(Sightings) — Paula White is a new breed of Christian-right leader who is defined far less by theology than by ideology. (Sightings) — Late last month, Paula White, televangelist and personal pastor ...

Pentecostalism, with its meteoric growth from a nascent movement in 1906 to roughly 500 million followers worldwide today, has the potential to change not only the religious landscape but the ...

"So, you speak in tongues?" This was the first question John Safran, one of Australia's leading comedian-provocateurs, asked a young Christian peace-activist and preacher. Why? The conception of ...

Calvin professor of philosophy James K.A. Smith has recently written two books focused on the subject of Pentecostalism: Thinking in Tongues: Pentecostal Contributions to Christian Theology and ...

The rise and rise of Australia’s first Pentecostal Prime Minister Scott Morrison sparked a rush of reporting and stories on Pentecostalism as journalists attempt to catch up. Some of the coverage has ...

ORLANDO, Fla. —The back wall of the sanctuary of the Iglesia Cristiana Pentecostal Church of Orlando in Pine Hills, Fla., is lined with the flags of the Hispanic congregation: Puerto Rico, Brazil, ...

Bishop Otis Clark began his life as a Pentecostal as a young man in the same place where that movement was born: the Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles. The 106-year-old Seattle resident was in ...

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 ...

For more recent survey data about religion in Latin America, read our 2026 report “Catholicism Has Declined in Latin America Over the Past Decade.” Many Christians in Latin America identify with ...

A profile of Pentecostal Christianity, its history and increasing popularity, and Pentecostalist worshippers' customs of speaking in tongues, prayer cloths, healing by laying on of hands and rarely ...