Jonathan Peternel, the 24-year-old son of lead pastor of the multicampus Life Church in Pendleton, Indiana, Nathan Peternel, will spend the next four years in prison and another two years of probation after pleading guilty to child exploitation and possession of child sex abuse material charges.
A Brazilian student who's facing four to 10 years in prison over social media comments about gender identity appeared before a federal court this week. The hearing addressed whether the posts constituted criminal “transphobia” under Brazilian law.
A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced pro-democracy media tycoon and religious freedom advocate Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison, the harshest penalty yet handed down under Beijing's national security law in one of the city's most high-profile cases.
Pastor Son Hyun-bo of the World Church in Busan, South Korea, spoke at an emergency prayer meeting held at his church after being released from prison following a court ruling on Jan. 30.
Ryan Routh, the man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump in 2024 while the Republican politician was running for president, has been sentenced to life in prison.
Armenian Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan sent a letter from prison to the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, warning that the Armenian Apostolic Church, recognized as one of the world's oldest Christian bodies, is under threat and calling on U.S. Vice President JD Vance to intervene.
Self-styled prophet and leader of Kingdom City Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brian Carn Jr., is facing three years in prison after pleading guilty to obstructing the IRS’ efforts to collect more than $600,000 in outstanding taxes.
An advocate for reform in women’s prisons is calling for an overhaul of federal law following a recent report highlighting serious allegations of harassment and sexual assault at a Massachusetts women’s correctional facility.
How does all this relate to the best day of my semester?
A Virginia-based ministry plans to deliver nearly 75,000 "Hope Packs" containing devotionals, hygiene items and the Gospel message to incarcerated people, correctional staff and inmates' families worldwide this year, expanding an effort to combat holiday isolation behind bars.
