Faith News

AI Dating Pushes Some Dead Sea Scrolls a Century Older

A new radiocarbon-and-machine-learning study puts several biblical manuscripts from Qumran closer to their authors' own lifetimes than paleography ever allowed.

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Latter-day Saints Add Ten Hymns, Including Watts and Wesley-Era Classics

The July 23, 2026 release brings the forthcoming hymnal 'Hymns — for Home and Church' to eighty-two available songs, with the printed collection due in 2027.

Romanian Holy Synod Elects New Metropolitan of Bessarabia

Bishop Antonie of Bălți was elected Archbishop of Chișinău on July 2, 2026, filling a see vacated by the withdrawal of Metropolitan Petru after three decades.

Phoenix Seminary to Become Talbot Seminary Phoenix Under Biola

The Arizona school will donate its campus and assets to Biola University, creating the second-largest nondenominational seminary in the United States.

Pew: More Americans See Religion Gaining Influence, and Most Still Want It Out of Politics

A survey of 3,592 adults fielded April 6-12, 2026 finds perceptions of religion's influence at a two-decade high alongside persistent support for churches staying out of campaigns.

Western Massachusetts Episcopalians Consecrate Their First Afro-Latina Bishop

Miguelina Howell, a cathedral dean born in the Dominican Republic, was consecrated as the diocese's tenth bishop in Springfield on April 25, 2026.

First Woman Installed as Archbishop of Canterbury

Sarah Mullally was enthroned at Canterbury Cathedral on the Feast of the Annunciation before two thousand guests, wearing a ring given by Paul VI sixty years earlier.

Pope Authorizes Saints' Decrees for Causes from Lebanon, France, Italy and India

Five decrees promulgated on February 21, 2026 advance a Melkite priest's miracle, an equipollent beatification, and three decrees of heroic virtue.