National Catholic Committee on Scouting has said that it will comply with the new membership policy of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to allow girls to join its ranks.
A mayor in Italy has threatened to take legal action against supermarket chain Lidl for allegedly airbrushing crosses of a historic church on promotional posters in an effort to avoid offending non-Christian customers.
A British woman who became a recruiter for the Islamic State terror group was reportedly killed along with her 12-year-old son in a U.S. drone strike in Syria in June.
Pope Francis will be meeting meet top Buddhist monks, military generals and civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar when he visits the country and Bangladesh in November.
The U.S.-based Christian humanitarian organization World Help has launched a donation drive with the aim of sending 100,000 new Bibles to North Koreans this year in an effort to meet the growing demand for God's Word in the isolated nation.
A 14-year-old Pakistani Christian boy has died after receiving a severe beating from the police because he had gotten into a fight with a Muslim classmate several months ago.
A Hungarian member of the parliament has called on Christians to resist the plans of billionaire financier George Soros to "dilute the Christian spirit of Europe" by forcing countries to accept millions of migrants.
The Tim Tebow Foundation has announced on Monday that more than 500 churches across the U.S. and some foreign countries have agreed to host the "Night to Shine" prom events in 2018.
An Algerian Christian who was jailed for blasphemy last year has gone on a hunger strike after a court rejected his request for conditional release.
A mobile application created by a pro-life group was allegedly removed from the Apple App Store following criticism from pro-choice advocates and liberal media outlets.
Leonardo Da Vinci's "Salvatore Mundi," an ethereal portrait of Jesus Christ which dates to about 1500, will be auctioned off at Christie's next month with a pre-sale estimate of around $100 million.
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.