Leonardo Blair
UN's World Food Programme wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Amid a looming global hunger crisis accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nations World Food Programme, which works to bring aid to millions of food-insecure people, has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday.
Southern Baptists distance themselves from Trump's 'stand back and stand by' comments
Senior officers of the Southern Baptist Convention reaffirmed the denomination's repudiation of white supremacy as a "scheme of the devil" Wednesday after a controversial call by President Donald Trump to far-right activists to "stand back and stand by" during the presidential debate on Tuesday.
'Get your knee off our necks' - Rev Al Sharpton calls for change at George Floyd's memorial
In his eulogy for George Floyd at a memorial service in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Thursday, civil rights activist Rev Al Sharpton declared that now is the right time for the United States to reform its criminal justice system and promised to march on Washington come August to get it.
Christian leaders call for justice after death of George Floyd
Many people, including several prominent Christian leaders across racial and denominational lines, are now speaking out and urging others to take a stand against racial injustice.
Not all churchgoers have been faithfully tuning into services during the pandemic
Nearly half of churchgoers haven't watched an online service in the last four weeks, and among those who have, only 40% say they've been watching services from their regular home church, according to recent polling data.
Chain store behind Museum of the Bible sues Christie's over sale of rare cuneiform
Arts-and-craft retailer Hobby Lobby, led by billionaire evangelical Steve Green, has filed a lawsuit against renowned British auction house Christie's for allegedly deceiving the company about the legality of the sale of a rare cuneiform tablet it acquired for display in the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
It's 'dumb' to flout social distancing measures, says TD Jakes
Bishop T.D. Jakes slammed Christians who flout social distancing guidelines as a demonstration of how their faith will protect them from the coronavirus as "foolishness" and "dumb."
Singapore megachurch tells people to watch service from home over coronavirus concerns
Starting this weekend, City Harvest Church, a controversial 16,000-member megachurch in Singapore, has suspended all physical meetings and will instead meet online as the global outbreak surged to more than 64,000 cases Friday.
Donald Trump, Franklin Graham, other leading evangelicals react to Christianity Today's call to remove president
President Donald Trump and Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, have slammed evangelical magazine Christianity Today after Mark Galli, the publication's editor-in-chief, called for the president's removal from office.
God will end Trump impeachment, give him another term, Bethel's Kris Vallotton prophesies
Kris Vallotton, senior associate leader of Bethel Church and co-founder of Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry in Redding, California says God wants President Donald Trump to have another term in office and is going to end the impeachment process in a way that's "not gonna be pretty."
Number of people who are 'convinced' God exists is much lower than 10 years ago
While nearly 80 percent of Americans were "convinced" just over a decade ago that God exists, only 64 percent of Americans today are so strongly persuaded in their belief in God, a new analysis from Gallup says.
Pastor rebukes NFL quarterback Cam Newton for being 'dressed like a woman'
North Carolina Bishop Patrick Wooden Sr., founder of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh, has rebuked Carolina Panthers star quarterback Cam Newton for "dressing like a woman" at a recent news conference wearing a headscarf, a silky blue suit, and gold shoes.
Pastor and wife killed in head-on car crash, 3 others including grandchild injured
Reactions are still pouring in after a longtime Tennessee pastor and his wife were killed and their grandchild hospitalized after a head-on crash in East Knox County on Tuesday morning.
Billy Graham's grandson Tullian Tchividjian prepares to launch independent church after affairs
As he gets ready for the fall launch of his unaffiliated The Sanctuary church in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Billy Graham's grandson, Tullian Tchividjian, who was stripped of his preaching credentials in 2015 due to extramarital relationships with former congregants, says they were all "consensual" and not an abuse of power.
Trainee pastor, 22, tragically drowns on honeymoon days after tying the knot
Cheyenne Pernice-Hedrick, also 22, has asked for prayers following the heartbreaking death of her husband Dalton Cottrell just three days after their wedding
XXXchurch founder Craig Gross moving on after 17 years at the helm
Craig Gross, who founded XXXchurch 17 years, is handing over the reins to former adult star Brittni De La Mora and Rich De La Mora.