5 Winter Olympians who rely on faith in the quest for gold medals
The Olympics are framed as a celebration of physical excellence, national pride and human perseverance…Behind the medals and records, many of the iconic moments over the years are tied to personal stories shaped by values and beliefs. Read more

Pew Research: White evangelicals remain among Trump’s strongest supporters, but they’re less supportive than a year ago
One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, White evangelical Protestants remain among his strongest supporters. At the same time, White evangelicals’ views of Trump are less positive than they were in the early days of his second term. Read more. 

Faithful Resistance: A public witness for immigrant justice to take place in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Methodists and faith partners from across the country will gather in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, for ”Faithful Resistance: A Public Witness for Immigrant Justice.”Read more

Epstein files reveal ties to Catholic conservatives’ anti-Francis campaign 
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The newly released Epstein files show that Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon discussed opposition to Pope Francis, including a move that Bannon claimed would ‘take down Francis.’ Read more. 

New Christian artists push genre boundaries with rap, Afrobeats and R&B
(AP) — Often boosted by social media, many of them got their start with independent labels or by uploading self-made songs to streaming platforms. Now, bigger labels and streaming services are catching on. Read more

U.S. Catholic bishops mark 100th anniversary of Black History Month
Black History Month first began in February 1926. At the time it was called Negro History Week and was created by Carter G. Woodson, who founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). Read more

Christians have a duty to confront Islamophobia, ministers argue in new book 
(RNS) — In ‘Confronting Islamophobia in the Church: Liturgical Tools for Justice,’ the authors argue that learning about Islam can help Christians better appreciate and practice their own tradition. Read more

AI needs to be trained on a theology of human dignity
(RNS) — Basing AI’s principles on ‘the moral view of the whole world’ is both incoherent and dangerous. Read more

UMC leader: Faith must be public
Rev. Dr. Liberato (Levi) Bautista, Church and Society’s Assistant General Secretary for United Nations and International Affairs of the United Methodist Church, offers his reflection on 2026 Black History Month and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr ‘s Holiday. Read more

Episcopal bishop calls on Trump to ‘apologize or resign’ over racist video depicting Obamas as apes
[Episcopal News Service] Pennsylvania Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez released a Feb. 6 statement calling on President Donald Trump to apologize or resign after Trump shared an racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle. Read more

Pew Research: Examining polls that suggest religious revival among young adults in the U.K.
Many recent surveys have pointed to a Christian resurgence among young adults in the United Kingdom. This narrative, however, may be misleading. These surveys canvass members of opt-in panels who have signed up to participate, often in response to website ads or email campaigns. Read more

Priest who worked with Alex Pretti says he was known for ‘kindness’
A Roman Catholic priest who worked with Alex Pretti, the man shot and killed by federal agents in Minnesota, said he was known for his “kindness” and disputed the narrative of top Trump administration officials that he was a violent “domestic terrorist” and would-be assassin. Read more

Christian nationalism isn’t limited to US, say scholars meeting in Chicago 
(RNS) — A conference at the University of Chicago Divinity School will look at the tension between Christianity as a moral force and as a weapon for politics around the world. Read more

US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE after recent deaths 
(RNS) — ‘We ask — for the love of God and the love of human beings, which can’t be separated — vote against renewing funding for such a lawless organization,’ Cardinal Joseph Tobin said. Read more

Khartoum Anglican cathedral comes to life, three years after war forced its closure
(RNS) — After it was converted into a paramilitary base, its pews chopped into firewood by soldiers and its compound turned into a graveyard, All Saints Cathedral in Khartoum, the war-ravaged Sudanese capital, is rising again. Read more

Pew Research: Catholicism Has Declined in Latin America Over the Past Decade
The Catholic share of the population in several Latin American countries has shrunk over the last 10 years, according to the Pew Research Center, while a growing percentage of Latin American adults are religiously unaffiliated. Read more

One year after she urged Trump to have mercy, Bishop Budde leads clergy protests in Minneapolis
Almost exactly a year ago, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde stood in a pulpit in front of the newly inaugurated President Donald Trump and preached a sermon that called on the commander in chief to have “mercy” on immigrants and other communities. A year later, she stood in a church in Minneapolis, this time surrounded by an array of clergy who represented the hundreds of faith leaders who flocked to the city this week to protest the administration’s mass deportation campaign. Read more

Five Black churches each receive $1 million grants for historic preservation 
(RNS) — The $5 million in grants, part of the Preserving Black Churches program of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, were announced on Monday (Jan. 19) to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Read more

Pope Leo XIV warns against banality and ‘fake news’
Pope Leo XIV warned of the risks that go hand in hand with information in the digital age and urged journalists never to succumb “to the temptation of the trivial” or to fake news that creates confusion about what’s true or false. Read more