Pope Francis embraced the grand imam of Cairo's al-Azhar mosque at the Vatican on Monday, May 21 in a grand gesture of reconciliation and unity after relations turned sour five years ago.
President Barack Obama raises the concern on human rights in communist Vietnam during a speech on Tuesday, May 24 after noticing that several Vietnamese activists he was supposed to meet with were not able to make it.
The top names of evangelical groups and conservative leaders will be having a closed-door session with the presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump to further their understanding of the candidate.
Candace Payne, the laughing woman behind the Chewbacca mask viral Facebook video that amassed nearly 140 million views in just a few days, has revealed that her contagious laughter and joy comes from her deep faith in Jesus Christ.
At least 45 army recruits were killed and 60 injured on Monday, May 23 by a pair of bomb attacks staged by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group, official reports said.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group claim responsibility for the simultaneous attacks on Syrian government-held cities on Monday, May 23, leaving at least 148 people dead and scores more injured.
Three Christian denominations work together to start the restoration project on the Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, considered to be the site where Jesus Christ was crucified, buried, and resurrected.
Attending as a guest speaker at a high school sports award program in South Carolina on Monday, May 16, Tim Tebow tells student athletes to be "bigger than sports" and "be more than an athlete."
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) terrorist group call on its followers who are in the European and American territories to carry on lone wolf attacks during the month-long celebration of Ramadan in June for the sake of martyrdom.
An annual report conducted by a persecution watchdog group and published on Wednesday, May 18 reveals that a total of 20,000 Chinese Christians suffered religious persecution at the hands of the Communist Chinese government in 2015 alone.
Megachurch evangelical leader Perry Noble addressed transgender individuals and other evangelical Christians that "we can disagree in love" after being criticized for his dissenting views on the transgender bathroom policy issue.
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.