Top Muslim scholars and community leaders in Paris have strongly condemned the violence committed in the name of Islam during its Friday prayers in France.
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) has announced that two Ebola vaccines will be tested through its volunteers in West Africa.
Final-stage trials of experimental Ebola vaccines are set to start in January or February in the worst-hit West African countries as scientists and drugmakers race to block the disease that has claimed over 8,000 lives, said the World Health Organization on Thursday.
Indonesian search and rescue teams reported detecting a \"pinging\" sound coming from the wing tail of AirAsia flight 8501, suggesting that the important black box remains intact or near the plane\'s wing.
French police ended two connected hostage situations in France on Friday by storming a Jewish supermarket and a small printing company and killing the two brothers suspected of being behind the Charlie Hebdo attack, as well as their accomplice.
Hollywood actress and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Angelina Jolie met Pope Francis on Thursday after a screening of her film "Unbroken" at the Vatican.
French weekly Charlie Hebdo is set to print a million copies next Wednesday, almost 30 times than usual, despite the killing of its leading cartoonists.
Police reported explosions near where suspects involved in the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack are reportedly holed up north of Paris.
Vietnam has lifted a ban on same-sex marriage, putting the communist country at the forefront of promoting gay rights in Southeast Asia.
A long list of conflict-ridden hotspots threatens to create a destabilized situation similar to a Cold War in the world today and this requires action to ensure peace and security, the United Nations warned on Thursday.
Radical Islamists were the main persecutors of Christians worldwide last year, not only in the Middle East but increasingly in sub-Saharan Africa as well, a yearly survey monitoring religious freedom showed.
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.