Bishop Eddie Long, a pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Georgia, has died at the age of 63 on Sunday. The pastor had succcumbed to an aggressive form of cancer, according to a statement from the church.
The Muslim civil rights group Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on Donald Trump to remove Franklin Graham from the list of the six clergy members who will offer prayers at the inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20.
The Nigerian government has suspended a corporate governance code that requires church leaders to resign from their post after 20 years in ministry.
A pastor in eastern Uganda was attacked by Islamic extremists last week after a sheik sent to kill him converted to Christianity.
The newly opened McDonald's near the Vatican has promised to provide the homeless with free meals.
Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear has said that he will not defend the law banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy if it is challenged in court.
An Algerian Christian has been sentenced to a year in jail after he was convicted of offending Islam on his Facebook page.
The persecution watchdog group Open Doors has urged President-elect Donald Trump to help persecuted Christians, warning that his administration might fail if he does not take the issue into consideration.
A Quranic passage which denies that Jesus was the son of God was sung during a church service in Scotland last week.
The Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) had released a new video of kidnapped Swiss missionary Beatrice Stockly to prove that she is still alive.
StemExpress, the biomedical company accused of partnering with Planned Parenthood to sell aborted fetal parts, has dropped its lawsuit against the producer of the undercover videos that exposed its alleged illegal activities.
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.