Performance art can express the deep despair and deep joy of the church experience

 The Ignatian Solidarity Network continues the Jesuit legacy of social justice

BY JIM SWEENEY

Seven campus ministry leaders reflect on young people and activism

How churches can support diverse youth BY RYAN DELAPP

Children who grow up in immigrant churches bridge cultures and generations BY KATE MORRISSEY

‘Everyday Christian Teaching: A Guide to Practicing Faith in the Classroom’

By David I. Smith

In this excerpt, a professor of education weighs how to begin a class and what kinds of messages those decisions about beginning communicate about Christian teaching.

Performance art can express the deep despair and deep joy of the church experience

Q&A with Ashon Crawley

An artist and scholar combines Black Pentecostal and creative practices to make multimedia works of art.

‘Parks & Recreation’ is the comfort our souls need

By Emily Lund

Rewatching a decade-old sitcom reminds us of hope in community and the value of local action, writes the director of communications for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.

How to preach the good news when you are suffering

By Lydia Shiu

It’s difficult to preach a message of hope when you feel hopeless. But there are ways to revitalize your preaching while still being honest, says a pastor at Reservoir Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In Minneapolis, the struggle for justice continues five years after the murder of George Floyd

Q&A with Tyler Sit and Dana Neuhauser

The issues of inequality from well before the death of George Floyd in 2020 have persisted, but the tools to dismantle oppression remain at the heart of the gospel, say two Minneapolis pastors.

Trusting youth to lead

By Kory Wilcoxson

As some churches scramble for a quick solution to waning youth programs, a Lexington, Kentucky, church has found success in building over time and empowering their young people as leaders.

Lawyers for Mikal Mahdi allege ‘botched’ firing squad execution in South Carolina

A priest friend of Pope Leo XIV shares memories of him in Peru On Sunday, May 12, Pope Leo XIV made time in his busy schedule to welcome his friend Father Hugo Sánchez and Sánchez’s mother to the Vatican.

Lawyers for Mikal Mahdi allege ‘botched’ firing squad execution in South Carolina According to a status report filed by Mikal Mahdi’s lawyers, the autopsy and eyewitness accounts of his death raise several questions about the execution. Pope Leo’s ‘greatest generation’ dad served on D-Day tank landing ship Louis Marius Prevost, the father of Pope Leo XIV, served on a D-Day landing ship during World War II. Australian archbishop promotes ecumenical creed on human sexuality Archbishop Julian Porteous of Hobart is among some 6,000 initial signatories of the “Australian Creed for Sexual Integrity,” a statement affirming Christian ethics on sex and gender.

Leo XIV papacy could mean increased charitable giving, Papal Foundation president says President of the Papal Foundation, which carries out the Holy Father’s humanitarian aid projects, thinks Leo XIV’s papacy might increase charitable giving in US.

Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition

The small, tight-knit religious order that molded Pope Leo XIV*
The New York Times: The Order of St. Augustine, with fewer than 3,000 members, shaped the man who would become a cardinal, and then pope to the world’s Roman Catholics.

Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
NPR: In a striking move that ends a nearly four-decades-old relationship between the federal government and the Episcopal Church, the denomination announced on Monday that it is terminating its partnership with the government to resettle refugees.

G3 Ministries: Founder used fake profiles to slam fellow Christians*
Christianity Today: Pastor Josh Buice has resigned, and the organization canceled its upcoming conference, after his church uncovered “sinful” and “deeply divisive” online behavior.

A worshipper is murdered in a French mosque. How can this be ‘just another crime’?
The Guardian: Islamophobia is rampant in France. Official denial, even of the word itself, is driving the hatred.

What we can learn about Leo XIV from his digital footprint
Religion News Service: Cardinal Robert Prevost’s tweets and posts might offer clues into the mind of Pope Leo XIV.

U.S. bishops’ updated document on pornography

Election of Pope Leo celebrated with Mass of Thanksgiving in Peru In a jubilant atmosphere, more than 10,000 faithful gathered in front of the Basilica and Cathedral of Santa María de Chiclayo (Peru) to celebrate a Thanksgiving Mass for the election of Pope Leo XIV.

U.S. bishops’ updated document on pornography addresses loneliness epidemic, deepfakes The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a new 10th anniversary preface to a major document on the Church’s response to pornography.

Pope Leo calls on youth to ‘accept the invitation of the Church and Christ the Lord’ in first Regina Caeli

Pope Leo also celebrated Mother’s Day as jubilee bands and thousands of pilgrims created a festive atmosphere in St. Peter’s Square.

Who Do the People Say Jesus Is? Two Answers and a Task

These are the official photo of the Pope, his coat of arms, motto and his signature

ZENIT Staff

Photo, signature, motto and coat of arms are common elements in all pontificates.

«It’s Important That We All Learn to Listen More and More»: Pope Leo’s Second Homily

ZENIT Staff

The Pope’s homily during the Eucharistic Celebration of Sunday, May 11, in the Lower Chapels of Saint Peter’s Basilica.

Pope Leo XIV Reopens Papal Apartment

ZENIT Staff

Although many media outlets speculate and predict that Leo XIV will live in the Apostolic Palace, this has not been officially confirmed

Leo XIV at the tomb of Pope Francis

ZENIT Staff

At the conclusion of the visit in the Pauline Chapel, Leo XIV visited the tomb of Pope Francis, before which he stopped to pray and on which he placed a white rose.

First Marian shrine visited by the Pope: what is its dedication and where is it?

ZENIT Staff

In choosing to begin his papacy not with grand declarations but with a quiet journey to a humble Marian shrine, Leo XIV may be quietly setting the tone for a leadership rooted in prayer, personal encounter, and a deeply Marian trust in divine guidance.

Cardinal Parolin Publishes His Testimony of the Conclave and Tells How the Pope Experienced It

ZENIT Staff

English translation of the testimony of the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, in a letter sent to a local media outlet where he is from.

Leo XIV’s First Homily: Who Do the People Say Jesus Is? Two Answers and a Task

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV’s homily in the Mass “For the Church” with Cardinals in the Sistine Chapel

“As a child he pretended to give homilies by putting a towel over his shoulders»: Pope Leo XIV’s brother speaks out

Jorge Enrique Mújica

“I don’t know what kind of pope Rob will be. But I know the man he is. He listens. He thinks before he speaks. And he’s always had a deep love for people — especially those the world overlooks.”

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Covenant Presbyterian Church

Covenant Church at 30th & Howard  is a Christian church in the tradition of the Protestant Reformation and allied with the EPC [The Evangelical Presbyterian Church] We believe the Scriptures to be the infallible Word of God and our final authority in faith and practice, and we find the historic creeds of the early church (the Apostles’ Creed and Nicene Creed) to be vital expressions of the most important tenets of the global church universal. When the EPC started in 1981, we determined that we would not disagree on the basic essentials of the Christian faith, but on anything that was not essential—such as the issue of ordaining women as officers or practicing charismatic gifts—we would give each other liberty. Above all, we committed ourselves to loving each other and not engaging in quarrels and strife. The result is that when we get together in our regional and national meetings, we spend most of our time in worship and fellowship and almost none in arguing with each other.

Quakers march 300 miles to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown

How a quiet American cardinal became pope*
The New York Times: At a conclave with many new members, a swift, stunning consensus built around an unknown to many outside of the church.

What’s in a name? Father Bob becomes Pope Leo XIV
Religion News Service: Will the new Pope Leo XIV draw strength from his namesake to stand up to his countrymen?

The 40-year mission to stop a Pentecostal preacher accused of raping children
NBC News: Joe Campbell says his calling is to share God’s love, but a group of women say he sexually abused them as girls.

Who counts as Christian?*
The Atlantic: A new initiative will necessitate that the Trump administration makes difficult judgment calls about the faith.

Quakers march 300 miles to protest Trump’s immigration crackdown
The Guardian: A group marches from New York City to Washington, carrying on a long tradition of Quaker activism.

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Happy mother's day to everyone. Join us as we celebrate this day with joy in the presence of our Heavenly Father. Gather your thoughts, and humble yourself before the Lord. Reflect up on his goodness.

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San Diego Japanese Christian Church

San Diego Japanese Christian Church (SDJCC) is here to share the good news that a dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord is the key to abundant living in today’s world. Our church was founded as an outreach to Japanese speaking farmers in San Diego County over 80 years ago. SDJCC now has English and Japanese speaking ministries. It’s easy to miss, tucked away at the elbow of 19th and E streets just above Interstate 5: the Japanese American Christian Church in Golden Hill. You’d most likely drive past this humble place of worship on the way up Broadway without noticing it, but if you happened to be on a stroll down E Street looking at the nice old houses, you’d stumble upon it after the bigger homes give way to a series of California bungalows. It’s there before E turns right into 19th. Across the street from the church, a chain-link fence lines the sidewalk above the 5 where the homeless set up camp on a regular basis before they are swept out and relocated only to return again when the police shift their attention elsewhere. Historically, the church itself is a product of a relocation of a different sort. As my City College colleague, historian Susan Hasegawa informed me, it was originally founded as the Japanese Holiness Church by Christian Nikkei (immigrants and their descendents) in 1930 and located on Newton Avenue. Sponsored by the Oriental Mission Society, the church focused its efforts on outreach to Issei (first generation immigrant) farmers.

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Christ United Presbyterian Church of San Diego

Christ United Presbyterian Church is a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Rev. Dr. Kerry Allison is the pastor of this parish church in South Park. We were established in 1981 when an invitation was extended to two churches—Brooklyn Heights Presbyterian, established in 1921 and the Golden Hill Presbyterian, established in 1956—to merge and each church accepted. The late Reverend Doctor George Walker Smith founded Golden Hill Presbyterian Church in 1956 with support from the Presbyterian Women organization. The church, located at 22nd and Market in South Park, became a human rights leader in San Diego as the congregation grew. Reverend Smith was the first black school board member in San Diego. May he rest in peace and rise in glory. Christ United continues its ministry in power and presence to the present day. All are welcome to join us in worship and togetherness.