Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC expressed his view on the case filed by gay activist Gareth Lee against Christian-owned Ashers Baking Company. He said that it was not right to force the defendants to express a political opinion that contradicts their religious beliefs.
Reality star Caitlyn Jenner is said to be feeling regret over her decision to become female and is reportedly considering transitioning back to being the male Olympic medalist Bruce Jenner.
The atheist group that is in opposition to the Ark Encounter theme park in Kentucky had long expressed their plans to put up protest ads along the roads leading to the life-size replica of Noah's Ark. However, two billboard companies turned down the project.
India is moving forward in terms of gender equality as a new recommendation, if approved, could give transgenders who belong to the Christian community equal rights to ancestral property.
A Chaldean priest, who runs a displacement center in Ainkawa in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, has blamed the United States government for not exerting enough effort to quash the Islamic State terror group.
Famous singer-actress Lady Gaga responded to an article on a Catholic website that somehow gives the impression that they are questioning several celebrities' faith, including hers. The website responded in turn, saying that what she said was "absolutely beautiful."
The Muslim observation of Ramadan this year will begin June 7, and in the two weeks leading to it, people in London will be seeing buses emblazoned with ads that say "Subhan Allah," which translates as "Glory be to God." This, however, is deemed as unfair by Christians whose own attempts at ...
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews hosted an event on Monday, two days ahead of Yom Hazikaron or Israel's Memorial Day, where the families of those who died or were injured in terror attacks since September gathered together.
Christians and other religious minorities are suffering in Yemen as much as those in other places in the Middle East. The predominantly Muslim country of 26 million people ranks 11th in the Open Doors 2016 World Watch List of countries where Christians face the most severe persecution because of ...
A priest shared to a church in California what he went through when he was detained by jihadists in Iraq in 2006, and said that it's impossible to be a Christian in the Middle-Eastern country.
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.
Christian persecution has worsened in more than half of 18 countries surveyed by a Catholic watchdog, raising concerns about the future of Christian communities in the Middle East. The Middle East has emerged as an area of particular concern, where prolonged instability threatens Christianity’s presence in its historic birthplace.
Multisite churches are expanding rapidly across the United States, attracting nearly one in 10 Protestant churchgoers, but their growth is increasingly outpacing the development of qualified leaders, according to a new national study. The report identified more than 1,800 multisite churches operating over 6,000 campuses nationwide, highlighting the growing influence of congregations that maintain multiple worship locations under a unified organizational structure.
New York Times bestselling author and BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey has drawn mixed reactions from Christians after questioning whether believers should embrace Halloween festivities and consume horror-themed entertainment. During the Oct. 19 episode of her “Relatable” podcast, Stuckey addressed the different ways Christians approach Halloween, acknowledging that the subject involves personal convictions and differing interpretations of Christian freedom.
A federal appeals court has handed a legal victory to churches, synagogues and other religious organizations challenging the Trump administration’s decision to permit immigration enforcement operations at places of worship. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower court’s decision rejecting the religious groups’ request for a preliminary injunction.