Attorney General Jeff Sessions has drawn criticism from Christian leaders for using the Bible as justification for the government's policy of separating immigrant children from their families at the border.Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case involving a group of churches seeking to keep $500 million worth of property in South Carolina after breaking away from the wider Episcopalian church.Read More
A top executive of the Knights of Columbus had reportedly resigned as the Catholic fraternal organization faces a lawsuit alleging that it has committed fraud and breach of contract.Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a decision backing a Christian baker's right to refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in a high-profile case that has been widely seen as a test for religious freedom.Read More
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has announced that it will be leaving the Maine Council of Churches due to concerns about the council's stance on LGBT advocacy and other issues.Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a lawsuit challenging an Arkansas law that bans medically-induced abortions.Read More
Methodists are expressing concern that the upcoming special session on sexuality would be slowed down by opposing petitions, similar to the ones that resulted in the creation of a new commission to address the issue in 2016.Read More
BBC host Jo Coburn has drawn backlash after she asked a Conservative Member of the Parliament whether his Catholic faith could be a problem in holding his office.Read More
The American Atheists, the leading secularist organization in the U.S., is suing a church in Ohio for "forcibly" baptizing a disabled child in 2016.Read More
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has rejected a bill that would have allowed pregnant women to view an ultrasound image of the unborn baby.Read More
Maryland joined 10 other states in banning gay conversion therapy for minors after Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill known as the Youth Mental Health Protection Act on Tuesday.Read More
A judge in California has issued a final judgment on the case of a Christian baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple.Read More
A Presbyterian minister has recounted how he and other chaplains hosted a service to bless a Planned Parenthood facility in Portland last week.Read More
President Donald Trump stayed up until the early hours of Thursday morning to greet three Americans who were released from a North Korean prison during the visit of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the communist country.Read More
A recent study has suggested that the rise of the Christian Right is partly responsible for the declining church membership in the U.S.Read More
The Church of England has reportedly handed out a large bonus to investment director Tom Joy last year despite falling short of its investment return target.
U.K. politician Tim Farron has reportedly canceled an appearance at a Christian conference in Manchester over concerns about a promotional material that criticizes the "gay lobby" for the "onslaught" on the Church.
A large building discovered by archaeologists below the hills of Hebron, near Jerusalem, is believed to be part of an ancient settlement that has been linked to the Biblical King David.
The Mexican bishops' conference has issued a call for an end to the violence in the country after two priests were killed near their respective parishes in less than a week.
Google halts ads related to Ireland's upcoming abortion referendum
U2 expresses support for campaign to repeal Ireland's abortion ban
Presbyterian minister conducts blessing ceremony for Planned Parenthood facility in Portland
Chinese officials pressure Beijing landlords to cancel contracts with house churches
Pope castigates Chilean bishops over sexual abuse cover-up
Trump welcomes three American detainees released from North Korean prison
Study links decline of church attendance to rise of Christian Right