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North Idaho Catholic Boxing Class Creates Safe Space For Masculinity

Over 10 weeks, boys progressed from basic stances and footwork to live sparring, with each session building confidence alongside muscle memory. What started as tentative jabs evolved into combinations as the young fighters learned to face adversity head-on. “I learned to protect myself,” said 9-year-old Kohanim Chavez. “I had a good time with my dad, and he was one of the best trainers.”

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Pints and Prayers: The Church That’s Brewing Faith In A Pub

You wouldn’t usually think of going to a pub for a church service — especially for a baptism — but this is all in a day’s work for the Rev. Ben Woodfield. He has been holding services at The Mosley Arms for three years when parishioner Mike McGarry asked to reaffirm the promises made at his childhood baptism. The reverend simply arranged a time and date and brought along a portable baptistery.

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The Situation In Gaza Requires Urgent International Attention

(ANALYSIS) The situation in Gaza requires urgent attention and response from the international community — to prevent further civilian suffering and death. While some steps have been taken to provide humanitarians assistance, as it stands, the steps appear to be too little and too late to address the current and ever-growing needs of the population.

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An Unsung Hero: Bob Case Helped Shape Christian Journalism

(OPINION) If you are a regular reader of MinistryWatch, and you appreciate our approach to the news, you should know about Bob Case. In fact, if you read WORLD Magazine, or Christianity Today, or The Dispatch, or any of dozens of other news outlets, you have — whether you know it or not — been influenced by Bob Case.

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Texas Churches Collaborate To Serve Patients And Families With Tiny Homes

Houses for Healing has provided almost 12,000 nights of free lodging for people seeking medical assistance in this West Texas city since completing its first four cottages in 2018. Typically, all 20 units are full with a waiting list. Ten new units are under construction.

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Inside The Rightward Drift Of Kerala’s Syrian Christians

Once known for its secularism and high levels of literacy and political consciousness, this Indian state is witnessing a quiet but significant ideological shift — one surfacing not only in its mainstream politics but also within its religious communities. Among the most notable of these shifts is the slow but visible tilt of a section of Syrian Christians toward right-wing Hindu nationalism.

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Brent Leatherwood, Head Of SBC’s Public Policy Arm, Resigns

Brent Leatherwood has resigned as president of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, ending nearly nine years of service that began in 2017 as director of strategic partnerships. The ERLC Board of Trustees accepted Leatherwood’s resignation in a called meeting Thursday in Nashville, gratefully noting his character and achievements in the role he began in 2021 in an acting capacity before becoming president in 2022.

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School Choice Advocates Welcome Trump’s Private School Tax Credit

School choice and Christian education advocates are lauding an unprecedented provision buried in the 1,116 pages of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed into law on July 4 by President Donald Trump. However, questions remain about the first-ever federal private school tax credit.

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UCLA Found In Violation of Jewish Students’ Civil Rights, Agrees To $6.13M Settlement

The University of California agreed to pay $6.13 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the school of antisemitism in its handling of campus protests that excluded Jews from sections of the campus. Hours later, the DOJ said UCLA violated the civil rights of Jewish students, neglecting “obligations under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”

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Tackling Africa’s Wildlife Crimes From The Religious Front

Religious demand for wildlife products can be just as relentless as demand for items used in traditional medicine, status symbols or investments. From African elephant ivory carved into crucifixes for Catholics to Islamic prayer beads and Coptic crosses to amulets and carvings for Buddhists and Taoists in Thailand, the list is very long.

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On Religion: Scheffler’s Honest Take On Faith, Family And Fame

(ANALYSIS) When Scottie Scheffler celebrated his recent victory at the British Open, it was hard to tell who drew the loudest cheers — the world's No. 1 golfer or his toddler son, Bennett. Nike captured the family vibe with a viral advertisement showing Scheffler and Bennett, with the caption, "You've already won," before adding, “But another major never hurt.”

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Yellowstone A ‘Sacred Wonderland’ Of Spiritual Power For Centuries

(ANALYSIS) Nearly five million travelers visit Yellowstone National Park each year, most in the summer months. They come for the geysers, wildlife, scenery and recreational activities such as hiking, fishing and photography. However, few realize that religion has been part of Yellowstone’s appeal throughout the park’s history.

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250 Years Of Faith and Service: Army Chaplain Corps Celebrates Historic Milestone

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary next year, another significant institution hits that milestone this week. The Army Chaplains Corps formed on July 29, 1775, at the behest of the Second Continental Congress and the request of General George Washington. The Navy Chaplains Corps would follow in November of that same year.

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Anti-Trafficking Leader Tim Ballard

A lawsuit alleging that Tim Ballard, founder of Operation Underground Railroad, assaulted and raped his assistant, Celeste Borys, has been dismissed. According to Fox 13 in Salt Lake City, Third District Judge Todd Shaugnessy dismissed the lawsuit against Ballard and Operation Underground Railroad because of the way evidence was acquired, not based on the merits of the case.

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Gaza’s Christians Feed The Starving Across Faith Traditions

“A love offering from the Baptist Church in Gaza” proclaims the sign as Christian Mission to Gaza serves hot meals to both Christians and Muslims in the Gaza Strip, where people are starving to death. CMG served about 2,000 hot meals over the weekend July 24-26 in the name of Gaza Baptist, said Hanna Massad, who served as the church’s first Palestinian pastor before founding CMG. But the meals only touch a small fraction of those in need.

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The Devil Went Down To Georgia: Play Warns Of Satan’s Everyday Influence

Christians at the Bouldercrest Church of Christ invited the devil into their midst. This time, he went down to Georgia not for a fiddle-playing contest, as the famous Charlie Daniels Band song goes, but for an interview.That was the premise of a recent play the church hosted, “The Art of Influence: An Interview with the Devil.”

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Vatican Stalls Return Of Stolen Treasures From Former European Colonies

A leading academic who has called for the return of precious artifacts “stolen by Pope Pius XI and his missionaries” from Indigenous First Nations communities has urged Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican Museums to “rethink their colonial mindset.” Gloria Bell said the Vatican continues to falsely “refer to everything” in their collection as a “gift.”

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How A Catholic Nonprofit Is Meeting Inmates’ Health Needs In Nigeria

There are 81,011 inmates in Nigeria’s prisons. However, inadequate healthcare remains a significant challenge, contributing to numerous health problems and affecting inmates’ overall well-being. Founded in 1992 by the Discalced Carmelite Friars in Nigeria, CAPIO addresses the health and needs of inmates across the country.

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