Islamic State fighters who are wounded in the battle for the liberation of Mosul are being treated in a hospital set up by an evangelical humanitarian aid group outside of the city.
A group of graduate students at Baylor University has created a petition asking its administrators to turn the school into a "sanctuary campus" to provide safe haven to undocumented immigrants.
A pastor was killed and at least two churches in the Central African Republic (CAR) were destroyed after Muslim rebels launched an attack in retaliation for military operations carried out against them by the CAR military and U.N. peacekeepers.
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has questioned the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over its refusal to formally recognize Christians and other religious minorities as victims of genocide carried out by the Islamic State despite well-documented pieces of evidence.
A magistrate's court in Pakistan has rejected the bail application of a Christian teenager who was accused of blasphemy for allegedly insulting Islam on social media.
The suspect in the killing of 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day has told a court that his goal was to kill Christians to exact revenge on them "for their killing acts across the world."
The North Carolina Sports Association (NCSA) has warned that the state could lose all NCAA Championship events until 2022 if the controversial transgender bathroom bill known as HB2 is not immediately repealed.
Evangelist Franklin Graham took to social media to express his objection to the taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood, describing the abortion provider as a "Hitleristic organization."
An international team of archaeologists is set to begin the excavation of a biblical site where the Ark of the Covenant was kept for two decades before it was brought to Jerusalem by King David.
A committee of the Oklahoma House of Representatives has recommended the passage of a bill that would allow the Ten Commandments and other historically significant documents to be displayed in publicly owned buildings, such as schools, city halls and courthouses.
A piece of legislation banning abortions after 20 weeks into pregnancy has been approved by the Pennsylvania Senate, but Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has vowed to veto the bill when it reaches his desk.
Nearly two-thirds of churchgoers failed a test measuring their knowledge of the Bible, highlighting widespread gaps in biblical literacy, according to a report published Tuesday by Lifeway Research. The assessment used a traditional grading system ranging from A (90 and above) to F (below 60). The average score was 51, with 65% receiving an F, 9% a D, 9% a C, 8% a B and 9% an A.
Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico drew comparisons between himself and the biblical figures of David and Jesus in a victory speech Tuesday after defeating Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state's U.S. Senate election. “I'm reminded of that story from Scripture of a shepherd boy who goes up against a giant,” Talarico told supporters in Austin shortly before midnight.
WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, who drew national media attention this season for objecting to male trans-identified athletes in women's sports, reflected on her faith journey on an episode of Theo Von's podcast, saying she believes a revival is happening.
More than two-thirds of American teenagers say they would feel comfortable seeking guidance from Jesus about their identity, although parents and friends remain their preferred sources of advice, according to new research from Barna. Mothers emerged as the most trusted source of guidance, with 84% of teenagers expressing comfort in discussing identity-related questions with them.
A North Carolina county has argued that its legal battle with former Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear’s The Summit Church over a proposed campus expansion centers on the limits of federal court authority rather than allegations of religious discrimination.