The Nigerian government announced this week that the nearly 300 women recently freed from a Boko Haram stronghold in the northeastern part of the country are being cared for by government aids.
Officials investigating the intentional crash of Germanwings Flight 9525 have found that the plane\'s pilot had previously practiced a dangerous descent on another passenger plane ahead of the March crash that killed all 150 on board.
Questions regarding the state of Pope Francis' health have begun to swirl as the pontiff recently asked for prayers, saying he is "a bit old and sick."
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton defended the Clinton Foundation's decision to accept foreign donations including foreign governments during the time when his wife, Hillary, was the secretary of State.
The family of Kayla Mueller, the young human rights activist killed earlier this year after being taken by the Islamic State, have criticized the international community's late response to the extremist group, urging nations to boost their efforts in fighting against the IS.
The United Nations announced this week that 214 of the girls and women recently rescued from a Boko Haram stronghold in northeastern Nigeria are reportedly pregnant.
Pope Francis has underlined the role of martyrs in the coming of "a new era of ecumenical commitment," telling Anglicans that Christians who were persecuted for their faith brings Christians from different sects together, according to a report.
The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton, and the Duke of Cambridge Prince William, welcomed their second royal baby, the great grand-daughter of Queen Elizabeth, on May 2.
Ebola survivors can still spread the disease through unprotected sex almost twice as long as previously thought after a woman, who likely caught the virus from an Ebola survivor, passed away, a report showed.
American Marines, backed up by aircraft and heavy equipment, started arriving in Nepal on Saturday as the U.S. launched its relief operation to help Nepal cope with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake which struck the Himalayan country last week.
The Islamic State terror group is reportedly demanding $23 million from the Assyrian Church of the East in exchange for 230 Christian hostages kidnapped by the terror group in February.
National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School may continue pursuing plans to become the nation’s first religious charter school while its legal challenge to an Oklahoma law moves forward, a federal judge ruled. According to Baptist Press, the National Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation is challenging provisions of the Oklahoma Charter Schools Act that bar religious organizations from operating publicly funded charter schools because of their religious character.
Former President Joe Biden received an award from Planned Parenthood of Delaware on Thursday and used his remarks to defend his abortion-rights record while encouraging supporters to continue their efforts. Biden spoke at Planned Parenthood of Delaware’s 22nd Annual Chocolate & Champagne Gala in Claymont, where former first lady Jill Biden presented him with the Sonia Schorr Sloan Service Award.
A bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators called on President Donald Trump to raise China’s persecution of Christian pastors and other religious minorities during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this week. Led by Sens. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., the lawmakers thanked Trump for diplomatic pressure they said helped secure the July 3 release of Beijing Zion Church founder Ezra Jin after 266 days in detention.
Asbury Theological Seminary plans to leave the federal student loan program and stop processing Title IV loans beginning in May 2027. Title IV governs federal student aid under the Higher Education Act. The Kentucky seminary said the move reflects a desire to reduce student debt and concerns that a future administration hostile to its beliefs could use federal funding as leverage against the school.
Algerian special forces raided a Christian worship gathering at a humanitarian shelter on Sept. 4, detaining all 12 people present on suspicion of holding an unauthorized non-Muslim religious service. Police entered the site and transferred the 12 detained Christians to the Bethioua police station.