Since its publication in 2014, the art book "The Passion of Christ: A Gay Vision" has received criticisms and praise. It has also met some challenges when it comes to advertising on social media platform Facebook.
In a message during Easter, Prime Minister David Cameron focused on hope and urged the people of the United Kingdom to defend their Christian values against terrorists.
Pope Francis celebrated Easter Mass at the St. Peter's Basilica, and all over the world, Christians are doing the same.
The official Commit Life campaign called Every Life Matters has been launched, and it aims to reach out to those who are at risk of suicide and self-harm.
A nun who survived the attack of the Islamic State on a retirement home in Yemen early this month recounted what happened during the massacre, where four nuns and 12 others were killed and a priest has gone missing.
John Brown University received $1 million dollars from an anonymous donor in support of their archaeological project in Jordan.
While in general, more women are more religious, it is not true in all areas in the world. There are countries where men tend to be more religious than women.
"Empowering women and girls will greatly help the world community not to leave anyone behind, and their empowerment will empower us all," Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, said.
Pope Francis, during the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday, exhorted priests to incarnate mercy. "As priests, we are witnesses to and ministers of the ever-increasing abundance of the Father's mercy; we have the rewarding and consoling task of incarnating mercy, as Jesus did..."
Two evangelists have spoken out regarding immigration policies in the United States in the wake of the attacks in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday.
The Brussels bombing on Tuesday has put churches and governments on high alert. The terror that the Islamic State wishes to spread has seeped into society and a vicar has expressed his fear that the church might be the next target.
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.