A new report has found that individuals who traveled from Sweden to Syria and Iraq in order to join extremist groups have supported themselves through state benefits.
The Islamic State has retreated from the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, but it has left behind what has been described as the "debris of death," which consists of corpses of child soldiers and ISIS recruits.
Pope Francis has stated on Thursday that he is open to the idea of ordaining married men to the priesthood to address the shortage of priests in remote areas.
Lord George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has called on British lawmakers to legalize assisted suicide in the United Kingdom.
International groups have ignored the destruction of a number of historical churches in Iran that was carried out by Islamic extremists, a Christian news outlet has claimed.
Hundreds of posters calling on Muslims to marry Christian women in Spain in a bid to spread Islam have been plastered throughout a migrant-dominated neighborhood in Barcelona.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the government will be spending $650 million in the next three years to provide reproductive health services, including abortions, in developing countries.
Marie Stopes International, the second-largest abortion provider in Britain, has been accused of approving abortions based on phone conversations that last as little as 22 seconds.
Sudanese church leaders were warned against talking about the persecution of Christians shortly after they held a press conference in Khartoum to urge the government to reconsider its decision to demolish church buildings.
The Philippine police chief has invited priests to join the anti-drug operations in an attempt to make the campaign against drugs "less bloody."
An Anglican bishop has urged conservative Christians to stay within the Church of England despite its changing attitudes about gay marriage.
Multisite churches are expanding rapidly across the United States, attracting nearly one in 10 Protestant churchgoers, but their growth is increasingly outpacing the development of qualified leaders, according to a new national study. The report identified more than 1,800 multisite churches operating over 6,000 campuses nationwide, highlighting the growing influence of congregations that maintain multiple worship locations under a unified organizational structure.
New York Times bestselling author and BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey has drawn mixed reactions from Christians after questioning whether believers should embrace Halloween festivities and consume horror-themed entertainment. During the Oct. 19 episode of her “Relatable” podcast, Stuckey addressed the different ways Christians approach Halloween, acknowledging that the subject involves personal convictions and differing interpretations of Christian freedom.
A federal appeals court has handed a legal victory to churches, synagogues and other religious organizations challenging the Trump administration’s decision to permit immigration enforcement operations at places of worship. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower court’s decision rejecting the religious groups’ request for a preliminary injunction.
Soaring food costs are jeopardizing the health and futures of millions of children worldwide, with families in vulnerable communities increasingly unable to afford nutritious meals, according to a new report from the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision. The report found that approximately 35.5 million children experienced acute malnutrition worldwide in 2025, including nearly 10 million who suffered from severe acute malnutrition.
ChatGPT receives approximately 70 million religion-related requests every week, with questions about Islam accounting for the largest share, followed by Christianity, according to a recent analysis released by OpenAI, the developer of the artificial intelligence chatbot.