Five-time Grammy award-winning singer Sandi Patty announced her final tour Monday on NBC's "Today Show" while speaking with her friend, and co-host of the show, Kathie Lee Gifford.

David Gregory, a renowned journalist and former host of the Sunday morning political news program "Meet the Press," was inspired to reconnect with his Jewish faith by former President George W. Bush, and he details that experience in his new book, "How's Your Faith? An Unlikely Spiritual Journey."

Hollywood producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey believe their upcoming faith-based football film "Woodlawn" is "brilliantly made" and matches the quality of some of their other Christian productions, such as "The Bible" television series.

Author and Lakewood mega church Pastor Joel Osteen expressed excitement over Pope Francis' visit to the U.S. this week and believes the pontiff is a "man of the people" who is focused on inclusion.

A Christian woman from India who was hired by a British family to work as a nanny in extremely poor conditions and barred from practicing her Christian faith, won £184,000 in unpaid wages in the U.K.'s first-ever caste discrimination case.

Governments and media organizations in the Western world must stop ignoring the mass slaughter of believers in the Middle East, says George J. Marlin, chairman of Aid to the Church in Need, an organization that provides aid to persecuted Christians.

Filmmakers who feature faith-based content sometimes face the temptation of playing-up the religious element in order to cater to Christian audiences, and in doing so could end up alienating millions of other viewers, according to actor David Oyelowo.

A Christian author who heads an organization dedicated to helping the persecuted Church around the world believes the only way for the Islamic State terror group to be defeated is if non-radical Muslims in the Middle East cooperate with western forces in combat.

A group of atheists who meet regularly under the guise of a church that worships bacon has attracted over 10,000 new members after offering free weddings and baptisms with the promise of marrying couples before something that is "real."

Deliverance comes through a crazed murderer for crystal meth addict Ashley Smith whose life is transformed when that killer holds her hostage overnight in the new film "Captive."

Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren in a new promotional video for the film "Captive," releasing worldwide Friday, praised the movie as "captivating" and portraying how God shows up in hopeless situations.

Over 50 percent of Americans raised in the Catholic Church say they've left the faith at some point in their lives, according to a Pew Research survey on religion and public life.

The upcoming movie "Captive" tells the true story of Ashley Smith, an Atlanta woman who was held captive overnight by a crazed murderer named Brian Nichols, and how this unlikely incident transformed her life forever, bringing her closer to Jesus Christ.

St. Louis-based rapper and Christian activist Thi'sl addresses racial tensions in his latest album, "Heavy is the Head," in which he criticizes Christians for turning their backs on the Great Commission by failing to share the Gospel with those who live in their own backyards — inner city youth.

Christians seeking family-friendly entertainment for their children will be able to do so without commercial interruption in the comfort of their living rooms with the new streaming service, Dove Channel.

An Indiana pastor who's overwhelmed by the violence plaguing his city is taking a creative approach to address the escalating murder rate in Indianapolis by showcasing a "dummy in a casket" display to reveal the devastating aftermath families are left with when a child either goes down the wrong path in life, or is killed as a casualty of criminal gang violence.

Martha Williamson, the creator of the acclaimed faith-based television series "Touched by an Angel," seems to have scored another hit with the "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" film series, and the next installment airs on Sunday and tells the reconciliation story between a father and a son.

A Vermont-based Mennonite who makes the journey to New York City each Sept. 11 to bring hope and healing to local residents after the terrorist attacks that killed over 3,000 people in 2001, says people seem to become less receptive to the Gospel message of Jesus Christ every year.

"War Room," a Christian drama that focuses on the power of prayer directed by the Kendrick brothers, scored another big weekend during Labor Day as the film took in over $12 million following a successful opening week.

Criminals posing as nuns are walking door-to-door in a Lehigh Acres, Florida, neighborhood asking residents for money and claiming that the charitable donations are for the local St. Raphael Church.

Anna Duggar, the wife of Josh Duggar, a reality star who recently came under fire for being a member of the Ashley Madison adultery website, attended a Sunday church service with fellow "19 Kids and Counting" stars Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard that focused on the sin of pornography.

Each year, thousands of Americans are left with nothing after a fire ravages their homes, and many victims are bewildered when it comes to the process of putting their lives back together.

Iranian Muslims seeking asylum in Germany are reportedly converting to Christianity at a high rate, and one Berlin church has seen its membership jump from 150 to 600 in a short time, with most of its new members being Muslim converts.

Art Hooker, a filmmaker who says he told an unsaved Lecrae to rap for Jesus back in 1998, has been working on a documentary film about the rapper and the Unashamed Movement that dates back to 2010 and features commentary from Pastors John Piper and Matt Chandler.

Christian rapper Thi'sl, a St. Louis-based artist who says he's always used his platform to address racial and social issues, released a new project last month titled Heavy Is the Head — inspired by events in Ferguson and New York surrounding the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.