Pope’s Africa Tour Spotlights Catholic-Pentecostal Rift

Pope Leo XIV’s first African tour, which concluded last month, underscored the Catholic Church’s growing challenge from rapidly expanding Pentecostal and charismatic movements in a region where Christianity is growing faster than anywhere else in the world.

Pope’s Africa Tour Spotlights Catholic-Pentecostal Rift

Pope Leo XIV’s first African tour, which wrapped up last month, brought the Catholic Church face to face with the force that scholars and clergy say poses its sharpest challenge on the continent where the faith is growing fastest: a Pentecostal and charismatic surge that…

Taiwan, China Coast Guards in Standoff at Top of South China Sea

The Taiwanese and Chinese coast guards were engaged in a tense standoff for the second day near the strategically located Pratas islands at the top of the South China Sea, Taiwan’s Coast Guard said on Sunday.China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory,…[#item_full_content]

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