The 'He Gets Us' commercials promote Jesus. Who's behind them and what is the goal?
Jesus Christ is now the center of a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign funded by the founder of Hobby Lobby and others.
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The Pope has called for peace in South Sudan in the final part of his Africa tour
Pope Francis celebrated Mass before tens of thousands of people, to close out an unusual mission by Christian religious leaders to nudge forward the South Sudan's recovery from civil war.
The 'He Gets Us' campaign promotes Jesus. But who's behind it — and what's the goal?
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Religion News Service's Bob Smietana about the "He Gets Us" campaign, which is spending millions to promote Jesus while its funding and overall goal remain unclear.
A Guantánamo inmate was released to Belize after suing for wrongful imprisonment
A 42-year-old Pakistani man who spent nearly half his life in U.S. custody has been released from Guantánamo and resettled in Belize after suing the Biden administration for unlawful imprisonment.
Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan in hopes he can revive the peace process
While there is excitement, the trip comes with a sense of urgency. Despite a peace deal, violence along political and ethnic lines has continued and millions are in the grip of famine.
Congress takes reins of prayer breakfast from secretive Christian evangelical group
Lawmakers have taken more control of the National Prayer Breakfast from the group that ran it for seven decades after concerns rose over influence peddling and attendees, including a Russian spy.
Scandals have led Congress to become more involved in bipartisan political breakfast
For decades, a secretive Christian evangelical group ran the Prayer Breakfast, but controversy and scandal in recent years has led Congress to assert more control of the event.
Pope Francis celebrates Mass with million faithful in Democratic Republic of Congo
A rapturous reception as Pope Francis celebrates Mass with a million worshipers in the capital Kinshasa.
Muslim-American opinions on abortion are complex. What does Islam actually say?
Since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, many Muslims Americans have been turning to their faith to try to figure out: What does Islam say about the issue?
Pope Francis performs a high-wire act as he courts followers in Africa
The progressive Pontifex is visiting parts of Africa this week, and must fulfill a balancing act that looks towards the expansion of his church and the ideological clashes that are coming up.