Photo by Jeff Baughan The sanctuary of the church has 150 chairs ready for Sunday’s first service, but Pastor David Bounds said the church has room to seat many more and expects to for Sunday’s ...

(The Conversation) — Pentecostals agree on the importance of the Holy Spirit – but not necessarily on what it empowers them to do. (The Conversation) — In the wake of every election, political ...

As the message of Pentecost spread, it adapted to fit existing cultures. Korean Pentecostals, for instance, frequently climb “prayer mountains” for pre-sunrise prayer services, a reflection of a ...

One Coast church is looking to spread the story of the Easter holiday through a major production. Pentecostals of the Gulf ...

At first glimpse, Marcelo Rossi is a textbook example of the pastor as showman. A handsome, stylish man in his early forties, he leads a flourishing São Paulo congregation legendary for its music. He ...

(RNS) Apostolic Pentecostals are the strictest of all the Pentecostal groups. They don't believe in the Trinity, avoid alcohol, don’t watch TV, and ask women not to cut their hair. Oh, and they object ...

The video, recorded on an iPhone, lasts less than eight minutes. The message is simple: We're brothers despite our differences. Yet, religious leaders say this informal greeting from Pope Francis has ...

Pope Francis' very public friendship with and overtures to Pentecostal and evangelical leaders is a high-profile reflection of a relationship that already existed at the grass roots between Catholic ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Pope Francis sought forgiveness for decades of persecution of Italian Pentecostals when he met with around 300 evangelicals from the U.S., Argentina and Italy in the southern town of Caserta on Monday ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Pope Francis sent a video message to a gathering of U.S. Pentecostal leaders, voicing his “yearning” that separation between Catholics and other Christians may end. “We have a lot ...

LOS ANGELES – At Three Crosses Church, Pastor Ken Walters urges his parishioners to join him in song and scripture. The charismatic 58-year-old extends his arms skyward and belts out melodies praising ...