The five-year-old \"goddaughter\" of famed NFL quarterback Russell Wilson has reportedly passed away after battling lymphoblastic leukemia while at Seattle Children\'s Hospital.
2016 presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee has said that he believes a Muslim can be president following comments made by retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
2016 presidential hopeful Donald Trump has threatened to sue over recent political advertisements he describes as attack advertisements carried out by a conservative group.
2016 presidential hopeful Marco Rubio spoke out against the Planned Parenthood abortion provider this week, arguing that the national organization encourages women to choose abortion over life.
The Texas student who was recently arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school has withdrawn from his high school following the incident.
Upon his arrival to Cuba this past week, Pope Francis addressed a crowd of 150,000 in the city of Holguin, encourages Cuba\'s youth to avoid being \"boxed in\" by ideologies.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker announced that he would be dropping out of the 2016 presidential race this week, suggesting that the race is growing increasingly negative.
The pastor and congregants of an Alabama church are being hailed as heroes after a man opened fire at the place of worship on Sunday over a domestic dispute.
An Alabama judge has recently filed a request to be exempt from issuing same-sex marriage licenses based on his religious beliefs after Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis did the same.
A school district in Tiger, Georgia has agreed to halt Christian prayers at elementary school graduations and remove a religious sign from the front of its school following a complaint by an atheist group.
A 103-year-old woman in Elberton, Georgia is protesting the recent decision of her Baptist church to ban her from attending services after a decades-long membership.
A North Carolina county has argued that its legal battle with former Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear’s The Summit Church over a proposed campus expansion centers on the limits of federal court authority rather than allegations of religious discrimination.
A New Mexico megachurch pastor has publicly backed two Republican candidates in the 2026 midterm elections, renewing debate over federal rules restricting political campaign involvement by tax-exempt religious organizations. Steve Smothermon, pastor of Legacy Church, has reportedly urged members of his congregation to support Republican congressional candidates.
Arkansas has been named the most pro-life state in the United States for the seventh consecutive year in an annual ranking by Americans United for Life (AUL), which also recognized Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill for her legal efforts challenging federal abortion pill regulations. The advocacy organization released its 2027 Life List on Wednesday, evaluating all 50 states according to laws addressing “all bioethical issues from conception to natural death, not just abortion.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has rejected allegations that his government is persecuting Christians, defending religious freedom in Ukraine and criticizing American political commentator Tucker Carlson for making claims about a country he suggested Carlson had never visited. Zelensky addressed the accusations during a Saturday interview with Tony Perkins on “This Week on Capitol Hill.”
More than half of Protestant pastors in the United States say economic conditions are negatively affecting their congregations, as church donations continue to lag behind inflation, according to a new Lifeway Research survey. The annual study found that 54% of pastors believe the economy is hurting their churches, compared with 36% who reported no impact and 8% who described its effects as positive.