Here are some of the steps that led to the creation of the federal Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, as well as some of the resistance to the effort.
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating after a group of activists in Minnesota disrupted a Sunday service at a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul, where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement allegedly serves as a pastor.
The European Court of Human Rights is reviewing a case that could determine whether religious symbols may be displayed in courtrooms and other public buildings. The case arises from complaints by Greek atheists who say the presence of Christian icons violated their right to a fair trial and religious freedom.
Events from this week in Christian history include the death of Richard Harvey Cain, Spain dissolving the Jesuit order, and John Bunyan being appointed as a pastor.
More Protestant churches are being closed in America than are being planted, and older congregations appear to be bearing the brunt of the contraction, according to data from a new Lifeway Research study.
A Muslim police force in Nigeria is holding a 15-year-old Christian girl who has been missing since Dec. 1. Her family fears she'll be forcefully converted to Islam.
This week, which marked the final full week of the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, saw the president vowing to take action on sanctuary cities and healthcare reform as he faced criticism for making an obscene hand gesture in response to a heckler at the Ford factory in Detroit, Michigan. The Trump administration also took action to address concerns about visa backlogs for religious workers.
The 2026 World Watch List, recently released by Open Doors US, a U.S.-based persecution watchdog group, found that approximately 388 million Christians around the world face some form of intense persecution or discrimination for following Jesus Christ.
A 24-year-old man accused of killing a pastor, a child and four others pleaded not guilty this week to 11 charges linked to a string of shootings in Clay County, Mississippi. Prosecutors said they will pursue the death penalty if he is found mentally competent.
Ashley Tankard always dreamed of performing on "American Idol," using her God-given voice to entertain and inspire.
Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to deliver in-person remarks at the 53rd annual March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., the largest annual pro-life gathering in the United States.
A relative of Lance Twiggs, the trans-identifying roommate and romantic partner of alleged Charlie Kirk killer Tyler Robinson, shared new details about the pair’s relationship and how the killing has impacted her family.
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