A recent media report indicates that President Barack Obama sent a secret letter to Iran earlier this month, explaining to the Middle Eastern country why an allegiance on defeating the Islamic State would be mutually beneficial.
A recent U.S. airstrike in Syria reportedly killed a French-born bomb-maker who was working for a jihadist group in the area.
The Spanish nurse diagnosed with Ebola after working in West Africa has finally been released from the hospital after undergoing several weeks of treatment.
At least two leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States have come out in the open to criticize Pope Francis for what some believe are his apparent moves to reform the Church.
A human rights group has released a report saying Kurdish children faced "torture and abuse" while being held captive by the Islamic State.
Canada began its first string of airstrikes against the Islamic State on Monday, targeting key areas in Iraq currently held by the terrorist organization.
Pope Francis did not signal a major shift in the Catholic church's doctrine when he declared that evolution and the Big Bang theory were not contradictory to the divine act of creation. Time Magazine pointed this out as it analyzed the statements made by the Pope in his address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Monday.
British media outlets are reporting that Duchess Kate Middleton and the Duke of Cambridge William have taken a private vacation with their son, George, ahead of the arrival of their second child next year.
Fox News Channel is set to reveal the identity of the man who fired the shot that killed Osama Bin Laden. This revelation will be made in a special titled "The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden" that will air on Nov. 11 and 12 at 10-11 p.m./ET.
Another Dallas nurse, 29-year old Amber Vinson, was declared Ebola-free after being diagnosed with the deadly virus. Vinson acquired the disease after caring for the very first Ebola patient in the U.S., Thomas Eric Duncan, who later died from Ebola.
A Kurdish convoy made its way to the Syria border town of Kobani this week to combat the Islamic State, according to witnesses in Turkey.
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.