Breaking with tradition and at the same time bending Vatican rules, Pope Francis on Sunday named 20 new cardinals coming from various far-flung corners of the world. It was the second time he made such major appointments in his less than two years at the helm of the Roman Catholic Church.
The president of Sierra Leone recently called on citizens to pray in an effort to end the Ebola epidemic.
Activist groups announced this week that the U.S. military carried out multiple airstrikes on the Islamic Sate stronghold of Raqqa recently.
Scientists have warned that climate change is causing the Himalayas to warm faster than the global average, making summiting Mt. Everest, the world's tallest mountain, increasingly dangerous and risky. Worst, it may soon be not climbable at all.
While speaking from the Vatican this week, Pope Francis sought to address those who are less fortunate this Christmas season, pointing to victims of poverty and violence around the world.
An airline in Saudi Arabia has announced its decision to segregate passengers based on gender after male customers reportedly complained.
Families continue to mourn the downing of AirAsia flight 8501 after Indonesian authorities found 30 bodies floating near wreckage in the Java Sea.
The Catholic world is awed by the simplicity, humility, and heart for the poor of His Holiness, Pope Francis.
The World Health Organization has declared the 2014 Ebola Virus Disease (E.V.D.) outbreak as the deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, with the global death toll reaching nearly 8,000 as of last month.
Facing the biggest legal battle of her life, Amanda Knox may get the final decision on her murder case in March 2015 that could determine whether it is freedom or conviction.
Search and rescue teams are racing against time and weather to retrieve more bodies from the ill-fated AirAsia QZ8501 plane that crashed Sunday.
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.