A ‘tsunami’ of church closings is poised to remake America

A ‘tsunami’ of church closings is poised to remake America
CNN: Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade.

 

As ICE readies Louisiana facility for children and families, faith leaders hold vigil
Religion News Service: Part of the Trump administration’s efforts to ramp up deportations, the facility — which will hold unaccompanied minors and families — is situated beside an airport that has become known as the country’s busiest hub for deportation flights.

 

This pastor is barred from returning to the U.S. He still leads a church in Wisconsin
NPR: Since August 2025, when the Rev. Esdras Paredes was blocked from returning to the U.S., he has been preaching and teaching remotely up to three times a week.

 

How great is our Claude*
Christianity Today: Worship leaders have built new AI tools to help create setlists and score songs on qualities like scriptural grounding and clarity.

 

It’s time for the Catholic Church to distribute the loaves
The Texas Observer: The Vatican holds an estimated $73 billion in assets. That is an institution with the resources to move policy, fund organizing, and match the moral urgency of its own documents.