The mystery passenger at the center of the viral American Airlines Flight 618 incident has been identified as #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Cahn. As Charisma previously reported, the Dallas-Fort Worth-to-Newark flight was diverted to Baltimore Sept. 3 after passen
(RNS) — The Hispanic Pentecostals were divided on whether the Trump administration’s immigration policies would impact how they vote in the future.
An investigation into allegations of financial misconduct by the Bishop of Salisbury Stephen Lake has concluded. A disciplinary complaint under the Clergy Discipline Measure has now been brought against him. Subsequent to these allegations, concerns relating to Bishop Stephen’s c
Investigative journalist Nick Shirley has filed a lawsuit against California for its law targeting First Amendment protections. The law, named after Shirley, stands as an affront to “truthful reporting,” the complaint reads. “The law imposes civil liability for publishing, disclo
A group of men in California who went hiking last week used artificial intelligence to plan their excursion and ended up stranded before ultimately being rescued. The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office posted about the rescue effort on social media Tuesday and warned the public nev
The Trump administration sent a letter to the Smithsonian Board of Regents, urging them to abandon its “radical political agenda” and pivot to a faithful “American story.” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Vince Haley, assistant to the president for domestic policy, wrote in the
“Isn’t this the carpenter?” The people of Nazareth couldn’t make sense of what they were seeing when they encountered a Jesus who healed and taught with authority. Up until that moment, recorded in Mark 6, they’d known him as a local laborer, someone you’d seek for a house projec
From 2021 to 2024, the number of applications per hire tripled—many of them created using AI. Managers say this has added another layer of discernment to the hiring process.
Dr. Robert P. Jones discusses his new book, Backslide: Reclaiming a Faith and a Nation After the Christian Turn Against Democracy
An American Airlines passenger was restrained with duct tape and zip ties after a violent midair disturbance forced a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark, New Jersey, to divert to Baltimore. Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, was arrested after American Airlines Flight 618 lande
Former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is seeking the dismissal of drug trafficking charges, with his attorneys arguing that his position as head of a country grants him immunity. According to Maduro’s lawyers, the “unprecedented prosecution violates the absolute immunity from c
New reports say former Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo leaked internal Fox News communications to the White House, prompting Fox to oust her. A report from Status said that Fox executives issued a memo telling its staff to avoid reporting on claims made by President Donald Trum
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) named who he believes to be the most powerful Democrat: Zohran Mamdani. Speaking at an energy summit this week, Cruz stated, “It is not the case that every Senate Democrat is a Marxist or Islamist. What is the case is that every Senate Democrat is terrifie
In the old days, a criminal that had committed an extremely violent crime would go to prison and stay there. That made society safer, and it deterred others that were thinking of doing the same thing. But now in many areas of the country things are completely different. Way too o
From Archbishop Dr Miguel Uchôa Cavalcanti, Vice Chairman of the Global Anglican Council – “Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a great joy for me, together with the Most Revd Dr Laurent Mbanda, Chairman
The Provincial Standing Committee today (26 August 2026) makes the following statement about the Secretary General of the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church: After more than two years in post, Dr Dee Bird will be stepping down from her role as Secretary General to tak
The Most Revd Ramón Ovalle Leiva has been installed as the new Primate of Iglesia Anglicana de la Región Central de América (the Anglican Church of Central America), also known as IARCA. On Saturday, 29 August, at the Catedral Episcopal Santiago Apóstol in Guatemala City, Guatema
(RNS) — Let's look back to New Orleans in 1962.
(RNS) — In her new book, Dara Horn writes that we have been teaching about Jews and Judaism all wrong. Here is how we can fix it.
July 5-8, Kamina, Congo
(RNS) — 'I think it is imperative on me, as a faith leader, to proclaim that human beings are not targets and that God is a God of justice and of love,’ said the Rev. Rebecca Girrell, a United Methodist pastor who was among those arrested.
EAGLE, Idaho (FāVS News) — Forge Fitness joins a small wave of 'warrior for Christ' gyms nationwide. But Boise-area pastors disagree on whether the model builds healthy masculinity or reinforces harmful stereotypes about women.
Pastor urges United Methodist leaders to take tradition seriously when they meet for the Leadership Gathering in October.
Conditions have not improved for Christians in Iran since pastor Ara Torosian came to the United States as a refugee in 2010. Torosian is grateful for the religious freedom he has found in the United States, where he now pastors a Farsi-speaking congregation in Los Angeles. But h
With the help of Catholic abuse survivors, Protestant survivors of abuse have created their own database of church leaders accused of sexual abuse. Chellee Taylor, who has shared the story of her abuse by a Southern Baptist pastor in 2023 and won a settlement from the church, spe
At 8:40 a.m. on August 26, pastor Rajan Guru was sitting with friends about a 30-minute walk down the slope from his house in Halde Kalika, a village in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, when police came warning people to evacuate. “Most of the people near the riverside did not take the
(RNS) — Young worshippers say they hope the church's troubles — including failed prophecies and pastoral misconduct — will lead to repentance and revival at a prominent Charismatic Christian church.
(The Conversation) — Many Americans associate Yiddish strictly with Eastern Europe. But its horizons are much broader than that, especially amid today’s revival.
Raúl Hernández already knew, before the official sitting across a desk from him could say it, that he was going to be arrested. Two weeks earlier, in October of last year, the email had arrived. It informed Hernández, then a 36-year-old from Honduras who had entered the country i
A Michigan priest spent his life walking into hospitals, praying for the sick and standing beside people in some of their most vulnerable moments. Tragically, it was while answering that same call to ministry that his own life came to an abrupt end. Father Thomas “Tom” Szura, 75,
(RNS) — The church’s purpose in a young person’s life must be entirely unique compared to any other institution.
Kishore, a construction worker in Mumbai, has worshiped at a local home church for nearly two years. But his pastor recently asked him to fill out a “consent and self-declaration” form to declare he has participated there with “free will and voluntary intention.” The form require
Fox News abruptly announced that Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo is no longer with the network. “We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 ½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter,” Fox News said. The network said in a statement: “The last episode of Mornings
Pastor Brian Hoehler has spent much of his life running toward people who need help. Now, facing a Stage 3 cancer diagnosis, he is discovering just how many people are willing to run toward him. Hoehler, pastor of New Hope Community Church in Green Township, Ohio, was recently di
A Russian strike destroyed a humanitarian warehouse operated by Ukraine for Christ, wiping out years of supplies used to serve displaced families, grieving households, soldiers and communities near the front lines. The Aug. 28 attack destroyed the ministry’s office, food, equipme
What started as a woman feeling called to cook breakfast for a handful of friends has turned into a dispute over food, faith, and government regulations. Kathy Kite, a resident of Harrisburg, Missouri, began welcoming locals into her home for breakfast back in May after the commu
Dozens of Christians are among those killed and imprisoned amid rising persecution in Iran, Texas-based Iran Alive Ministries told Baptist Press, citing cases from among its underground church network in Iran. In one of its latest moves against evangelism, the Iranian government
One summer morning, Win Kaari, a clinician at Chogoria Hospital in rural Kenya, grabbed a sip of tea between seeing patients who were lined up on outdoor benches. She thanked a friend for buying her chapati bread to go with her tea—the friend used to work with Kaari caring for HI
The Texas State Board of Education is moving forward on a proposal to reconfigure the state’s educational standards. The proposal includes teaching high school students that radical Islam was behind the September 11, 2001, terror attack. The educational material states that stude
Reading Berry inspires my students to better order their wayward loves and to then go to work enacting them.
(AP) — Under North Carolina law, the aiding-and-abetting charges carry the same penalties as if the girl had committed the attack herself, the district attorney said. She is charged as an adult and was being held without bond.
A charter school in Nashville, TN, has reportedly removed books featuring LGBT themes from its elementary school curriculum after a high-profile conflict with a Christian teacher. As CBN News reported, first-grade teacher Eric Rivera was disciplined for refusing to read one of th
(RNS) — One year after Charlie Kirk's death, former tradwife Tia Levings writes about how sainting serves Christian patriarchy and TPUSA — not the teenage girls drawn into his myth.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — ‘All I want is to see my husband back,’ said Denise Gedeon, whose pastor-husband, Joubert Adrien, was detained by ICE — one of two pastors arrested during a weekend that also brought a death, prayers and vigils for a Haitian community under siege.
When Vice President JD Vance took the stage at the March for Life earlier this year, he told the crowd that those wanting to build a “culture of life” should know they “have an ally in the White House.” As proof, he touted pro-family policies the administration has supported, fro
I grew up in a Chinese Indonesian immigrant family in Australia, attending church, professing Christ—but my heart belonged to something else entirely: achievement. Grades, scholarships, industry accolades. My ambition carried me halfway across the world—from Sydney to New York Ci
WASHINGTON – The U.S. is on track for a historic first: an entire year without resettling a single Christian refugee from the countries where believers face the most persecution. Roughly one in seven Christians, globally, are persecuted for their faith. For decades, those forced
John Piper explains why he likes the ESV, how many copies he has, and what Bible translation he uses for his personal devotions.
A Christian missionary camp was expelled from Burning Man after organizers accused its members of repeatedly violating festival policies while sharing the gospel and conducting baptisms in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Federal officers and volunteer Black Rock Rangers ordered Shift
Falling water levels in the Sea of Galilee have exposed part of an ancient Roman-era port that once connected Capernaum to the lake during the time of Jesus. The structure emerged along the lake’s northern shore in November 2025, revealing rows of enormous stones arranged to crea
BURG near Magdeburg, Germany (RNS) — The AfD may gain power on Sept. 6 in Saxony-Anhalt, posing a direct threat to refugees and the German churches that serve them. Inspired by past resistance in East Germany, faith leaders are doing everything they can to stand in the way of the far-right group.
The following letter was sent to the clergy of the ADOSC on September 2, 2026. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Grace and peace to you in our Lord Jesus Christ. Tuesday morning at 8:45 a.m., Bishop Edgar submitted a letter to Bishop Julian Dobbs, Dean of the Province, indicating v