The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to temporarily block a previous court order that allowed transgender students in Virginia to use bathrooms based on their gender identification.
A family of five, planning to move to Japan for their missionary work, died in a multi-car crash accident on Interstate 80 in Nebraska last week.
Rev. Franklin Graham announced that the anticipated World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians would no longer take place in Moscow next year after Russia passed its repressive law.
Actress Reese Witherspoon opened up on her Christian faith as she revealed that she believes in angels with wings and halo and in the afterlife.
Olympic swimming champion Katie Ledecky has revealed that she prays the Hail Mary before each of her races. The swimmer testified how important prayer is to her as she prepares to race, and she will be hoping to compete for a gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics, which opened on Friday.
A Zimbabwean court dismissed the charges hurled against a Baptist pastor who used social media to incite the most widespread protest against the autocratic regime of President Robert Mugabe.
Conservative group American Family Association urged American consumers to join them this back-to-school season to boycott retail giant Target as "frightening incidences" arise due to its inclusive bathroom policy.
Iran charged and released a prominent pastor but told him to raise a bond or face imprisonment again. Meanwhile a jailed Christian woman ends her second hunger strike.
Chinese activist Wang Yu's freedom still remains suspect even after her release on bail Monday when a video that captured her confessing to her alleged crimes circulated online.
Pope Francis blasted the idea of teaching young children about gender theory in school as "terrible" while more Americans accept the idea of changing one's gender as morally alright.
Singer Katy Perry took a different path from her Christian parents who implored a flock of faithful to pray for their daughter instead of judging her.
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.