A Presbyterian minister in Washington D.C. has launched a campaign called "Christmas Spirit Rides" in protest of a policy that prohibits the display of religious advertisements on the city's buses.
The French Catholic Church has introduced a new version of the Lord's Prayer in an effort to clear a misunderstanding among some parishioners that God has a direct hand in tempting people to commit sins.
An influential Rabbi in Israel has issued a controversial ruling that prohibits religious people from looking at the country's 50-shekel banknote because it features the image of a renowned Hebrew poet who married a Christian woman.
An Ipsos MORI survey has found that the British public's trust in priests have declined to an all-time low, although the clergy still score higher than politicians.
Pope Francis defended his decision to avoid using the term "Rohingya" from his speech in Myanmar, saying he believed that he got his message across without shutting down dialogue with the country's leaders.
Scholars from the University of Texas at Austin have reportedly found an "original copy" of an ancient text that contains Jesus' purported secret teachings, but is deemed heretical by the Church.
The latest figures from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention have revealed that a third of pregnant women in New York City obtained an abortion in 2014.
Lawyers representing a church in Nevada have asked a school district to reverse its policy that prohibits the distribution of flyers that are deemed religious.
A chief justice with the Kentucky Supreme Court has ordered a review on the case between the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission (HRC) and a Christian screen printer who refused to print T-shirts for a gay pride festival.
A Norwegian court has ruled in favor of a pro-life doctor who sued the health authority in the municipality of Sauerhad after she was fired for refusing to prescribe contraceptives to patients.
American Atheists, one of the largest secular groups in the nation, has launched a billboard campaign encouraging people to skip church this holiday season to avoid "fake news."
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.