The city of Bloomington, Indiana has renamed Good Friday to "Spring Holiday" and Columbus Day to "Fall Holiday" to make the said holidays more culturally sensitive and inclusive.
A conservative Indiana lawmaker has expressed his intention to propose a bill in January that will ban abortion in the state.
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence were given a standing ovation when they attended a service at the Lamington Presbyterian Church in Bedminster, New Jersey last Sunday.
A woman who was imprisoned and sentenced to death in Sudan in 2014 for marrying a Christian man said that she was able to read the Bible secretly while she was incarcerated with the help of a trusted Muslim inmate.
Islamic State militants, who are now incarcerated at a Kurdish-run prison in Northern Iraq, are expressing their regret for joining the terror group.
Three-time Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix will portray the role of Jesus Christ in a new biblical biopic "Mary Magdalene," with Rooney Mara playing the titular role.
China Aid, a U.S.-based human rights organization which focuses on the abuses committed against Christians in China, has called for an independent investigation regarding the practice of forced organ harvesting in the Communist regime.
Tullian Tchividjian, who faced several scandals during his career as a pastor, recently came out with a new sermon highlighting God's redemptive work.
Two Christian hospitals in Winnipeg, Manitoba have announced that they will not be performing assisted suicide in their respective institutions.
The sacred texts that contain the history of the Christian community in Iraq were found burnt on the floor of the fourth-century monastery near Mosul after it was recaptured from the Islamic State.
Pope Francis granted all Roman Catholic priests the authority to forgive abortions after the special permission that he gave in 2015 expired at the end of the Holy Year of Mercy.
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.