The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has announced that the battle to liberate Raqqa from the Islamic State has now reached its final stages and its fighters have captured 80 percent of the city.
A Senate committee has passed a resolution that seeks to provide emergency aid for Christians and other victims of genocide in Iraq and Syria.
Four Republican lawmakers have introduced a new legislation to make churches and other places of worship eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aid in the wake of natural disasters.
Joel Osteen, the lead pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, has offered to host a displaced Jewish congregation in his megachurch, just weeks after he drew criticism for not immediately offering the building as a shelter for victims of Hurricane Harvey.
Church officials in Somerset, England are defending their decision to allow the filming of "Hellboy" at the Wells Cathedral following criticisms from some parishioners.
A Canberra-based entertainment company has fired a Christian woman after she publicly indicated that she would vote no in Australia's same-sex marriage postal survey.
An evangelical church in Brisbane, Australia has received numerous threats, including one that urged people to set the building on fire, after it displayed a billboard declaring, "God designed marriage between a man and a woman."
Some Americans believe that Muslims and atheists are not protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, according to a recent poll.
A Christian film critic who saw the Darren Aronofsky's new horror film "Mother!" said that he was "shocked" by the blatant attack on Christianity in the movie.
Ken Ham, the president of creationist organization Answers in Genesis, has denounced a newspaper's claim that he blamed homosexuality for the recent hurricanes that hit the U.S.
Students for Life of America (SFLA) has launched a national tour with a truck filled with 328,348 socks, representing the number of babies aborted by Planned Parenthood each year.
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.