• Trial begins for man accused of killing Houston pastor in road rage shooting

  After nearly three years of waiting, the family of Pastor Ronald K. Mouton may finally see the justice they’ve long been hoping for. This week, the man accused of shooting and killing the beloved Houston church leader during a road rage incident in 2022 is facing trial.

  

• ‘Conclave’ Sees 283% surge in viewership following Pope Francis’s death

  In the wake of Pope Francis’s passing, viewership of the film Conclave—a dramatic depiction of the papal election process—spiked dramatically. According to streaming analytics firm Luminate, the movie saw a 283% increase in daily watch time on April 21, the day after the pontiff's death.

  

• Chinese christians sentenced to prison for bible distribution through house church

  In a case underscoring growing restrictions on religious expression in China, nine Christians have been sentenced to prison terms and issued steep fines for distributing Bibles through a house church not registered with the state.

  

• Pope Francis dies at 88: Who will be the next pope?

  Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope and a transformative figure in the Catholic Church for over a decade, has died at age 88 — setting in motion a high-stakes papal succession that could shape the Church's future direction for years to come.

  

• Netflix under scrutiny after bible verse disappears from ‘The Passion of the Christ’

  Netflix has come under fire from Christian audiences after viewers noticed that a significant Bible verse—Isaiah 53:5—appears to be missing from the opening scene of The Passion of the Christ on the platform.