News
United Methodist Church leaders hit over plan to remove gay ban in church law
The United Methodist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, saw a group within its leadership being criticised by fellow Methodists after the panel proposed that the denomination's law book be changed to remove prohibitions against homosexual behavior and to allow its clergy to officiate same-sex ceremonies.
Trafficking horror threatens US trade deal as Congress resistance stiffens
The discovery of scores of graves in people-smuggling camps in Malaysia is casting a shadow over President Barack Obama's Pacific trade deal.
Nazi-era music to be performed at iconic symbol of Jewish resistance
Carl Orff's Carmina Burana will be showcased at an Israeli opera festival at Masada.
Ukraine president warns of 'full-scale Russian invasion' as fighting resumes
Petro Poroshenko spoke a day after the worst fighting with Russian-backed separatists in months.
FIFA paid Ireland's FA $5 million to stop legal action after Thierry Henry handball
Football's governing body claims the sum was a loan.
FIFA corruption scandal: Vatican official says 'sports troubled by great evils'
Following the corruption scandal that has rocked international football governing body Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), a Vatican official called for improvements in the field of sports, saying that it is already "troubled by great evils."
Church-state separation group wants school to stop field trips to creationist museum
The separation group Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) sent a letter to the administration of the public school asking officials to put an end to field trips to the museum operated by the Christian group Foundation Advancing Creation Truth (FACT).
West Virginian sues education officials for teaching 'religion' of evolution
Claiming that evolution is a religion, a man from West Virginia has sued education officials for teaching in schools English scientist Charles Darwin's popular theory that human beings share a common ancestry with apes and monkeys.
Texas churches donate relief goods to tornado victims in Mexico
God's benevolence reigned over churches in Del Rio, Texas as pastors and communities gather stocks for the victims in tornado-hit Ciudad Acuna in Mexico, its sister city.
White House requiring religious groups to hire gays to receive state funds?
The White House will reportedly implement a policy to require charitable humanitarian groups including religious groups to accept LGBT applicants to qualify for government funding, a Catholic institute said.
Christian volunteers join relief effort to help victims of flood-ravaged Texas
A strong legion of volunteers is needed to help those affected by the heavy rains already flooding large parts of Texas, Christian Headlines reported on Wednesday.
'Supernatural' event: Rare rainbow halo appears during Archbishop Oscar Romero's beatification
As if the heavens were rejoicing for the official proclamation of another blessed figure, the clouds in the sky parted to reveal a rare solar rainbow halo during the beatification of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero in El Salvador.
Father of 2 kids who died in car crash forgives driver who caused accident
A father of two kids who were killed in a car crash in North Carolina said he's already forgiven the driver of the box truck that caused that wreck.
Iran sentences 18 Christian converts to prison for creating house churches
In the last two months, Iranian courts have sentenced 18 Christian converts to time in prison for charges including evangelising and creating house churches.
ISIS militant converts to Christianity after meeting Jesus in a dream
An Islamic State militant converted to Christianity after meeting Jesus in dream, according to a Youth With A Mission (YWAM) missionary in the Middle East.
In quake-struck Nepal, traffickers offer to buy children for $500 each
In a village in earthquake-struck Nepal, traffickers offer to pay as cheap as $500 per child in a bid to take advantage of the disaster that has befallen villagers.