrive.
Communities in northwestern Nigeria are reeling after armed assailants stormed multiple churches during worship services, abducting scores of congregants in one of the region’s largest recent mass kidnappings.
What unfolded inside a Minneapolis church this week was not a typical religious assembly. More than 600 clergy representing dozens of faith traditions arrived from across the country with a shared sense of urgency: to confront what they describe as an expanding and aggressive federal deportation system.
What began as a local response to intensified immigration enforcement in Minneapolis has quickly evolved into a nationwide faith-based organizing effort. Hundreds of clergy representing a broad spectrum of religious traditions gathered in the city for an intensive, short-notice convening focused on confronting federal immigration operations through moral witness, public presence and coordinated action.
