| Willy Rice, Florida pastor and abuse crisis skeptic, elected SBC president A Florida pastor who has argued that the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has become too woke and liberal was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday. Willy Rice, senior pastor of Calvary Church in Clearwater, Florida, received 5,217 votes — 57% of the votes cast. His opponent, Josh Powell, lead pastor of Taylors First Baptist Church in South Carolina, received 3,821 votes, or 42%. Rice’s election is a triumph for critics who claim that the denomination has lost its way in recent years, RNS National Reporter Bob Smietana reports. Rice has alleged that the SBC’s sexual abuse crisis was more hoax than reality and said that the denomination’s leaders had followed the culture more than the Bible.  Top Stories | (RNS) — Rice’s win is a triumph for critics who argue that the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has lost its way in recent years. |
 | (RNS) — Pope Leo and Bad Bunny met privately at Madrid’s Bernabéu stadium Monday (June 8), bringing together a pontiff trying to reach young people and a global star whose story began in a Puerto Rican Catholic parish choir. The brief encounter capped weeks of speculation over whether Leo and the artist behind ‘Baticano’ would cross paths during their visits to Spain. |
 | (RNS) — Before last year’s USAID cuts, federal funding supported about half of CRS’ $1.5 billion budget, making the new grant a fraction of the support the agency once received from the government. |
 | (RNS) — The pope, speaking at a youth vigil in Barcelona, warned Catholics not to spiritualize pain in ways that silence those who suffer. |
 | (RNS) — This week’s photo selection includes Pope Leo XIV visiting Spain, the NBA Finals and more. |
Opinion | (RNS) — Hysteria surrounding Islam in America survives not because it is true, but because it is useful. |
 | (RNS) — ‘The world is undergoing a profound spiritual and cultural crisis, which manifests in multiple forms of violence, polarization and mutual distrust,’ Leo said in Spain. |
ICYMI | SAN ANTONIO (RNS) — Thousands gathered for the Texas event as young women increasingly abandon religion. |
 | ORLANDO, Florida (RNS) — More than 11,000 Southern Baptist church representatives will gather in Orlando this week, where they will debate women pastors and send out missionaries. |
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