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US Christian colleges wary of tax-exempt status loss after same-sex marriage ruling
Following the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States, Christian colleges nationwide are anxious on how the ruling will affect their policies and tax-exempt status
How to survive a joint holiday and still end up friends!
How to survive a joint holiday and still end up friends!
South Carolina church fire started by natural causes: police
A fire that destroyed a Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, on Tuesday was from natural causes and not linked to a spate of fires at similar churches across the South, state police said.
Iraqi Christians' fate hangs in balance as they wait for West aid, Kurdish autonomy
The fate of Christians in Islamic State-ravaged Iraq hangs in the balance as the minority waits for the US and the West for help and hopes for the Kurdish Regional Government's support for their eventual autonomy.
16 killed in Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen cities
Saudi-led air strikes killed at least 16 people in Yemen on Friday, the country's dominant Houthi militia said.
Boko Haram threat 'getting stronger' warns France's Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said on Friday he is ready to organize a new summit of nations fighting Boko Haram.
Pope Francis: Catholic Church should not have 'leaders for life'
The Roman Catholic Church should not have "leaders for life" in its ranks, otherwise it would risk being like a country under dictatorship, Pope Francis said on Friday.
President Obama mocks GOP bets: 'They have enough for an actual Hunger Games'
US President Barack Obama has publicly made fun of candidates the Republican Party is fielding for the presidential race in 2016, commenting that some of them say stuff "that makes no sense."
Mass killings involving guns and school shootings are contagious, US study finds
Mass killings involving firearms and school shootings, defined as four or more deaths, are contagious and may occur within almost two weeks after one such incident, according to a study.
US drone strike kills key ISIS leader linked to terrorist attacks in Tunisia and Libya
An air strike led by the US has killed a key Islamic State leader who is in-charge of carrying foreign fighters as well as weapons from Libya to Syria, the Pentagon has revealed.
ISIS prisoners executed by fighters from rival group wearing orange jumpsuits
A rival jihadist group fighting against the Islamic State in Syria has turned the tables against the latter as it executed ISIS fighters while wearing orange jumpsuits-- a trademark attire of the victims of ISIS, according to reports.
Mideast allies say Obama, other Western leaders blocking them from arming Kurds
US president Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron have been accused of blocking attempts by Middle East allies to directly arm the Kurds who are fighting against the Islamic State in Iraq.
Majority of Americans see Confederate flag as symbol of Southern pride, not racism
A total of 57% of Americans see confederate flag as a symbol of Southern pride rather than racism, according to a CNN/ORC poll.
Kentucky clerk sued for refusing same-sex marriage licenses
A Kentucky clerk is being sued by four couples â two heterosexual and two homosexual â for refusing to issue any marriage licenses since the US Supreme Court legalised gay marriage last week.
Old, but not obsolete: what the church can learn from Terminator: Genisys
There are a few lessons and a few laughs in Terminator: Genisys, says Martin Saunders
Mexico: Three elderly nuns tied up, gagged and assaulted
Three elderly nuns have been tied up, gagged and assaulted in a village in Mexico, nine months after the parish priest in the same village was subject to a similar attack.