The Department of Homeland Security's Southeast Bureau has warned that the Islamic State terror group is using social media to call on its sympathizers to carry out "lone wolf" attacks on relief centers housing people who are affected by recent hurricanes in the U.S.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) is co-sponsoring a legislation that is aimed at blocking President Donald Trump's mandate that bans transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military.
A non-denominational church in Indiana has drawn some criticisms after a worship band performed AC/DC's "Money Talks" during a Sunday morning service.
Eritrean Christians have expressed concern regarding the current status of Patriarch Antonios of the Eritrean Orthodox Church who has been under house arrest since January 2007.
Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who was recently released from captivity in Yemen, says that he was not physically harmed by his captors even though they appeared to hit him in videos.
A new poll has indicated that a majority of Christians who identified as members of Church of England do not read the Bible.
Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian mother who was jailed and sentenced to death due to blasphemy charges, has been nominated for the European Union's prestigious Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought.
Pro-life protesters in two different cities in the U.S. were arrested for simultaneously entering abortion facilities in order to persuade women not to abort their babies.
A Pakistani Christian has been sentenced to death after he was found guilty of blasphemy for sharing a poem that allegedly insulted Islam.
A federal judge has temporarily allowed a Catholic farmer, who was banned from the East Lansing city market in Michigan because of his opposition to gay marriage, to resume selling his goods while his case proceeds.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has threatened to file a lawsuit against a police chief in Oklahoma for sharing Bible verses on the police department's official Facebook page.
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.