More than half a million students across the U.S. are expected to take part in Focus on the Family's (FOTF) fourth annual "Bring Your Bible to School Day" on Oct. 5.
The Islamic State terror group has captured a Syrian town, where several Christian families are believed to be living, following a surprise attack against regime forces on Sunday.
A federal judge has ruled that a Florida county government's prayer policy that prohibits atheists from delivering invocations at public meetings is unconstitutional.
A report from the Ohio Department of Health has revealed that the number of abortions in the state has decreased in 2016, reaching its lowest number since 1976, when record-keeping first began.
Two pastors in northern India were arrested after they were accused of offering money to Hindus to convert to Christianity, but they were released soon after they assured a local Hindu leader that no bribe had been given.
The 5-year-old Christian girl, who was removed from the foster home of a Muslim family in London after complaints from her mother, has apparently had a "warm relationship" with her former carers and has stated that she "misses them."
A man who witnessed the horrific mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday said that he turned from being an agnostic to a firm believer in God after surviving the tragic incident.
A majority of Protestant pastors believe that their church is equipped to help people threatening suicide, but very few turn to the church for help before ending their own lives, according to a new survey.
The Anglican church in Scotland is expected to face sanctions imposed by global church leaders sometime this week over its vote supporting same-sex marriage.
The U.S. Department of Justice is backing a Christian student in his lawsuit against a college that prevented him from sharing his faith at a designated free speech zone on campus.
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.