Local Ministerial Alliances

2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1022+ words) Pastor and author William Burckson has launched three new books aimed at helping believers renew their thinking, grow in spiritual maturity and make a meaningful impact beyond the walls of the church. The books – The Risk of Being Gifted, Jesus:…...

1+ day, 55+ min ago   (413+ words) The bitterness that many Orthodox Christians feel towards the Catholic Church is rooted in a historical perception of past grievances which Catholic Christians don’t share and don’t understand. For this reason alone, Catholics will benefit from reading Dmitri Solzhenitsyn’s book,…...

11+ hour, 16+ min ago   (363+ words) A prayer to Satan opened an Iowa city council meeting this week. Former council member Matt Dalbey delivered the invocation at the start of the Ottumwa City Council’s Oct. 6 session, according to the Ottumwa Courier. Dalbey began his prayer with…...

5+ hour, 14+ min ago   (296+ words) (Ottumwa, Iowa) -- The Ottumwa City Council meeting this week opened with a satanic prayer. "Let us pray." Said former Ottumwa City Council member Matt Dalbey as many in the room bowed their heads. rayer. "Dear Dark Father, let us stand…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago   (558+ words) A new publication from the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on Ecumenical Education and Formation (EEF) brings together the voices and theological reflections of young ecumenists from around the world who attended the 2025 edition of the WCC Global Ecumenical…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago   (341+ words) An Iowa man has kicked off controversy over religious freedom in the small town of Ottumwa, Iowa by opening a city council meeting with a prayer to Satan, which then kicked off a debate about the proper time in the…...

57+ min ago   (53+ words) 13 per cent rise in religiously motivated hate crime US Catholic group says every execution is a failure Former Buddhist monk and fundraiser jailed for embezzling millions of pounds Palestinian Christian tells Methodist young people of ‘difficult reality’ in the Holy…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago   (216+ words) The University of Scranton welcomed internationally known Jesuit priest, author and speaker Rev. James Martin, S.J. H'17, as the featured presenter at its annual Ignatian Values in Action Lecture, held Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Byron Recreation Complex. Father Martin participated in…...

11+ hour, 22+ min ago   (370+ words) PORTLAND (WGME) – A longtime church in Portland is closing its doors after a review found it needs millions of dollars in repairs. Sacred Heart Church will host its final mass at the end of the month. The decision comes after…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (425+ words) VATICAN CITY — Christians “cannot accept the oppression of the weak and the poor, nor the unjust structures that perpetuate conditions of dependence and injustice,” Pope Leo XIV said at his weekly general audience. By worshipping Christ, “the Righteous One who…...