A national atheist group is accusing a school district in Mississippi for allegedly violating the constitution when they recently allowed a pastor to lead a prayer at a district-sponsored event for its public school teachers.
The Japanese government announced Monday that it may be able to offer an experimental Ebola drug to aid in the current health crisis in West Africa, as long as certain criteria is met.
Two media outlets have filed a lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma, claiming the state violated constitutional rights to free press when it prevented reporters from viewing the botched execution of inmate Clayton Lockett back in April.
Pope Francis made a phone call Thursday to express his condolences to the mourning parents of James Foley, the American photojournalist who was recently executed by Islamic State militants in Iraq.
The Ukrainian government has accused Russia of a \"direct invasion\" after the country sent aid convoys into Ukraine territory.
As hype regarding the recent engagement of Jessa Duggar continues to swirl, the "19 Kids and Counting" star flashed a shot of her engagement ring via social media recently, although she only showed the back side of the new piece of jewelry.
The American Christian doctor being treated for Ebola after working in a Liberian clinic has been released from the hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, officials have confirmed.
Restorers with Mexico's National School of Restoration, Conservation and Museology have made an intriguing discovery with one of their statues, finding the 300-year-old wooden representation of Jesus contains real human teeth.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder visited the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri on Wednesday, promising residents that \"change is coming\" as they seek answers in the fatal shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown.
As questions continue to swirl around the purported execution of American journalist James Foley by Islamic State militants, the United Kingdom has suggested that one of the militants in the gruesome execution video was from Great Britain.
Supermodel Miranda Kerr has recently spoken out on her dedication to prayer, saying that she prays twice a day in order to maintain a gracious mentality.
Nearly 80,000 people gathered with Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell and 2819 Church at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday for a large-scale evening of prayer and worship. Ed Newton, senior pastor of Community Bible Church in San Antonio, attended the event, known as “ACCESS — That Powerful Hour of Prayer.” Free tickets for the gathering were claimed within eight hours.
A South Carolina judge is preparing to dismiss lawsuits filed by the United Methodist Church’s South Carolina Conference against nearly 70 congregations seeking to leave the denomination while retaining their properties. The conference said Tuesday that Circuit Court Judge Brian M. Gibbons had informed the parties that he intends to dismiss the cases.
A Christian pastor who has spent years building relationships with Muslims and a historian who has studied Islamic history and doctrine debated whether Islam’s theological and political teachings allow the religion to coexist with Western society. Roberts said he once feared things like Sharia, or Islamic law, but realized the U.S. Constitution wouldn’t allow it.
A Christian teacher with 28 years of experience has filed a discrimination claim against a school in northeast England after being dismissed following a pro-life response to a student’s question about abortion. Anita Meston, 63, is suing Biddick Academy, a state-funded secondary school in Washington, Sunderland, according to ADF International, which is supporting her case.
A Christian pastor is facing a criminal charge after refusing to leave a sidewalk outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington while protesting China’s treatment of religious minorities. The Rev. Patrick Mahoney, leader of the Christian Defense Coalition, said in a Sept. 28 Facebook post that he was “arrested by the United States Secret Service for peacefully praying on a public sidewalk in front of the Chinese Embassy.”