The Latest Breaking News from Christianity

Administrator accused of embezzling nearly $600k from her school to pay for IVF treatment and vacations

Authorities say that Katherine Paprocka stole $579,000 from Pennsylvania’s Penn Christian Academy

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2022

Texas GOPer hires anti-LGBTQ extremist

Rep. Tony Tinderholt hired Jake Neidert as his office’s legislative director amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ violence

Salon · Dec 16, 2022

Spectacular Anglo-Saxon burial uncovered – here's what it tells us about women in seventh-century England

A village with the Old English name “Filthy Pool” wasn’t an auspicious location to discover one of the most spectacular burials of the Anglo Saxon period.

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2022

Florida pastor and son arrested in alleged $8m Covid relief fraud scheme

Christian missionaries who ran a faith-based organization allegedly used federal funds to buy a multimillion-dollar home

The Guardian - US · Dec 15, 2022

Why early Christians wouldn't have found the Christmas story's virgin birth so surprising

Every year on Christmas, Christians celebrate the birth of their religion’s founder, Jesus from Nazareth of Galilee. Part of this celebration includes the claim that Jesus was born from a virgin mother named Mary, which is fundamental to the Christian understanding that Jesus is the divine son of God.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2022

At 'Church City,' a taste of Catholic life in Qatar

In many ways, the service at the Catholic Church of Our lady of the Rosary feels like a standard Sunday Mass

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Evangelicals may be turning away from Trump, but Christian nationalism isn’t going anywhere

Pastor Caleb Campbell spoke out against Trump, now he is warning evengelicals away from Christian nationalism. Richard Hall reports

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

God and guns: the strict religious upbringing of the Wieambilla shooters

Self-described ‘free evangelical’ Ronald Train, who created his own church based on literal reading of scripture, says sons ‘lost their way’ before Queensland shooting

The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2022

Jordan eyes tourism bonanza in expansion of Jesus' baptism site

For centuries thousands of pilgrims a year have made the journey to Bethany Beyond The Jordan, a site on the east bank of the Jordan River which Christians believe to be the exact spot where Jesus was baptised.

Reuters · Dec 14, 2022

Sacred rivers: Christianity in southern Africa has a deep history of water and ritual

Water is a scarce commodity in much of Africa, particularly in southern Africa. This is well symbolised in the name of the Botswana national currency, pula (rain). When tragedies like flooding and drowning take place, it may seem inappropriate to speak of the scarcity and commodity of water. For example,…

The Conversation · Dec 14, 2022