Christians face 'increasingly perilous existence' in Syria; church bombing serves as 'brutal reminder'

By Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter Friday, July 11, 2025 Emergency responders work at the site of a blast at the Mar Elias Church on June 22, 2025, in Damascus, Syria. A suspected suicide bombing has killed at least 20 people and injured...

Church News July 11

BARRAQUE STREET MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 1800 W. Pullen St., will host the 105th birthday celebration of their deacon, Thomas F. Vaughns, at 2 p.m. Sunday in the church fellowship hall. Vaughns is a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, a veteran of...

Jewish community reacts after Portland man convicted for racially motivated vandalism

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A jury has found a man guilty of 11 charges in a string of hate crimes at several places of worship. One of those places was the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Northwest Portland, where the senior rabbi tells FOX 12...

Church responds to staggering electric bill with bold 'Heaven and Earth' project: 'We have to do something quickly'

In 2022, Rev. Nathan Ives learned that the power bill for his church in Salem, Massachusetts, was jumping from $100 a month to $3,000. The utility provider, National Grid, had adjusted a possibly faulty meter, and Ives found himself stretched thin...

Church Growth By Dag Heward-Mills Is One Of The Best Books On Church Growth

(MENAFN- GetNews) As church leaders around the world seek effective strategies to grow healthy, vibrant congregations, the book Church Growth by Dag Heward-Mills has earned recognition as one of the best resources available on the subject of...

Jewel Thais-Williams, founder of Los Angeles’ first Black-owned LGBTQIA+ nightclub, dies aged 86

Jewel Thais-Williams, the founder of Jewel’s Catch One, Los Angeles’ first Black-owned LGBTQIA+ nightclub, has died aged 86. In a statement posted yesterday (9th July) to Instagram, the team at Catch One wrote they were 'honoring the life' of...

Church-run pantry in Bowling Green sees rising demand following recent SNAP cuts

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WNKY) – A church-run pantry in Bowling Green says it’s already seeing more families in need of help putting food on the table. While the benefits of SNAP being cut for many across the country will take years, The First...

Jewish NYers have flooded WhatsApp groups to counter Zohran Mamdani. Now they just need a candidate.

Like so many other New Yorkers, Samantha Epstein-Rubenstein was distressed when Zohran Mamdani won the city’s Democratic mayoral primary last month. As a lifelong supporter of Israel, she knows she doesn’t want to vote for Mamdani in November —...

Catholic Daily Liturgical Guide 11/07/25

FRIDAY, 11TH JULY 2025. FOURTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C. MEMORIAL OF SAINT BENEDICT, Abbot. FIRST READING “Now let me die, since I have seen your face.” A reading from the Book of Genesis (Genesis 46: 1-7.28-30) In those days: Israel took...

Islam Makhachev’s Manager Hints at Location for Title Fight vs. Jack Della Maddalena

Getty Islam Makhachev's Manager Updates Location For Next Fight Islam Makhachev‘s manager dropped a major hint about the location for his client’s welterweight title fight. The bout will mark Jack Della Maddalena’s first title defense since...

Religion news 11 July 2025

Church of England’s General Synod meets in York this weekend The Church of England’s parliament, the General Synod, meets in York this weekend with an agenda omitting debates on the issues of same sex blessings and safeguarding scandals which have...

Church hero who thwarted mass shooting receives new truck from local Ford dealership

(WXYZ) — A deacon from Crosspointe Community Church in Wayne, who helped prevent a mass shooting last month, received a brand new Ford F-150 truck today from a local dealership. Watch Brett Kast's video report: Church hero who thwarted mass...

Church leaders complicit in Nigeria’s corruption woes – Cleric

The Lead Pastor of Hilltop City Christian Centre, Lagos, Victor Akintunde, has said church leaders also share the blame for the country’s deepening corruption crisis. In an interview, Akintunde expressed concern that many prominent pastors had...

Jeweler raises $100k for Hill Country flood victims

Islam and the left: What are the similarities?

With Zara Sultana announcing the founding of a new left-wing political party alongside Jeremy Corbyn and several independent Muslim MPs, the relationship between Islam and progressive politics in Britain is under the spotlight again. Sultana, a...

Catholic Charities expects to see more demand as Big Beautiful Bill cuts SNAP benefits

Catholic Charities seeking food donations to support growing community needs

LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Catholic Charities of Lubbock is calling on the community to help restock its emergency food pantry, which provided vital support to 667 people in June 2025—including elderly individuals, children, families, and...

Catholic Church Tells Migrants Fearful of ICE Raids to Skip Mass

At least two Catholic dioceses have told migrants fearful of being arrested in immigration raids outside church that they do not have to attend Sunday Mass. San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas, who leads more than 1.5 million Catholics in...

Church Watchdog says St Thomas Fifth Avenue Needs to Remove Porn Producer from Property

Moments ago, Anglican Watch released the following press release, which was placed on various newswires and sent to Wyoming media. ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 30, 2025 /Christian Newswire/ — Todd Ousley, the nominee for bishop provisional of Wyoming,...

Religion News Foundation receives $300,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation

Religion News Foundation receives $300,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation Religion News Foundation (RNF) today announced the receipt of a $300,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to investigate and explain how immigrant communities...