Baylor University announced Wednesday it has returned a $643,401 grant from a liberal nonprofit meant to foster “inclusion and belonging in the church” for LGBT individuals after receiving backlash...

...Dr. O’Connor initially stalled and on Wednesday he showed up to the Rayburn House Office, asserted doctor-patient privilege and pleaded the 5th Amendment.

A new report warns that nearly two-thirds of U.S. beaches were contaminated with fecal bacteria at least once in 2024, exposing millions of Americans to potentially dangerous swimming conditions...

The IRS said Monday that churches can be permitted to endorse political candidates. The move creates an exemption linked to a ban on political activity when it comes to nonprofits.

Leading Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami called for the execution of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a sermon in Tehran on Friday.

California announced that the state would not be protecting girls’ K-12 sports from transgender-identifying athletes and would continue to allow them to participate in girls’ sports.

Christian girls' summer camp in Texas has confirmed that 27 campers and counselors have been killed by the recent flooding that left over 80 dead across the central part of the state.

As the search continues for people still missing in central Texas after devastating floods...the director of Camp Mystic is being hailed as a hero for giving his life as he attempted to save others. 

An active shooter armed with tactical gear and a rifle opened fire upon Border Patrol agents as they arrived at a Border Patrol annex facility in McAllen, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley on Monday...

A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted a provision in President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” blocking taxpayer dollars from going to Planned Parenthood through Medicaid.

When “non-citizens are lured to cross the border illegally” and “undertake a dangerous journey which they may not survive,” women and children risk being raped, killed or taken in human trafficking rings...

A new study has found nearly 950 hate-related incidents in India...Religious minorities, especially Muslims and Christians, were the main targets of violence and hate speech.

South Africa is a developing country, but is being hit hard by a First World problem: sports betting addiction.

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is set to arrive in Washington, DC, early Monday morning for meetings with President Trump that could prove to be fateful for Israel, the Middle East, and indeed the world.

The U.S. Supreme Court will consider reviving a preacher's challenge to a Mississippi town ordinance restricting his ability to evangelize outside of an amphitheater.

Hindu extremists in central India ransacked a church’s worship building, burned Bibles and assaulted every member, causing one to lose consciousness, sources said.

Compared to a decade ago, pastors have less training in counseling but are more hesitant to refer church members to professionals...The study found pastors are more isolated in their own struggles.

Baylor University, a private Christian institution in Waco, Texas, has received more than $643,000 for a study titled “Inclusion and Belonging Practices for LGBTQIA+ and Women in Congregations.”