A court in South Africa has found a pastor guilty of assault for spraying his followers with insecticide, claiming that they would be healed of diseases like cancer and HIV.
India' pro-Hindu government has released figures indicating a surge in religion-based violence, confirming a long-standing allegation by rights groups that the situation of religious minorities is worsening.
The West Virginia Senate has passed a resolution that seeks to amend the state Constitution to declare that abortion is not recognized as a right in the state.
The U.K.'s Charity Commission will reportedly question Kenneth Copeland Ministries (KCM) over a video in which co-founder Gloria Copeland appeared to suggest that her followers should avoid the lab-made flu shots because Jesus has already "redeemed us from the curse" of the illness.
An all-girl Catholic school in Connecticut has warned a student that she may not be able to return to the school next year if she does not remove a Planned Parenthood sticker from her laptop.
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have burned down nine churches and have killed at least 30 people in two separate attacks against Christian communities in Nigeria's Adamawa state.
The new budget bill that was signed by President Donald Trump on Friday included a provision that would ensure that churches and other houses of worship will be able to access disaster relief funds.
Atheists have decried President Donald Trump's speech at the 66th annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday for only mentioning Christianity while leaving out other faiths.
The Church of England is dealing with more than 3,000 cases of sexual abuse in the forms of concerns and allegations, prompting concerns that it would have to pay millions in compensation even if only a fraction of the complaints were upheld.
A Cinema in Central London, U.K. has decided to cancel a scheduled premiere of a film about ex-gays and ex-lesbians after a petition claimed that it was promoting a "gay cure."
A Catholic lawyer has raised questions about the need for "buffer zones" around abortion clinics in several localities in Britain despite the lack of evidence that patients are being harassed outside the facilities.
Multisite churches are expanding rapidly across the United States, attracting nearly one in 10 Protestant churchgoers, but their growth is increasingly outpacing the development of qualified leaders, according to a new national study. The report identified more than 1,800 multisite churches operating over 6,000 campuses nationwide, highlighting the growing influence of congregations that maintain multiple worship locations under a unified organizational structure.
New York Times bestselling author and BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey has drawn mixed reactions from Christians after questioning whether believers should embrace Halloween festivities and consume horror-themed entertainment. During the Oct. 19 episode of her “Relatable” podcast, Stuckey addressed the different ways Christians approach Halloween, acknowledging that the subject involves personal convictions and differing interpretations of Christian freedom.
A federal appeals court has handed a legal victory to churches, synagogues and other religious organizations challenging the Trump administration’s decision to permit immigration enforcement operations at places of worship. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower court’s decision rejecting the religious groups’ request for a preliminary injunction.
Soaring food costs are jeopardizing the health and futures of millions of children worldwide, with families in vulnerable communities increasingly unable to afford nutritious meals, according to a new report from the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision. The report found that approximately 35.5 million children experienced acute malnutrition worldwide in 2025, including nearly 10 million who suffered from severe acute malnutrition.
ChatGPT receives approximately 70 million religion-related requests every week, with questions about Islam accounting for the largest share, followed by Christianity, according to a recent analysis released by OpenAI, the developer of the artificial intelligence chatbot.