The Faithful Five for 10.9.26: Christa Pike’s aunt claims botched execution was providential: ‘God is in control’

October 9, 2026

Today’s news headlines of importance to the American faithful:

  1. Christa Pike’s aunt claims botched execution was providential: ‘God is in control’ (Christian Post)
  2. Can literacy save modern dating? (Deseret News)
  3. Pope Leo XIV opens status check on Pope Francis’ contentious opening to civilly remarried Catholics (Associated Press)
  4. Vanderbilt Divinity School is under receivership. No one seems to know why. (Religion News Service)
  5. Americans Still Believe in God, Miracles and the Resurrection of Jesus, New Survey Finds (Crosswalk)

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