Pope Francis has condemned the proliferation of "extreme pornography" that is increasingly being accessed by children on the internet as the Vatican faces its own cross-border child porn investigation involving a top papal envoy.
Pro-life activist David Daleiden has stated that his organization will soon release more undercover videos that he had recorded while he was investigating Planned Parenthood's alleged involvement in the sales of baby body parts.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the case of a surrogate mother who was pressured, but refused, to have an abortion after it was found that she was carrying triplets.
President Donald Trump's administration has repealed a regulation under the Obamacare law that requires employers to provide insurance coverage for women's birth control.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has issued a directive that provides religious protections for individuals, businesses, churches and other organizations when their beliefs come into conflict with government regulations.
The Pentagon has discontinued the use of extremism training resources provided by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), according to a recent report.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in an attempt to challenge the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation that prohibit the sales of the abortion pill Mifeprex in retail pharmacies.
The Islamic State terror group has released a new infographic insisting that the Stephen Paddock, the man responsible for Sunday night's massacre in Las Vegas, had converted to Islam six months ago.
The U.S. Senate has formally introduced a legislation banning abortions after 20-weeks of pregnancy just days after a similar measure passed the House of Representatives.
Thousands of Russians are traveling to southern Siberia to meet a man who claims to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ.
A lawyer representing the Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil has accused the United Nations and the U.S. State Department of squandering money that was supposed to be used to rebuild Christian and Yazidi communities in Iraq.
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.