Hundreds of Americans from around the country gathered on the National Mall Saturday for the third-annual March for the Martyrs.  Religious freedom advocates called on American Christians to learn...

The official death toll has nearly doubled to 35 in a crackdown by Iran's security forces on more than a week of protests that erupted after the death of a young woman in custody.

As Hurricane Fiona has left hundreds of thousands without water or electricity in Puerto Rico, Evangelical humanitarian groups have partnered with local churches on the island to bring relief to the suffering.

While more than 4.4 million Americans have received a “bivalent” COVID booster shot, only 1.5% of people for whom the shot is available have actually gotten it since the CDC started recommendingit...

Markets sold off around the world on mounting signs the global economy is weakening just as central banks raise the pressure even more with additional hikes to interest rates.

...“My generic point — and I happen to be a practicing Roman Catholic — my church doesn’t even make that argument now,” Biden added.

...The dispute erupted when a “self-proclaimed non-Christian” was not hired for a position in the ministry’s thrift store, a position where workers are “expected to...spread the gospel and model of Christ.”

A gauge of future U.S. economic activity declined for a sixth straight month in August, potentially signaling a recession amid large interest rate increases from the Federal Reserve.

...One of the primary concerns in matters like this — particularly when it involves children — is the rights of those who have sincere, convictions and objections based upon their faith.

...“There is nothing healthy about mutilating the bodies of minor children. We need an investigation into VUMC putting profits ahead of children immediately.” 

The U.S. Army is on track to have its worst recruiting year since Vietnam – a shortfall that could have implications for decades. The Army has only reached about 52 percent of its recruiting goal...

Archaeologists this week unveiled what they are calling a "once-in-a-lifetime discovery" involving 3,300-year-old untouched pottery that dates to the time of Rameses II and, possibly, to the time of Moses.

...The stakes are high not just for government and the companies, but because of the increasingly dominant role platforms such as Twitter and Facebook play in American democracy and elections.

..."When applied to the Guttmacher Institute's most recent estimate of 930,160 abortions nationwide in 2020, this is approximately 55,800 abortions at 15 weeks or later each year."

...The signs will be put up in Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and four other states where abortion is restricted or prohibited altogether.

The Federal Reserve has issued another super-sized increase to interest rates in a move intended to fight inflation, but which deepens the risk of a sharp economic downturn and job losses.

....The severity of the threats made within the speech reflects Russia’s severe lack of military resources and inability to achieve its goals in Ukraine. Putin’s words also represent the greatest threat to NATO allies.

Data reflects ‘public health crisis intensifying in the U.S. even before onset of the pandemic.’