An Ontario court has ruled that the charter rights of a Christian couple were violated when a child welfare agency removed two girls from their foster home because they refused to lie about the existence of the Easter Bunny.
A bill that would require inspections on all abortion clinics in Indiana is now headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb's desk after it was passed by the Senate earlier this week.
Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz has reportedly asked for a Bible after spending restless nights in solitary confinement in Broward County Jail.
A group of Christians who were riding a bus on their way to a camp in eastern India were reportedly assaulted by a Hindu mob after they revealed the purpose of their trip to their fellow passengers.
Ireland's Supreme Court has unanimously ruled on Wednesday that unborn babies do not have inherent constitutional rights beyond the right to life enshrined in the country's Eighth Amendment.
A Michigan university has decided to reinstate a chapter of the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship after the student organization filed a lawsuit in Detroit federal court.
A Christian family in northeast Pakistan was attacked by a group of armed men last Sunday while they were helping to build a boundary wall around their church.
Survivors of sexual and physical abuse in Catholic-run institutions are requesting a meeting with Pope Francis during his upcoming visit to the country in August to discuss compensation.
Pro-life lawmakers in the Utah Senate are struggling to advance a legislation that seeks to ban abortion on unborn babies with Down Syndrome.
Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has drawn controversy after he suggested last week that eating lab-grown human "meat" could help people overcome the "taboo against cannibalism."
A pastor running an underground church and a care center in the Somali capital of Mogadishu has said that the number of orphans is increasing as Islamic extremist groups continue to kill Christians for their faith.
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.