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CHRISTIANITY

U.S. President Donald Trump prays during a group prayer during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington on Feb. 5.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2026
For some around Trump, war on Iran is a Christian calling
In a war against a country led by Shia Muslim clerics, the U.S. is also invoking religion, with some officials casting it as almost a divine mission.
Peter Thiel speaks on the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 21, 2016. Thiel, an early supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, has been exploring the concept of the Antichrist in recent years.
WORLD
Mar 16, 2026
Peter Thiel’s secretive Rome conference draws Catholic Church attention
The co-founder of artificial intelligence software firm Palantir has devoted increasing attention to religious and philosophical ideas in recent years.
Fukushima First Bible Baptist Church in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture
JAPAN / Society
Mar 5, 2026
Fukushima church rebuilds ties with its community 15 years after earthquake
The church’s mission has expanded beyond Sunday worship and into things such as tea gatherings and English classes to become an anchor for residents.
A man walks to the site of a missile attack on farmland in Jabo, Nigeria, on Jan. 1.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 22, 2026
As U.S. pressures Nigeria over Christians, what does Washington want?
Trump claims the widespread insecurity in Africa’s most populous nation amounts to “persecution” of Christians — a framing rejected by many.
Pope Leo XIV (center) speaks beside Italian Cardinal Baldassare Reina (right) at the end of a mass during a pastoral visit to the parish of "St. Mary Queen of Peace" at Ostia Lido, near Rome, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2026
Vatican says it will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
Efforts to handle crisis situations should be managed by the United Nations, the Vatican’s top diplomatic official says.
Sunday service at the Cathedral of St. Sergius of Radonezh on the outskirts of Johannesburg
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2026
Lacking money, Russia turns to god in push for African influence
In less than three years, the Russian Orthodox Church has expanded to at least 34 countries in Africa, up from four.
Pope Leo XIV looks on as he holds the weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on Feb. 4.
WORLD / Society
Feb 8, 2026
Rogue Catholic traditionalists risk showdown with Vatican
The Society of Saint Pius X, which has about 600,000 followers worldwide, is preparing to defy Pope Leo XIV by ordaining new bishops without his approval.
Pope Leo XIV has taken a clear stand against some decisions by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2026
Faced with Trump, Pope Leo opts for indirect diplomacy
Since he was elected in May, the Chicago-born pontiff has taken a clear stand against some decisions by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.
A statue of Saint Francis Xavier in Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture. Christianity spread rapidly in Kyushu before facing brutal suppression under the Tokugawa shogunate.
JAPAN / History / The Living Past
Jan 16, 2026
How Tokugawa Japan learned to fear faith
The Shimabara Rebellion reveals how faith, fear and power converged in Tokugawa Japan, ending in martyrdom, massacre and historical memory.
Pope Leo at the Vatican on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jan 9, 2026
Pope Leo decries world’s ‘zeal for war’ in fiery Vatican speech
Leo, the first American pope, said the ‍weakness of international organizations in the face of global conflicts was “a particular cause for concern.”
Residents inspect the damage after U.S. forces had launched a strike against Islamic State group militants in Nigeria on Friday.
WORLD
Dec 27, 2025
Nigeria averts unilateral U.S. action by cooperating on airstrike
Security experts say it is unclear whether such strikes can do much to hinder Islamist militants who have long menaced communities in the area.
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a Christmas event from the Mar-a-lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Dec 26, 2025
U.S. launches strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria
The U.S. military’s Africa Command said the strike was carried out in coordination with the Nigerian authorities and killed multiple ISIS militants.
A research group led by Kyoto University has developed a Christian bot to help broaden access to Christianity in Japan.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 24, 2025
After developing a Buddhist bot, Kyoto University develops Christian bot
Initially, its use will be limited to “believers under clergy guidance or by the general public within church settings.”
A folding screen depicts a Dutch vessel allied with the Tokugawa shogunate in its efforts to quash a rebellion of local ronin and Catholic peasants led by Amakusa Shiro.
JAPAN / History / The Living Past
Dec 20, 2025
Edo Japan’s bloody legacy of Christian revolt
By the end of the 16th century, Kyushu was more Christian than Buddhist — setting the stage for one of the most violent clashes of the Edo Period (1603-1867).
Cardinal Stephen Chow, the bishop of Hong Kong, speaks during Mass in Hong Kong in November 2023. During the opening Mass a three-day event to draft guidelines for the clergy’s use of artificial intelligence in the region Asia, he described AI as a "gift from God."
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2025
Calling AI ‘a gift from God,’ Catholic bishops draft usage guidelines for Asia
Catholic bishops and priests from across Asia drafted pastoral guidelines for AI usage among the churches in the region.
Southern California native Hector Herrera is one of three pastors at Tokyo Union Church in Omotesando.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 12, 2025
Hector Herrera: ‘Tolerance means remaining in the conversation’
Music, incense and natural wines — a pastor at Tokyo Union Church talks about his hobbies and inspirations, both in and out of the church.
Pope Leo XIV attends a meeting with younger generations during a visit to the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke, north of Beirut, on Monday.
WORLD
Dec 2, 2025
Pope Leo to hold Mass in Beirut and visit site of 2020 port blast
His visit brought a welcome distraction to a land still reeling from a war with Israel last year, with many fearing a renewal of hostilities.
Pope Leo XIV prays at the Tomb of Saint Francis in Assisi, Italy, last month. The Vatican is pushing a global conversation on how AI can uphold human dignity and serve the common good. 
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2025
The Vatican’s voice of reason on artificial intelligence
The Vatican is pushing a global conversation on how AI can uphold human dignity and serve the common good, echoing the Church’s historic responses to past technological upheavals.
Pope Leo XIV disembarking from his plane upon arriving at Beirut International Airport, in the Lebanese capital, on November 30, 2025. Pope Leo XIV on November 30 called on the Lebanese people to embrace reconciliation and to remain in their divided, crisis-hit country, which has seen waves of emigration.
WORLD / Society
Dec 1, 2025
Pope urges Lebanese to embrace reconciliation and stay in the country
Long hailed as a model of coexistence, multi-confessional Lebanon is nonetheless plagued by sectarian and political rifts, and has seen waves of emigration.
Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Wednesday.
WORLD
Nov 27, 2025
Pope Leo heading to Turkey for closely watched first overseas trip
The Catholic leader is expected to make appeals for peace in the Middle East and urge unity among long-divided Christian churches.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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