For decades, church attendance and nominal adherence to Christianity have been declining in England and Wales, and it has been assumed that this decline would continue, says Paul Williams, CEO of the Bible Society. Yet, church attendance has risen by 50 percent over the last six years, busting the myth of church decline as the findings show in The Quiet Revival, a survey commissioned by Bible Society and conducted by YouGov.
World Council of Churches head Rev. Jerry Pillay has said that the US government's stated determination to own and control Greenland diametrically opposes the wishes of the territory's people and their political course to independence.
In a meeting with members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV has warned that human rights and freedoms are under strain as diplomacy gives way to the logic of power and war.
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Millions of Christians worldwide have celebrated Orthodox Christmas on Jan. 7, nearly two weeks after much of the globe observed the holy day celebrating the birth of Jesus.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay has strongly condemned recent attacks carried out by the United States against Venezuela, including the capture and detention of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, describing the actions as "stunningly flagrant violations of international law."
Pope Leo IV urged humanity at his first Angelus greeting of 2026, to "build a year of peace, by disarming our hearts and refraining from every form of violence" after closing last year out condemning what he said were hypocritical and "armed" strategies that go against God's plan of mercy for the world.
This is a Jewish perspective of the New Year carried by The Times of Israel on Dec. 31 written by David Ramati a war veteran in Israel.
Artificial intelligence–generated video has rapidly moved from novelty to omnipresence across social media platforms, but religious groups are divided on the issue, according to a Story Radius survey.
