A report from the Institute for Contemporary Affairs has indicated that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is spending half of the money it receives in direct foreign aid to pay stipends to convicted terrorists and their families.
The U.S. State Department has "categorically" denied that the word "genocide" has been removed from official documents and speeches to describe the persecution of Christians and Yazidis in Iraq and Syria at the hands of the Islamic State terror group.
A lesbian mother who is seeking a divorce from her husband has asked a Christian judge in Alabama to recuse himself from the case because of his personal views on homosexuality.
Israeli archaeologists have recently discovered 2,600-year-old artifacts that could provide concrete evidence for the destruction of Jerusalem at the hands of Babylonians.
A Christian convert, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail, has been released on bail, several weeks after he threatened to go on a hunger strike.
A Coptic Christian soldier has been beaten to death by three officers just a month after he completed his training at a military camp in Egypt.
Twitter has reportedly rejected a pastor's advertisement for his new book titled "One Man One Woman: God's Original Design for Marriage," which advocates for a traditional Christian belief in marriage.
A Christian woman who works at Planned Parenthood has recently called into a conservative talk radio show to express her regret and ask if God can forgive her for working at an abortion facility.
The Sudanese government has ordered Christian schools to conduct classes on Sundays in order to comply with the working week of the Muslim-majority.
A Christian-owned bridal shop in Pennsylvania has temporarily closed its doors to the public after its owner started receiving threats for turning away a lesbian couple who were looking for a wedding dress.
In a new video released on Thursday by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), a Planned Parenthood medical director has apparently shared how abortionists circumvent laws banning partial-birth abortions.
More than half of Protestant pastors in the United States say economic conditions are negatively affecting their congregations, as church donations continue to lag behind inflation, according to a new Lifeway Research survey. The annual study found that 54% of pastors believe the economy is hurting their churches, compared with 36% who reported no impact and 8% who described its effects as positive.
A new federal school choice initiative is being hailed as the “greatest evangelism opportunity since the Billy Graham crusades,” with supporters expecting it to expand access to Christian education for millions of American children beginning in 2027. The Ohio-based Center for Christian Virtue has established the Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting Organization to provide financial assistance to families seeking Christian schooling.
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.