Events from this week in Christian history include the start of the Protestant Reformation, Doug Phillips resigning from Vision Forum, and the death of Ethiopian Church leader Salama III.
Nearly 10% of Protestant churchgoers in the United States attend a multisite church, many of which are growing at faster rates than leadership pipelines can keep up with, according to a new research report that sheds light on the challenges of church expansion.
Brazil’s federal prosecutors have lodged a special appeal that would reopen the “transphobia” prosecution of Isadora Borges, who studies veterinary medicine and risked as long as 10 years behind bars over two posts on X.
Vice President JD Vance led Nebraska rallygoers in the Lord’s Prayer, then walked into the stands to check on a woman who collapsed behind him.
Six young Christian men have been jailed in Egypt for more than two weeks over a TikTok video that authorities deemed offensive to Islam.
Conservative commentator and BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey sparked a debate among Christians earlier this week for arguing that believers probably shouldn't fully participate in Halloween or watch horror films.
Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon warned Liberty University students Wednesday that “radical conspiracists” are exploiting young Christians’ grievances to steer them toward hatred, singling out commentator Nick Fuentes.
Oxford mathematician and Christian apologist professor John Lennox has encouraged believers to share their faith with more confidence, stressing that evangelism isn't reserved for preachers, theologians, or those with extensive biblical knowledge.
Barbara Bush and Neil Bush, the daughter and brother of former President George W. Bush respectively, are supporting Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico in the U.S. Senate race, prompting criticism from some Republicans who suggested the political family has been a continual let-down.
A New Jersey school district has settled a Moms for Liberty lawsuit by agreeing never to readopt a gender identity policy that let staff keep students’ transitions secret from parents.
President Donald Trump is calling on Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to “immediately resign,” claiming she used a fake name to be sworn into Congress. In response, the Democratic congresswoman accused the president of "laundering right-wing conspiracy theories."
In a rare attack in a country known for peaceful inter-faith coexistence, suspected Islamic extremists attacked a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan on Friday (Oct. 23), shooting at least seven people to death and wounding 28 others, according to reports.
Betsy Ann Hernandez, a Christian author and lead singer of the 1980s Contemporary Christian Music band Silverwind, which produced the acclaimed albums “Silverwind” and “A Song In The Night,” died Thursday after a brief battle with cancer. She was 71.
A Virginia church hosted a forum urging Christians to "vote their biblical values" on proposed state constitutional amendments on abortion and on same-sex marriage.
Danny Burmawi was afraid he would be killed for leaving Islam. After converting to Christianity while living in Jordan, he fled to Lebanon in 2009, and his own brother threatened to behead him if he returned home. Now he comes to the United States with a warning to Western Christians.
Vice President JD Vance is contending that God is calling him to serve in politics as he mulls a 2028 presidential bid and reflects on the role that his faith has played throughout his life and in his career.
After years of scandal, leadership upheaval and public scrutiny that rocked one of the world's most influential megachurches, Hillsong Worship's Jad Gillies says the ministry is embracing a redemptive new chapter birthed from a painful, but necessary, season of reflection.
Teachers from a Texas school district that rejected a state law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments went viral for a photo of themselves wearing political gear for Democratic Rep. James Talarico in a closely-watched U.S. Senate race.
Did a Christian sign and cross displayed outside the home of an 81-year-old Mississippi man play a role in his murder?
An Illinois school district has agreed to lift restrictions on Christian student groups known as Good News Clubs and pay more than $100,000 in legal fees and damages as part of a settlement.
A recap of the Trump administration's most impactful actions this week.
Despite extensive research showing that children raised in stable, two-parent married households are statistically more likely to succeed, a new report from the Institute for Family Studies found that marriages are concentrated in wealthier, predominantly white suburbs but are so scarce in many urban, often predominantly black neighborhoods that researchers have dubbed them “marriage deserts.”
A Christian activist arrested for protesting on a public sidewalk outside the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., has been ordered to stay off that sidewalk while prosecutors move forward with the case against him.
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