During his trip to Portugal for the centenary of the Fatima Marian apparitions in May, Pope Francis will canonize the Francisco and Jacinta Marto, during his visit to Fatima making them the youngest non-martyrs to ever be declared saints. Pope…

For the fifth year in a row, Pope Francis is listed among the 100 most influential people in Time Magazine’s recently released 2017 list. Donald Trump, who will likely meet the pope in late May, was also featured as one…

The Jehovah’s Witnesses have been banned as an extremist group in a Supreme Court decision that observers fear signals a further step back for religious liberty. “For Jehovah’s Witnesses, this is going to be a frightening time,” Lorcan Price, ADF…

Arizona Conference of Seventh-day Adventist pastor Alicia Johnston has come out as bisexual and has resigned from her role. She released a video discussing her resignation, which was played for the church service. “It’s wonderful to finally be able to…

In a blow to religious liberty, Russia’s Supreme Court has banned Jehovah’s Witnesses from operating anywhere in the country. The high court accepted a request from the justice ministry identifying the religious organization as an extremist group. The court ordered…

India’s push for a digital, cashless society is forcing the country’s citizens to become mobile and digital friendly. After last year’s currency ban, the country has pushed cashless transactions in every sphere of citizen life — from payments at the…

Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) group voted to “campaign to ensure a comprehensive age-appropriate content including promotion of LGBT+ matters for all schools from nursery throughout all phases of state education.” Education Ministers have already announced that…

China and the Vatican have reached consensus on the appointment of bishops, which will lead to the resolution of other outstanding problems, said Hong Kong Cardinal John Tong. “From now on, there will be no more crisis of a division…

The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) has joined the European Sunday Alliance as a supporting member. CESI, founded in 1990, has 38 trade union organizations from 21 European countries and 4 European trade union organizations, with a total…

In an effort to address extremism, not merely terrorism, the definition of “out-of-school education settings” now appears to include the Sunday Schools and Sabbath School for children and youth, 19-years-old and under. This would include church programs such as Pathfinders,…

The Walt Disney Company pushed the LGBT envelope a little further by airing its first on-screen gay kiss on an animated children’s program. This comes the same week that the children’s entertainment giant announced there will be an “exclusively gay…

The 28 heads of state and their European Union leaders turned to the pope over their plans to revive the struggling political and economic bloc on March 24. They believe the Pontiff can provide them with the “leadership” they are…