One of the two deceased gunmen behind the shooting at a "Draw Mohammed" contest in Texas has already been the subject of a previous probe by the FBI nine years ago for allegedly having terrorist plans.
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 Archdiocese of Washington has commended the House for thumbing down last week two laws which religious and pro-life groups in Washington D.C. say infringe on their religious freedom, a report showed.
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.
A petition at Change.org is asking game developer Hideo Kojima and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro to continue the development of the game "Silent Hills" amid its cancellation.
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.
An Italian man, thinking the person who has been calling him is not Pope Francis but an impostor, hung up the phone on the Pontiff not once, but twice, according to a report.
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 "angelic" face of a 12-year-old Jesus has been recreated using the image taken from the Shroud of Turin to commemorate the two-month exhibition of the cloth believed to be Jesus Christ's burial cloth.
Fulani militia attacks in one county in Plateau state, Nigeria over the weekend killed at least eight Christians, including a Baptist pastor and a church employee on their way to church services on Sunday (Sept. 20), sources said.
Excavations beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have revealed an ancient garden and burial landscape that archaeologists say is consistent with the description of Jesus’ burial site in the Gospel of John.
The Church of England has withdrawn an interfaith award from a Pakistani Muslim cleric after past comments praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced. Lambeth Palace announced Thursday that it had rescinded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation presented to Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Sept. 11.
Vice President JD Vance criticized Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton at a campaign rally in Olathe, Kansas, accusing his church of financially supporting a Pride event associated with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.Vance urged voters to back Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who is seeking reelection against Hamilton, pastor of Resurrection, a multi-campus United Methodist congregation in Leawood.
A performance of Handel’s “Messiah” blending Western and Eastern music took place Sept. 12 at Mukawir, the hilltop fortress in Jordan traditionally associated with the beheading of John the Baptist. The concert was held under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal.