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  An AI first at historic Black divinity school

  Shaw University launched a groundbreaking AI literacy doctoral track exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, ethics, and faith.

  07/28/2026 - By Yonat Shimron / Religion News Service

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  Faith-based AI company Gloo faces $438 million in losses

  After years of heavy losses, Gloo hopes rapid growth and AI-driven church services will finally make its mission sustainable.

  07/10/2026 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Christian missionaries find new frontier in VRChat

  Christian missionaries with the evangelical organization Cru gather weekly on VRChat, a popular virtual reality platform, to share the Christian faith.

  06/29/2026 - By Fiona Murphy / Religion News Service

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  Supreme Court limits damages in religious rights case

  The Supreme Court ruled state prison officials cannot be sued personally under RLUIPA after a Rastafarian inmate was forcibly shaved.

  06/29/2026 - By Faith Pratt / Baptist Standard

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  Southern Baptists and religious liberty

  Ouachita Baptist University researchers Adam Jones and Jackson Carter examine Southern Baptist beliefs about religious liberty.

  06/16/2026 - By Adam W. Jones & Jackson Carter / Ouachita Baptist University

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  How worship music can become political

  The popular worship song “How Great Is Our God” and other worship songs have been used more and more in political rallies and events.

  05/28/2026 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Church attendance rises for first time in decades, report says

  A Hartford Institute for Religion Research report shows U.S. churches seeing modest growth and renewed optimism after years of decline.

  04/27/2026 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Study: Gen Z women are losing their religion

  A new report found 43 percent of women today identify as religious “nones,” a 29 percent increase from 2013.

  04/16/2026 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Beth Moore on life after the SBC

  For Beth Moore, leaving the Southern Baptist Convention was like falling off a cliff and not knowing if anyone would catch her.

  04/13/2026 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service

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  Artemis II shows how faith in space has changed

  Both Apollo 8 and Artemis II missions included public references to religion, but astronauts aboard the Artemis’ Orion spacecraft struck a more global tone.

  04/08/2026 - By Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service

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  Rising antisemitism abroad becoming dangerous for Jews

  Growing trends of antisemitism abroad have made it increasingly dangerous for Jews to reveal their identity publicly, says USCIRF report.

  03/20/2026 - By Diana Chandler / Baptist Press

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  Christian influencers read Bible to wake up ‘apathetic church’

  Political activist and Christian organizer Bunni Pounds has recruited nearly 500 Christian leaders to read the Bible aloud in Washington this April.

  03/12/2026 - By Bob Smietana / Religion News Service