Hollywood celebrity Jennifer Garner, who talked about being inspired by her film "Miracles from Heaven" while promoting it in February, was recently spotted taking her three kids to church.
Evangelical leader Franklin Graham expressed his hope that the late Muslim boxer, Muhammad Ali, has given himself to Christ before passing away. He claims only Jesus Christ can save one's soul – Islam's Muhammad can't.
Greg Laurie has preached that the Lord's Prayer contains the principles for getting one's prayers answered affirmatively by God.
Singer Trey Pearson of Christian rock band Everyday Sunday has come out as gay recently, saying he would be leaving his wife and children to pursue a homosexual relationship. Now several Christians are responding by telling him to pick up his cross and deny himself.
Yazidi girls try to be less desirable by covering their faces with dirt or by claiming young boys as their sons just to escape being raped by their militant captors. An escaped teenage boy adds to the grim tales of being an Islamic State captive.
No longer considered a dominant force in the population and public life, American evangelicals are starting to feel alienated in their own country.
The UN deemed that the Irish government's abortion laws are cruel and inhuman after an Irish woman in 2011, who couldn't get abortion in her own country, was forced to travel "while carrying a dying fetus at her own expense."
A Christian human rights lawyer considered by Chinese authorities as "more dangerous than Bin Laden" is remembered by his colleague a year after his disappearance in a political crackdown.
Mpho Tutu van Furth , the reverend daughter of the South African Nobel peace prize winner and rights champion, Desmond Tutu, was well-aware that she could be losing her priesthood license if she married her woman partner. She decided to marry her, anyway.
To face the unknown future that lies ahead and to make critical decisions involving career, renowned Evangelical leader Billy Graham believes that the best thing to do is to seek God's plan for who wants only the best for one's life.
Rev. Franklin Graham has congratulated Hillary Clinton for securing the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, June 7, and implored Americans to pray for the nation which he considers to be in "serious trouble."
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.