The U.S. military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast Saturday after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. China insisted the flyover was an accident...

The Biden administration was aware of the Chinese spy balloon entering United States airspace on January 28 but tried to hide its existence from the American people until being forced to go public

...“Many churches today are being influenced by culture when it should be the other way around — the church should be influencing culture with the Word of God,” Rev. Graham noted Friday.

The Satanic Temple has announced they will open a “religious medical services clinic” to provide abortions in New Mexico.

...But with the growth of pro-psychedelics movements has come more scrutiny. In addition to drug shipments from South America being seized, some churches stopped operating over fears of prosecution.

Outrage over the alleged Chinese spy balloon hovering over the northwestern United States is mounting as Biden administration officials do “nothing” and some officials call for immediate action to be taken.

The political uproar over a suspected Chinese spy balloon drifting over the United States threatens to upset attempts by both countries to steady an increasingly rocky relationship.

The Chinese balloon drifting high above the U.S. and first revealed over Montana has created a buzz down below among residents who initially wondered what it was — and now wonder what it means...

Officials have dropped charges against a pro-life activist arrested for praying silently outside an abortion clinic but has left the door open to additional prosecution for the same offense in the future.

...Credit card annual percentage rates already average 20%,  and set to climb higher. At the same time, more consumers are leaning on credit to afford increasingly expensive necessities, like food and rent.

...Year to date, nine officers have been attacked ambush-style, meaning the officers were struck without warning and had no opportunity to defend themselves.

President Joe Biden told those gathered for the National Prayer Breakfast that he found the religious diversity found in the newest Congress to be a reflection of the “infinite creativity of God.”

The First Baptist Church of Jacksonville was spotlighted on Sunday after local media reports caught wind on the church’s "biblical sexuality" statement set to take effect in March.

Catholic pro-life activist Mark Houck, who was arrested in a highly publicized FBI raid and recently acquitted...said he will look into "pressing charges" related to prosecutorial abuse.

Thousands of world leaders, activists, lawmakers, and more are in Washington this week with the goal of shining a spotlight on those being persecuted for their faith.

As fewer Americans interact with pastors on a regular basis, fewer say they trust clergy overall. Trust in pastors fell for the third straight year and reached an all-time low.

A new study has found that continuous marriage, particularly through the middle decades of life, lowers the risk of developing dementia, Neuroscience News reported. 

..."The U.S. allows 250,000 illegal immigrants to cross the border each month, getting an iPhone and social welfare benefits. And these law-abiding Chinese Christians are still blocked..."

Barna has tracked the state of Christianity for nearly four decades. Though the trajectory of Christian commitment in the U.S. has been on a downward slide, our new data give Christians cause for hope.