A Facebook debate started on May 26 fixes the spotlight on Pottsgrove High School's decision in August to terminate its tradition of prayer during commencement exercises after a parent complained that last year's program was too Christian.
Prominent pro-lifer Rev. Franklin Graham highlights the double standards shown by the national outrage over the death of Harambe, the silverback gorilla, while about 125,000 babies were aborted on that same day and yet no one cares.
Maria Sadaqat was the 19-year-old schoolteacher who died on Wednesday, June 1 after she was tortured and set on fire by a group of men in Muree, Pakistan for turning down a marriage proposal.
Dr. Bob Roberts, who has participated in high level Christian-Muslim dialogues in the past, is worried that the unloving attitude adopted by American Evangelicals toward Muslims is only triggering animosity among people of the two faiths especially in Muslim-majority countries.
Maryam (Nasim) Naghash Zargaran, serving jail time in Iran's Evin prison for her Christian faith, has started her hunger strike in protest of the authorities' refusal to grant her medical treatment.
Young Earth Creationist Ken Ham may not believe that aliens exist but what he does believe in suggests humans are not alone in the universe. So Ham advises scientists to seek God instead of non-existing aliens.
A crackdown against human rights defenders in Egypt leads to the arrest of a Coptic human rights activist based on fabricated charges, according to human rights groups.
A young Christian man was killed and two Christian churches were destroyed by a Muslim mob on Sunday, May 29 in central Nigeria's Niger state over an alleged blasphemous Facebook post.
Rapper Lil B claimed he's cursed the Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant but Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz only made jokes about it.
Top Hollywood celebrities George Clooney, Richard Gere, and Salma Hayek were honored by no other than Pope Francis on Sunday, May 29 at the Vatican during a conference promoting an Argentine education initiative.
Canadian Syrian refugees pitched in to help wildfire victims in Fort McMurray, Alberta as tens of thousands have been displaced while more than 2,000 structures were devoured by the fire.
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.