Pope Francis has condemned the killing of innocent Christians by members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria after 30 Ethiopians were filmed while being shot and beheaded in Libya.
The town of Turin in Italy has announced that it will start showing the famous Shoud of Turin to millions of visitors in the coming months.
European officials have said that as many as 900 migrants are presumed dead after a an overloaded boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea as in attempted to carry migrants from North Africa to Europe on Sunday evening.
Police in Pakistan are reporting the recent arrest of a man and his father after the two suspects set the man\'s wife in fire as a method of \"honor killing,\" after she allegedly left her husband\'s home without his permission.
A video purportedly made by Islamic State and posted on social media sites on Sunday appeared to show militants shooting and beheading about 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya.
Pope Francis called on world leaders and the international community on Sunday to take swift and decisive action to ensure that the death of some 700 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Libya overnight will not happen again.
A car bomb explosion at the U.S. Consulate in Iraq reportedly killed three Friday as the Islamic State terror group took responsibility for the attack.
Members of the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS) are not only beheading and killing people but are also destroying graves of Christians in Iraq.
A young man who recently enjoyed a career as a model has reportedly been killed in the Middle East after joining the Islamic State.
Italian police have said they are investigating a recent incident in which Muslim migrants threw Christian migrants overboard in the Mediterranean Sea while their ship was en route to Italy from Libya.
A deadly disease has reportedly taken the lives of 14 in a small Nigerian town as health officials scramble to identify the mystery sickness.
Arkansas has been named the most pro-life state in the United States for the seventh consecutive year in an annual ranking by Americans United for Life (AUL), which also recognized Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill for her legal efforts challenging federal abortion pill regulations. The advocacy organization released its 2027 Life List on Wednesday, evaluating all 50 states according to laws addressing “all bioethical issues from conception to natural death, not just abortion.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected allegations that his government is persecuting Christians, defending religious freedom in Ukraine and criticizing American political commentator Tucker Carlson for making claims about a country he suggested Carlson had never visited. Zelensky addressed the accusations during a Saturday interview with Tony Perkins on “This Week on Capitol Hill.”
More than half of Protestant pastors in the United States say economic conditions are negatively affecting their congregations, as church donations continue to lag behind inflation, according to a new Lifeway Research survey. The annual study found that 54% of pastors believe the economy is hurting their churches, compared with 36% who reported no impact and 8% who described its effects as positive.
A new federal school choice initiative is being hailed as the “greatest evangelism opportunity since the Billy Graham crusades,” with supporters expecting it to expand access to Christian education for millions of American children beginning in 2027. The Ohio-based Center for Christian Virtue has established the Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting Organization to provide financial assistance to families seeking Christian schooling.
The United Methodist Church (UMC) will convene its 2028 General Conference at two locations simultaneously for the first time in the denomination’s history, bringing together delegates in the United States and Africa for its highest legislative assembly. The UMC Commission on the General Conference announced Tuesday that Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Harare, Zimbabwe, will jointly host the gathering.