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Brandon Lake in Nashville, Tennessee on Nov. 18, 2025. (Credit: George Walker IV/AP.)

How Christian artists are winning over listeners and entering pop’s mainstream

  • Dec 25
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    Associated Press
The archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, raises his hand while addressing a crowd during a panel on immigration at Georgetown University in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (Credit: Luis Andres Henao/AP.)

White House rebuffs Catholic bishops’ appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement

  • Dec 25
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    Associated Press
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported, can spend Christmas with family

  • Dec 24
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Parents are divided on whether their girls should return to flood-scarred Camp Mystic in Texas

  • Dec 23
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    Associated Press
Steam rises from chimneys during the night shift at the Tyson Foods’ beef plant in Lexington, Neb., Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Credit: Thomas Peipert/AP.)

A small town’s American Dream is at risk. What happens when its biggest employer shuts down?

  • Dec 23
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    Associated Press
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Vance refuses to set red lines over bigotry as conservatives feud at Turning Point

  • Dec 22
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Megan Ashley, founder of the Christian podcast, "In Totality," sits with a Bible at her home where she films online content, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Acworth, Ga. (Credit: Jessie Wardarski/AP.)

These influencers are teaching Christianity online — and young people are listening

  • Dec 21
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    Associated Press
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Philippine Church rejects $138-million budget for anti-communism task force

  • Dec 20
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Erika Kirk during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025 on Dec. 18 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Credit: Jon Cherry/AP.)

Turning Point USA’s Erika Kirk, a Catholic, backs Vice President JD Vance’s potential 2028 presidential bid

  • Dec 20
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Church court acquits a bishop from a small Anglican denomination embroiled in scandal

  • Dec 20
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On Christmas eve, Leo urges believers to welcome Jesus in every human life

  • Dec 25
  • Elise Ann Allen

Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive the Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza

  • Dec 25
  • Melanie Lidman, 
    Associated Press

Tears of joy as Nigerian families reunite with kidnapped schoolchildren

  • Dec 25
  • Associated Press

Syrian church marks Christmas and reaffirms faith months after deadly attack

  • Dec 25
  • Abby Sewell, 
    Associated Press