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 ...

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 ...

Even more than other Christians, pentecostals and other renewalists believe that God, acting through the Holy Spirit, continues to play a direct, active role in everyday life. Despite the rapid growth ...

Understandably, the ecumenical focus these days in much Catholic conversation tends to fall on the Anglican Communion, given its present crisis, and on Orthodoxy, given the “preferential option” of ...

Pope Francis meets Sept. 28 at the Vatican with members of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. The council was holding its annual plenary meeting, which focused on relations between ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pentecostal televangelist Paula White, center, prays before giving a sermon in Maryland in 2017. Mary F. Calvert For The ...

Contrary to widespread perceptions, pentecostalism does not always draw disproportionately from the lower socioeconomic sectors of society. Whether pentecostals and charismatics have higher or lower ...

It’s not speaking in tongues. It may be the prosperity gospel. Pentecostals, it is said, believe that speaking in tongues is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The charismatic ...

Study: Just a tenth of American missions agencies affiliate with the world’s fastest-growing Christian movement. Pentecostalism’s global impact outsizes its organizational footprint, according to a ...

In the wake of every election, political analysts pore over polls for clues about how conservative Christians voted, especially evangelicals – and the 2022 midterms are no exception. But these ...