Coalition airstrikes have killed a chemical weapons expert of the Islamic State, with the U.S. military saying this will help in crippling the operations of the Islamic militant group.
The Islamic State terror group has released a video that purportedly shows the Jordanian pilot who was being held hostage being burned alive.
Icelanders announced this week that they will be building their first temple to Norse gods since the end of the Viking age, when Christianity became the primary religion in the country.
An Egyptian court sentenced 183 members of the Muslim Brotherhood political party to death this week, indicating a continued crackdown on religious and political dissidence in the North African country.
An insurance company in the United Kingdom told a Christian minister that she could lose coverage of her car policy because she put stickers in her car.
The rise of the Islamic State was a result of human rights abuses as governments tend to neglect addressing such in the face of security threats, an international human rights watchdog body said.
Japan and world leaders condemned on Sunday the beheading of Japanese Kenji Goto by the Islamic State with President Obama calling it a "barbaric act."
China's education minister has told universities to keep away from textbooks that promote Western values.
A French government infographic designed to warn people about others who take the route of jihadist radicalization has drawn online attention...and sarcasm.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has unveiled a new legislation that would strengthen the country's spy agency and allow courts to close any website that promotes terrorism amid criticism that such measures may undermine democracy.
Churches have urged the U.K. government to stop a plan by scientists to create a baby from three persons to a halt, citing safety and ethical reasons, BBC has reported. The scientists, however, defended their move in pushing Parliament to approve the proposed change on the Human Fertilisation and ...
A North Carolina county has argued that its legal battle with former Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear’s The Summit Church over a proposed campus expansion centers on the limits of federal court authority rather than allegations of religious discrimination.
A New Mexico megachurch pastor has publicly backed two Republican candidates in the 2026 midterm elections, renewing debate over federal rules restricting political campaign involvement by tax-exempt religious organizations. Steve Smothermon, pastor of Legacy Church, has reportedly urged members of his congregation to support Republican congressional candidates.
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.