BreakPoint pushes back on a CNN article warning of a 'tsunami' of church closings that could leave America full of empty churches like Europe. The commentary argues those fears have been greatly exaggerated.
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A new Pew Research Center report released Oct. 28 found 41% of adults ages 18 to 22 attend religious services at least monthly, more than the U.S. public overall (33%). But the findings are mixed: those slightly older, ages 23 to 26, were the least religious of any age group, and the youngest adults lag on measures like daily prayer.
Aid to the Church in Need's new report, 'Persecuted and Forgotten? 2024-2026,' finds persecution of Christians intensified in 55% of the countries examined, with none improving. More than 220 million people worldwide are now exposed to the most severe forms of persecution.
The Founding Freedoms Law Center sued on behalf of Ben Purves, a pastor at Occoquan Bible Church in Woodbridge, to block a proposed Virginia constitutional amendment that would make same-sex marriage a state constitutional right. The suit cites procedural grounds, and Virginia voters decide the measure next week.
In a message signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Leo XIV urged Christians to rediscover in the Virgin Mary 'a model of listening and welcome' on the path to peace. The message went to a meeting organized by the Pontifical International Marian Academy and the Franciscans with Vatican dicasteries.
