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Texas megachurch leaders urge members to cut ties with UMC; vote set for later this month

Leaders of one of the largest and most prominent congregations in the United Methodist Church have called for a churchwide vote on severing all ties with the denomination.

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  Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary days after Trump's appointment

  White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is leaving her position in the Trump administration less than a week after she got the job.

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  Televangelist George Bloomer wins $62.2M in racial discrimination lawsuit against Word Network

  A federal jury in Detroit awarded televangelist George Bloomer $62.2 million Wednesday, finding that Word Network owner Kevin Adell subjected him to race discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

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  Franklin Graham meets with top Vietnamese gov't official who vows to 'promote religious freedom'

  In a meeting with evangelist Franklin Graham, a top Vietnamese government official committed to promoting religious freedom in his country amid a reported improvement in the climate for Christians in the communist nation.

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  93% of Protestant pastors don’t plan to endorse candidates from the pulpit: survey

  Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, more than 90% of Protestant pastors do not plan to endorse political candidates, even if their churches would face no legal consequences, according to a new Lifeway Research study.

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  Wheaton College student fatally struck by train shortly after leaving church

  Weeks before 18-year-old Wheaton College freshman Tomassino Offer was fatally struck by a freight train in Illinois on Sunday shortly after attending church, his father said he always knew his son “belonged to his Heavenly Father first.”

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  Billy Crystal says he doesn't 'trust' God after house burned in wildfire, Rob Reiner killed

  Jewish actor and comedian Billy Crystal says a series of devastating personal losses has shaken his trust in God, including the destruction of his longtime family home in the 2025 Pacific Palisades wildfire and the killing of one of his closest friends.

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  Trump's week in review: $490M in tax fraud uncovered; USCIS to speed up termination of refugee status

  It was another busy week for President Donald Trump and his administration, as he pulled back from one of the most controversial ideas of his term while pastors found themselves on opposite sides of a debate about justice and mercy.

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  Scott Pace inaugurated as president of Southeastern Seminary, says students shouldn’t be 'detached from reality'

  Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary has installed Scott Pace as their seventh president, with the new leader stressing the need for graduates who are not “detached from reality.”

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  Trans attacker claims self-defense after stabbing man 13 times over remarks about gender

  A male who identifies as female allegedly stabbed a 50-year-old Chicago man 13 times and left part of the knife embedded in the victim’s skull. The suspect has claimed the fatal stabbing was self-defense, according to reports.

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  Author says Evangelicals have overlooked parts of Scripture in debate over spiritual gifts in 'UnRedacted'

  Author Henry Hastings says he moved from cessationism to continuationism after more than two decades in ministry, a shift he chronicles in his new book, UnRedacted.