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.
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.