The spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, Archbishop Justin Welby, has admitted that he is "constantly consumed with horror" at how the Church has treated the gay community.
Humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders refused to negotiate with ISIS for American hostage Kayla Mueller even after she helped install equipment for the organization's hospital in Syria, and was kidnapped together with other members of the MSF staff in August 2013, the victim's family has ...
Baptist preacher Donald Ossewaarde has been tried and convicted of conducting a religious service in his home in Oryol, southwest of Moscow. Police arrested him for conducting alleged illegal activities such as singing, praying and reading the Bible with a prayer group.
Best-selling hardcore rapper DMX believes he has been called to be a pastor despite his controversial life of drugs, women and sin. A video of him preaching in Phoenix, Arizona could indicate that his dream is one step closer to becoming reality.
The lead singer of the popular Christian band Casting Crowns experienced a test of faith when he was diagnosed with cancer.
A kindhearted Muslim man volunteered to help a Christian student who was mobbed for alleged blasphemy in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Radical Muslims ran amok and set the man's home on fire, killing eight people.
Yazidi rape victims who escaped captivity courageously chose to keep their babies despite being shunned by their community. Many of them returned home pregnant or with infants in stride.
More than 200 Chibok schoolgirls were kidnapped by an Islamist militant group in 2014. The news drew massive criticism and started the global campaign #BringBackOurGirls. Two years later, one of the handful of girls who has made it back has testified that she believes God will save her schoolmates ...
Stone vessels were unearthed from a 2,000-year-old cave in Galilee this month. The containers were among numerous others found in what appeared to be an industrial factory producing stone receptacles.
For many centuries, scholars envisioned the Biblical Tabernacle or Tent of Meeting as a rectangular tent. This was based on the details in the Old Testament's book of Exodus. A Wisconsin engineer challenged this theory and said this specifically detailed design of the temporary house of God is not ...
Many were not prepared for the record-breaking floodwaters that ravaged southeast Louisiana. Churches not significantly affected by the floods had opened its doors and partnered with disaster relief groups to help victims.
LANCASTER, Pa. — Four years in the making, the production “David” opened at Sight & Sound Theatres this year and explores the journey of an unassuming shepherd boy who became a king.
The Presbyterian Church in America has voted to leave the National Association of Evangelicals due to the ...
Secular intolerance has a “chilling effect” on Christians who are having to practice “various forms of self-censorship” as they're finding it difficult to express their faith freely in society, according to a new report detailing accounts from four countries.
Gunmen suspected to be Islamic Fulani herdsmen barged into a Catholic Church in southwestern Nigeria, opened fire and detonated explosives while the congregation was celebrating Mass on Pentecost Sunday, killing at least 50 worshipers, including women and children. It's feared that some Christians were also abducted after the attack.
For more than 1,500 days, Nigerian Christian teenager Leah Sharibu has been held captive by the Boko Haram terrorist group as Christians continue to be the target of attacks in the West African nation.