Jack Jenkins

• Head of Founders Ministries Hospitalized
  Founders Ministry head and pastor Thomas Ascol was hospitalized this weekend after he collapsed in church on Sunday.
  Tuesday, December 10, 2019
• Faith Groups Sue Trump Administration over Refugee Resettlement Order
  The federal government is facing a new lawsuit this week after three faith-based groups found that the Trump administration's block on refugee resettlement violated the constitution.
  Monday, November 25, 2019
• Has Denying Communion Lost Its Political Luster?
  Indeed, denying Communion may have lost some of its shock value in today’s political climate, where avoiding Eucharistic rejection has become a normalized part of campaigns for many Catholic...
  Wednesday, November 6, 2019
• Pope Francis Meets with Priest to Discuss LGBTQ Catholics
  Pope Francis met one on one with American Jesuit priest James Martin at the Vatican on Monday (Sept. 30) to discuss LGBTQ Catholics, a move some advocates say is a signal of support for a priest...
  Tuesday, October 1, 2019
• Relevant Founder Cameron Strang Accused of Creating Racially Insensitive Workplace
  Cameron Strang, the founder and CEO of Relevant Media Group, found himself under attack from a host of former employees this week who accused him of behavior they said was racially insensitive and...
  Monday, September 23, 2019
• Trump Aims to Protect Persecuted Christians, but Some Aren’t Sure He’s Helping
  Just weeks into President Trump’s first term, David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network asked the businessman-turned-politician whether he would make the plight of Christians facing...
  Friday, July 26, 2019
• Faith Groups Fear the End of Refugee Resettlement in the U.S.
  Faith-based groups that help the U.S. government resettle refugees fear the future of their work is in jeopardy, after learning that the Trump administration is considering shutting down refugee...
  Monday, July 22, 2019
• Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo Address Christian Pro-Israel Summit
  Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo both addressed a Christian pro-Israel group Monday (July 8), lifting up the U.S. ally as a bastion of inclusivity and railing...
  Tuesday, July 9, 2019
• Joe Biden and Other Candidates Speak to Diverse Faith Leaders, Activists
  Former Vice President Joe Biden kicked off a major forum on faith and poverty issues Monday afternoon, fielding questions from faith leaders and low-income Americans during a gathering organized by...
  Tuesday, June 18, 2019
• Mick Mulvaney: Faith Is Driving Many Trump Administration Policies
  White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney declared at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday (April 23) that faith drives the Trump administration’s policy proposals, arguing that “the...
  Wednesday, April 24, 2019
• Faith and Civil Rights Groups Ask for FBI Meeting on White Nationalism
  A coalition of faith groups and civil rights organizations is asking to meet with the director of the FBI, arguing that after a string of attacks on houses of worship in recent years, the agency...
  Friday, March 29, 2019
• At March for Life, Crowd Cheers for Anti-Abortion Gains — and Trump
  The theme of this year’s March for Life, an annual anti-abortion gathering in the nation’s capital, was supposed to be about science: “Unique from Day One: Pro-Life is Pro-Science.”
  Monday, January 21, 2019
• At Trump’s Hotel, Spiritual Warriors Pray for the President in His ‘Darkest Hour’
  Wednesday, December 12, 2018
• At Least 30 Faith Leaders Arrested in Border Protest
  Wednesday, December 12, 2018
• As Senate Nears Kavanaugh Confirmation Vote, Faith Voices Speak Out
  As senators remain embroiled in a contentious battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s potential elevation to the U.S. Supreme Court, faith groups are increasingly voicing both passionate opposition to and...
  Friday, October 5, 2018
• Cardinal Wuerl Says He Will Meet with Pope to Discuss Possible Resignation
  The archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who has faced calls to step down over his handling of sexual abuse cases while serving as bishop of Pittsburgh, said in a letter to...
  Thursday, September 13, 2018
• After Bombshell Pennsylvania Catholic Sex Abuse Report, Other States Launch Investigations
  After Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro unveiled a grand jury report detailing the alleged sexual abuse of more than 1,000 children in his state by Catholic priests, law enforcement...
  Friday, September 7, 2018
• Jeff Sessions Cleared in Church Complaint, Perplexing Some Top Methodists
  United Methodist Church officials in Alabama have dismissed a complaint signed by more than 600 church members in July that chided Attorney General Jeff Sessions for implementing the family...
  Friday, August 10, 2018