Former New England Patriots football star Aaron Hernandez was found dead in his cell in an apparent suicide on Wednesday with the words "John 3:16" written on his forehead, prison officials said.
Roy Moore will remain suspended from his position as chief justice following a ruling from the Alabama Supreme Court that upheld a lower court decision that found him guilty of ethics violations over his 2016 memo regarding same-sex marriage licenses.
Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) has attempted to dispel a lawsuit filed by a Christian student, who was reportedly prevented from sharing his faith on campus, by saying the student's preaching "rose to the level of 'fighting words.'"
An anonymous woman from Indiana has donated an extremely rare coin to her church in Valparaiso earlier this year to help finance a new building for the congregation.
Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, Jakarta's first Christian governor in half a century, has conceded defeat to his Muslim contender, Anies Baswedanand, and called on his supporters to move on from the election.
Persecution watchdog group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) will now be able to attend meetings and conferences at the Human Rights Council after it received accreditation from the U.N.
Chinese authorities have detained a Taiwanese pastor for singing the worship song "Jesus Loves You," which has been declared by officials as an illegal religious activity.
The Islamic State has taken credit for the attack that killed one policeman and wounded four others at an Egyptian police checkpoint near the Saint Catherine's Monastery in Sinai on Tuesday.
A pastor who runs an underground ministry in the Middle East has claimed that a pride of lions prevented Islamic militants from attacking him and other believers.
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens has reversed a state regulation that blocks grants to religious institutions as the U.S. Supreme Court hears a major case that was prompted by the policy.
The Bott Radio Network (BRN) has reportedly pulled the "Bible Answer Man" show, following the conversion of the program's host, Hank Hanegraaff, to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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.
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.