Pope Francis Doesn’t Want to Be Buried with the Other Popes
Next Gen News Team In a surprising break with tradition, even for a religious leader known for eschewing customs, Pope Francis has said he has made arrangements to be buried in a Rome basilica,…
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School Cancels Bible Study, Morning Prayer After Parents Push Back (Video)
An Oklahoma school district has shut down morning prayers being broadcasted over the PA system at an elementary school after receiving criticism from parents. Last month, parents discovered that Prague…
Priest Punished for Allowing Music Video in Church (Video)
On Halloween, the pop star Sabrina Carpenter uploaded a music video to YouTube for her new song “Feather.” That was a Tuesday. By the end of the week, a Catholic…
318-Year-Old Bible Found in Iowa Nursing Home
A 318-year-old book has sparked a mystery in Iowa. Kathy Magruder found a leather-bound Bible in the back of a retirement home library. The book was the King James version…
The Vatican Says Transgender People Can be Baptized and Be Godparents
The Church’s doctrinal office also said trans people could be godparents at a baptism and witnesses at a wedding. The move follows attempts by Pope Francis to make the Church…
Pope Urges Catholic Church to Make Women Deacons
Pope Francis’ big gathering of Catholic bishops and laypeople said Saturday it was “urgent” to guarantee fuller participation of women in church governance positions and called for research on allowing…
Pastor Under Fire After Preaching Autism is Caused By the Devil
The pastor of a Missouri church landed himself in hot water after preaching that autism is caused by “demonic” powers — insisting parents should “just cast the demon out” to…
Scholars Publish New Papyrus with Early Sayings of Jesus
For all of Christianity’s influence today, the archeological evidence for the first two centuries of the religion’s existence is notoriously thin. This is why the publication of a previously unknown…
Alabama United Methodists Want to End Ban on Gay Marriage
United Methodists meeting in the North Alabama Conference on Friday voted to call for the upcoming international meeting of the denomination to drop all mention of homosexuality from the Book…
Southern Baptists Expel Churches Over Female Pastors
Southern Baptists finalized the expulsion of two churches with female pastors on Wednesday, after a dramatic clash at their annual convention over moves by an ultraconservative wing on multiple fronts…