World news and commentary: November 2025
Fingerprints in the sand A recent archaeological discovery in Jerusalem has caused a stir by giving a possible connection to a biblical figure. The artifact is only the size of…
World news and commentary: August 2025
New pope, same story On May 8, 2025, the Roman Catholic Church elected a new pope, and Cardinal Robert Prevost became Leo XIV. He is the first US pope, having…
World news and commentary: May 2025
Decline in church attendance slows At the end of February, the Pew Research Center’s Religious Landscape Study 2023–24 edition was released.¹ Previous studies were released in 2007 and 2014. The…
World news and commentary: February 2025
An AI Jesus? From search engines to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence (AI) is a daily facet of life for many people. But what about AI in church? The oldest Catholic…
World news and commentary: November 2024
Insurance rates rise Many US churches were surprised this year when they suddenly lost their property insurance coverage. Many factors have impacted the insurance industry. Wildfires in California, hurricanes in…
World news and commentary: August 2024
Free speech revisited In the January 2024 issue of Forward in Christ, WELS President Mark Schroeder highlighted a religious freedom case in Finland. Finland’s prosecutor general had brought criminal charges…
World news and commentary: May 2024
Cybercrime and churches Christians are under attack, but this time the culprit is attacking in cyberspace. On Dec. 26, 2023, a cybercrime gang attacked the World Council of Churches (WCC)…
World news and commentary: February 2024
Another victim in war: Christmas Christians in war-torn areas of our world have suffered severely. This year, Christmas itself suffered too. Consider two major theaters of war—Israel and Ukraine. In…