Christian apologist and author Lee Strobel has shared the details about the time he talked about the Gospel with Playboy founder Hugh Hefner when he interviewed the magazine publisher in his famous mansion over a decade ago.
An Oxford college's decision to ban the Christian Union from setting up a stall at its freshers' fair has drawn backlash from religious leaders and academics.
A federal judge in Wisconsin has struck down a law that exempts clergy from paying income taxes on compensation that is designated as part of their housing allowance.
About a thousand Islamic State fighters have voluntarily surrendered to Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq after the terror group lost control of its last major territory in the war-torn country.
A gay owner of a coffee shop in Seattle, Washington has thrown out a group of Christians from his establishment after he found out that they had been distributing Gospel tracts and pro-life literature in the city.
A school district has ignored an atheist group's demand to stop the marching band of an Alabama high school performing Christian music during football games.
A lawsuit filed by a member of The Satanic Temple to challenge Missouri's abortion law requiring a 72-hour waiting period has been transferred to the state Supreme Court.
Libyan authorities have found a mass grave that contains the bodies of the 21 Coptic Christians beheaded by Islamic State militants in 2015.
Thousands of Christians from all 50 states in the U.S. gathered at the National Mall in Washington D.C. this weekend to take part in an event called "Awaken the Dawn," in which people worship in dozens of tents and pray for a "spiritual shift" in America.
Amnesty International has warned European governments about the risks being faced by Afghan Christian converts and other asylum seekers who are being deported back to their country.
Most Christians in Britain believe that everyone should be involved in evangelism, not just the professional missionaries, a new survey has found.
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.