Former chancellor of Germany Helmut Khol has expressed his views on the current refugee crisis -- that Europe does not hold the answer for those in need -- and implied that migrants pose a threat to the Judeo-Christian foundation of the continent.
"Saturday Night Live" made a parody of the Christian film "God's Not Dead 2," and veteran singer-actor-author Pat Boone expressed his disagreement toward the way the popular sketch comedy show presented Christianity.
The Roman Catholic Church in Uruguay has issued a public apology on Thursday, April 14, for the sexual abuse committed by priests to three teenagers two decades ago.
The ministeroni of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster had officiated her first wedding on Saturday. But while Pastafarianism is legally recognized in Kiwi country as well as in the Netherlands and Poland, a United States federal judge denied the petition of an inmate at the Nebraska State ...
Pope Francis, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Ecumenical Patriach Bartholomew of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Archbishop Iernymos, the head of the Church of Greece, have signed a joint declaration regarding the plight of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Europe.
Several Christian charities are opposing plans of the U.K. government to have church youth work be registered and inspected before they could be legally allowed to teach Christian values to the young ones. They said that this is "an unjustified restriction of religious liberty."
A priest who recently visited the migrant encampment in France known as the Calais Jungle has called for England to set up a consulate in the area to help speed up the process for those who have legitimate claims for asylum in the United Kingdom.
In what could be deemed as bid to unleash fresh terror and stir its followers, the Islamic State has released a hit list that includes moderate Muslims in the west. Published in IS' propaganda magazine Dabiq, the list is centered on Muslim politicians in western countries who the terror group ...
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.