KCIS Newsmakers: Recent Episodes
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Featuring Keith Black. A news program looking at the top stories and other issues of concern to the church locally, nationally and internationally.
Samaritan's Purse reponding to Spokane-area wildfires...arraignment for man charged for allegedly burning down historic Brooklyn curch...and lightning possible cause of church fire today in Michigan.
Don Lemon seeking charges tied to his coverage of protest at a Minnesota church be dismissed... U-S seeking custody of Filipino church leader...and French authorities ordering 6-month closure of Paris-area mosque.
Another children's hospital agrees to stop "gender affirming care"...Iraq's Catholic Bishops to consider government proposal encouraging Christians to return to the country...and former V-P Mike Pence to teach at Colorado Christian University.
Amnesty International apologies for "anti-rights" report...funeral held for 30 Chrsitians killed in Nigeria...and Iraq's highest court allows Christian woman to change her official religious designation.
Another lawsuit filed against Texas Ten Commandments law...famlies suing North Carolina school board over its transgender bathroom policy...and the Israeli Prime Minister's latest remarks on Gaza.
Signifcation ballot measures tomorrow in Kansas anc MIssiouri...Massachusetts lawmakers widen abortion law....and California Republican candidate for Governor says he would not extradite doctor to Louisiana over abortion pill law.
Hamas responds to latest deal announced by President Trump...Federal judge rules on California antisemitism law...and displaced Ukrainians have planted dozens of churches across Europe since Russia's invasion.
WNBA reponds to incident involving fans supporting ban on trans athletes in women's sports...former Spokane Mayor sues city over council passed resolution denouncing her appearance at a prayer event...and 2025 reportedly the deadliest year for antisemitic violence against Jews living outside Israel in more than three decades.
Reaction to WNBA player comments on transgender athletes...Vietnam accused of politicizing and demonizing religious minorities...and Catholic church launching conference in Asia on dialogue with Confucians.
Federal judge dismisses claims against Religious LIberty Commission...and U.S. Department of Education launches parental rights investigations of Washington State and Colorado school districts.
Seattle shooting update...and reaction to the shooting by Seattle-area pastor and sports chaplain Jesse Bradley.
Portland college agrees to sweeping policy changes over alleged antisemitism incidents...students respond to Massachusetts abortion vote...and Chinese underground church pastor reflects on release from detention.
Nuclear deal between U.S. and Saudi Arabia hinges on Abraham Accords...Iraq's Prime Minister urging Christians to return...and new attacks on Christian communities in the DRC.
Latest on New York's mayor and Israel's Prime Minister...Swiss evangelical leaders challenging a constitutional amendment...and Chick-fil-A responds to an automated attack.
Update on death of ex-U.K. politician...more reaction to Mamdani wanting to arrest Israeli Prime Minister...and French lawmakers vote on social media ban for children.
Trump defends Netanyahu over comments by New York mayor...murder charges field in death of outspoken former British politician...and South Dakota’s government ordered to stop enforcing a law banning abortion pill advertising.
Controversy over Kairos Two...Pakistan Supreme Court decision in case involving 2014 killing of a Christian couple...and another deadly week for Christians in Nigeria.
Amnesty International UK expresses regret over report labeling a number of Christian organizations as anti-rights groups...Tennesee pastor says home seached by dozens of IRS agents...and Children's Hospital Colorado back in court next week to defend stance of "gender-affirming care".
U.S. Attorney General nominee pressed on what to do with the makers of an abortion pill...France's National Assembly passes medically assisted dying bill....and another threat against a British politician.
British police say former socially conservative politician was the victim of a targeted attack. U-S Supreme Court Justices testify before Congress about increased threats...and hundreds of economists urge immediate action to address AI's potential impact on the economy.
ADF files motion asking Washington State officials to respect parental rights and protect female athletes....number of abortions increases in Nebraska, but not due to state residents...and a top EU official calls for limits on children using social media.
Catholic group directly defies Pope Leo...Archbishop of Canterbury warns of "existential challenge" for Palestinian Christians in the West Bank...and North Dakota Supreme Court hears challenge to ban on "gender-affirming healthcare" for minors.
U-S Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in two states...Supreme Court will take up ban on semiautomatic rifles...and Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco announces pay out plan to clergy sex abuse victims.
Texas vote today on Bible reading in pubic schools...California looking to allow taxpayer-funded paid leave for abortions...and Australia could update social media bans for children.
Christian laborer killed in Pakistan...local Catholic bishops oppose Kenyan Ebola facility for Americans ...and a San Diego Children's hospital says they'll continue "gender-affirming care" for now.
California student gender identity law reamins on hold...Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy...and monument honoring victims of religious persecution unveiled in Nigeria.
U-S Supreme Court rules on religious freedom case...despite signifcant legal delays a California church project moves foward...and MLB Commissioner comments on Pride Night controvery.
Justice Department invetigating Major League Baseball for religious discrimination...Texas board of edution voting on references to Christian texts in its new curriculum...and U-S House lawmakers unveil kids online safety deal.
Missouri judge blocks most of Missouri's abortion restrictions...U-S Government attempts to acquire land from New Mexico Catholic Diocese...and Church of Scientology taking control of Florida city street.
Oklahoma pastor suspends U.S. Congressional campaign...study finds religion-related social hostilities increased worldwide in 2023...and religious faith at the World Cup.
Federal judge puts on hold part of Idaho bathroom law...June is Nuclear Family month in California county...and authorities in India identify two pastors among several hostages found dead.
Major League Baseball warning about Pride Night display...and new Barna survey on American views of Humaniity and the Supernatural.
Push to classify abortion medication as water contaminant...Virginia church remembers person killed in Friday tent collapse...and Russia hitsUkraine religious site.
U.S. Department of Justice backing former WSU Football coach over Covid mandate...Pope wraps up Spain trip...and death sentence for four attackers of Nigerian Caotholic Church.
Pope Leo speaks on Jesus and war...Texas GOP leaders continue to push the abortion issue...and a resolution in a California county for "traditional nuclear family month".
Southern Baptists vote on women pastors...U.S. Catholic bishops gather tomorrw in Florida...and Cleveland Clinic to fund destransitioning care.
SPLC grilled on Capitol Hill...Pentagon makes revision on religion list...and Southern Baprtist delegates gather in Flordia.
Pope Leo speaks before the Spanish Parliatment...and the Department of Defense offcially announces its new list of recognized faith traditions.
FDA moving forward with review of abortion pill...Illinois Catholic diocese appealing ruling over state employment law...and Southern Bapists annual convention gets underway next week.
A Minnesota city attorney's office won't charge protesters who interrupted a church service...Biola University acquiring Phoenix Seminary...and Wycliffe Bible Translators celebrates a milestone.
New Gallup poll shows drop for same-sex marriage support...thousands attend Franklin Graham event in Spain...and 100 Days of Prayer for Seattle is underway.
Texas attorney general suing city over LGBTQ+ event....Canadian Prime Minister announces new body to fight antisemitism...and archeological findings at Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral.
Appeals court rules on transgender troops in the military...hearing today in the Charlie Kirk murder case...and lawsuit filed over South Dakota abortion bill.
Nevada Supreme Court halts abortion law...Northern Ireland pastor appeals conviction for preaching in abortion clinic buffer zone...new attacks on Christian communities in Nigeria...and Egypt grants legal status to a number of new churches.
New survey on State of Theology in Canada...Vatican releases Pope Leo's encyclical on A-I....and some 1-point-7 million Muslims take part in the Hajj.
U-S House hearing on adding justices to the Supreme Court...reaction to prposed Senate hearing on U-S Muslim organizations...and a Texas board suspends nursing license of Camp Mystic’s co-director.
An American missionary doctor has contracted Ebola...two men remain in jail in Illinois and Texas for secretly giving abortion pill...and a Montana man plans mental health defense for allegedly trying to attack on abortion provider.
San Diego mosque shooting update...Iowa governor signs abortion medication law...first openly homosexual U-S congressman dies...and historic Delaware church burns down.
Deadly mosque shooting in San Diego...judge holding hearing in Charlie Kirk assassination case...and Colorado Supreme Court orders a Children's hospital to restore "gender-affirming care" for minors.
Prayer gathering on the National Mall...Texas U-S Senator files legislation regarding Sharia law...and Indiana Supreme Court ruling on challenge to the state's abortion law.
U-S Supreme Court ruling on abortion drug...Trump says China's president is considering case of detained pastor...and labor union sues USDA over Easter email.
Colorado Senate passes college campus abortion bill...Pope Leo speaks out on AI-directed warfare...and all-day prayer festival set for the National Mall in Washington, D-C on Sunday.
U-S House committee holding hearing examining political Islam and Sharia law...FDA chief resigns...and archaeologists believe they've found remains of biblical Bethsaida.
GOP lawmakers file brief with the U-S Supreme Court, backing Louisiana regarding mail order abortion pills...more Israeli soldiers face jail time for desecration of another Christian object..and controversy over California's voter guide and antisemitism.
British Columbia giving midwives ability to prescribe abortion pill...Tech companies seeking guidance from faith leaders to shape AI...and co-founder of Daystar Television Network dies.
Today is the Natoinal Day of Prayer...U-S Secretary of State Rubio meets with Pope Leo...and new survey shows an uptick in church attendence in the U-S.
President Trump comments again on Pope Leo...guilty plea in death of Jewish protestor...and antisemitic incidents down in 2025.
Secretary of State Rubio to meet with Pope Leo...Catholic branch concerned over demolishing of religious buildings in Lebanon...and pair of evangelical groups release report on effect of deportation policies on families.
U-S Supreme Court order on abortion pill appeal...church of Scientology trashed in New York City...and another New Mexico state trial against Meta.
HHS taking steps to protect Americans religious freedom...Israeli police arrest man for attacking nun in Jerusalem...and Oklahoma Senate votes on abortion-pill limitation.
The British government declares antisemitism an emergency...Camp Mystic withdrawing application for a license to operate this summer...and Trump administration continues push to reduce number of recommended vaccines for children.
Supreme Court sides with a faith-based pregnancy center...ruling on Maryland Church abuse case...and former Spokane mayor increasing lawsuit dollar amount over city cousel resolution denouncing Let Us Worship appearance.
Ten Commandments bill sent to Tennessee governor...judge orders a California Children's hospital to continue with "gender affirming care"...and Texas set to carry out execution of man convicted of killing two Christian music producers.
Pope Leo and Archbishop of Canterbury meet...new survey on belief in miracles and prayer in America...and Texas Supreme Court decision on child abuse investigations for "gender transtiion therapy".
Bill proposed in Congress to limit protests around houses of worship...New York City Mayor allows bill to create buffer zone around houses of worship...and assisted suicide bill fails in the UK.
Federal court decision on Washington State foster child "transtion" rule...Washington Interscholastic Activities Association vote on banning transgender atheles from girls sports...and Pope Leo wraps up trip to Africa.
DOJ indicts Southern Poverty Law Center...appeals court rules on Ten Commandments in Texas public schools...President Trump partakes in national Bible reading...and the Pope's last full day in Africa.
U-S Military ends mandatory flu vaccine requirement...Pope on final leg of Africa trip...and Southern Poverty Law Center says it's the subject of a Justice Department criminal investigation.
Supreme Court to take up case of Catholic preschools...President Trump to partcipate in national Bible reading...and candidates for next U-N chief auditioning this week.
Pope Leo speaks to young people at stadium Mass in Cameroon...President Trump says has nothing against the Pope...and closing arguments in case before the B-C Supreme Court today on "medical assistance in dying".
Pope sharply comments on world leaders...new report on China's pressure on underground Catholic church...and new Gallup poll on religious importance in the U.S.
V-P JD Vance responds to Pope Leo...the Pope doubles down on peace and unity...and Oregon judge rules in favor of pro-life group.
Trump and Pope Leo update...Trump to attend TPUSA event...and Justice Department fires 4 prosecutors accused of bias against pro-life activists.
President Trump and Pope Leo criticize each other...Trump responds to AI image some say depicts him as Jesus...and the Pope visits Algeria.
Ceasefire allowing worshipers back to key religious sites in Jerusalem...French President meeting with Pope....Pentagon disputes report of meeting with Vatican ambassador...and response to Easter email by U.S. Agriculture Secretary.
President Trump expressing optimism for Iran peace deal...Louisiana attempt to ban abortion pill put on hold...and the cost to raise a child in the U-S now above 300-thousand dollars.
Pope reacts or Iran ceasefire...Florida governor signs bill targeting "Sharia Law"...and British pastor charged with manslaughter in baptism death.
Presidential spiritual advisor compares Trump and Jesus...judge rules on Arkansas Ten Commandments monument...and lawsuit filed by Texas woman arrested for having an abortion is dismissed.
Security measures in place at many synagouges in New York City and elsewhere for Passover...judge orders Penn to turn over records about Jewish employees on campus...and Montana Supreme Court decision on abortion clinic restrictions.
Supreme Court rules on "conversion therapy" for minors...NBA player out of a job for speaking out about Pride Night...and founder of Texas megachurch released after six months in jail for sex abuse.
Private Palm Sunday Mass prevented in Jerusalem...Pope speaks out on peace in Middle East during Palm Sunday message...and U-S Justice Department files suit against Minnesota agency's over alleged Title IX violations.
Security at New York City synagogues ramping up for Passover...Harvard antisemitism lawsuit pushback...and anti-communist lessons potentially coming to Tennessee schools.
Transgender athletes being banned from the Olympics...Idaho considering bill on transgender use of bathrooms at private businesses....and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth hosts first monthly Christian worship service at the Pentagon since the conflict with Iran began.
Verdicts in two social media trials...increase in young adults seeking abortion pills...a changes to the U-S military's Chaplain Corps.
FTC investigating company over news site ratings...and new survey says getting pills through telehealth is most common way for women in states with abortion bans to obtain them.
Georgia women facing murder charge for abortion...three new abortion-related laws passed in South Dakota ...and federal charges dropped against a defendant in the Minnesota church protest.
California suing one of its own public school districts over antisemtism complaints...transgender athletes in girls sports on the ballot in Maine...and head of marriage miinistry talks about divorce trends in the U-S.
New York City's mayor criticized for meeting with Orthodox Jewish leaders...mistrial in Vatican's "trial of the century"...and federal judge blocks Arkansas Ten Commandments law.
Shrapnel hits Jerusalem's Old City...Pope Leo calls for ceasfire in Middle East...and explosion outside Jewish school in Amsterdam.
Alleged attack on Detroit-area synagogue...Senegal approves toughend homosexuality bill...and L-A county worker sues over pride month requirements.
Pope prays for the Middle East...U-S House Speaker reacts to Muslim comments by two memebers...and man charged with terrorizing Kentucky church.
Shooting near Baltimore synagogue...last group of resident's of Christian Lebanese border village evacuate...and South Dakota and New York company agree to settle abortion pill cases.
Department of Justice charges "alleged ISIS-inspired terrorists" in attempted boming in New York City...and highlights from new "2026 State of Church Technology" report.
Iran war in day seven...Islamic militants reportedly take more than 300 people hostage today in northeastern Nigeria...and Vancouver, B-C Christian charity files constitutional challenger over its charitable status.
Vatican criticizes U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran...Secretary Hegseth tells delegates from Latin Amiercan countries their shared Christian heritage is at stake...and Texas judge declines to shut down Christian camp.
Explosions heard over Jerusaelm....nearly 3 dozen Floridians evacuated from Israel by private group...and Tim Tebow testifies before a U-S Senate Subcommittee.
Military watchdog group says some U.S. service members report being told Iran war is part of "God's divine plan"...Washington State Attorney General's Office can now investigate whether the Catholic Church used charitable funds to cover up sex abuse allegations...and the U-S Supreme Court blocks California from limiting when schools can inform parents if a student identifies as transgender.
Missiles seen over Jerusalem...response by Christian leaders to airstrikes in the Middle East...and police continue to investigate deadly rampage in Austin, Texas.
30 more people indicted over a protest at a Minnesota church...EEOC says federal government can bar transgender employees from using bathrooms aligned with their gender identity,..and Scouting America agrees to make policy changes to maintain military support.
St. Paul, Minnesota, church congregant suing ICE protesters and journalists...Alabama House passes bill on intentional disruption of a church service...and Kansas invalidates hundreds of drivers licenses over gender classifcation...
Trump on gender transition..Maryland school district ordered to pay parents over LGBT instruction...and Louisiana and Texas lawsuits involving abortion pills.
Prosecutor in trial of Charlie Kirk's accussed killer allowed to stay on the case...Tennesse lawmakers considering more pro-life laws...and South Dakota lawmakers advancing bill to provide exceptions to the state's abortion rule.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's comments on Israel and the Middle East...Fifth Circuit Court ruling on posting the Ten Commandments in Louisiana public school classrooms...and Souh Dakota court allows state lawsuit against New York company over its abortion pill ads.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks at National Religious Broadcasters Convention...NRB calls on global Christian communty to prayer for Iran...and controversy in Texas over new private school voucher program.
Two new pleas in Minnesota Church protest...President Trump says he's received pledges for Gaza reconstruction and troop commitments...and Meta's CEO takes stand in social media trial.
Over 20 states backing Louisiana lawsuit over abortion pills...Kansas lawmakers override governor's veto of "Bathroom Bill"...and the Vatican says it will not participate in President Trump's "Board of Peace".
Explosion at Upstate New York church...Rev. Jesse Jackson dead at 84...and two more Christian converts killed in Iran.
Nigeria says about 100 U.S. troops have arrived to help train soldiers in fight against Islamic militants and other armed groups...court appearance for man accused in Sydney's Bondi Beach Jewish festival shooting...and Israel begins process critics say can shift large areas of the West Bank into state control.
Former CNN host Don Lemon pleads not guility in protest inside St. Paul, Minnesota, church...lawsuit filed against Calvin University by former professor fired for officiating same-sex wedding...and head of Instagram testifies in landmark social media trial.
Father of Canadian student killed in school shooting 3 decades ago shares on forgiveness...hospital in San Diego ordered to resume "gender affirming-care" for children for now...and New York court dismisses abortion ad case from South Dakota.
Mass shooting in British Columbia...Texas woman tyring to file suit over gender transition...and pushback in Los Angeles social meeting case.
A top Israeli official calls the government's latest West Bank measures "de facto sovereignty"...a landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children is underway...and Kid Rock comments on the Super Bowl halftime show.
Super Bowl halftime shows garner massive attention...two missionary pilots killed in Haiti plane crash..and arguments set to begin in landmark social media trial.
Pakistan mosque bombing...Louisiana suing California governor over abortion pill...and Pope Leo marks start of the Olympic Winter Games.
Recently abducted Nigerian Christians have been released...President Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast...and Vice President Vance heading to Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Another deadly attack in Nigeria...and the 2026 Winter Olympics expected to be the last with trans athletes.
Don Lemon speaks out on his arrest...a bill on interrupting religious proceedings is moving forward in South Dakota...and L-A pastor responds to ICE coducting raid on his church's property.
Additional arrests in Minnesota church disruption case...San Diego hospital sued by California for shutting down "gender-affirming" care program for youth...and a potential minor scandal for church and state in Italy.
Don Lemon charged in Minnesota church protest...new poll says portrayals of religion in American TV and movies are not turning away viewers...and the West Virginia state Senate has passed a bill to make the Aitken Bible available in some classrooms.
Arrest made after car repeatedly crashes into New York City synagogue...Kansas legislature approves "bathroom bill"...and the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem will undergo restoration.
Tacoma children's hospital is closing its gender clinic...coalition of conservative organizations launch campaign to overturn nationwide same-sex marriage law...and Church of England installs first woman as Archbishop of Canterbury.
Texas sues Delaware nurse-practitioner for shipping abortion pills into the state...today is International Holocaust Remebrance Day...and a new report shows 2025 was a year of growth and impact for churches.
Washington State Senate to take public testimony on abortion savings program...South Dakota governor backs religious freedom bill...and Israel recovers remains of final hostage in Gaza.
March Life held today in Washington, D-C...fetal tissue research no longer funded by the National Insistutes of Health...another arrest in Minnesota church protest...and enough valid signatures have been gathered for Washington State gender sports initiaive.
Leaders of Minnesota church invaded by protestors seeking legal advice...divisions emerging over President Trump's "Board of Peace"...and new survey shows Catholic population in parts of Latin America has shrunk over the last decade while Protestantism stays about the same.
Reaction to Sunday's protest at Minnesota church service...over worshippers reportedly kidnapped SUnday from three Nigerian churches...and three prominent Catholic archbishops voice their concern about U.S. foreign policy.
A new hearing in the Charlie Kirk assissination case...one person arrested for allegedly hindering a murer investigation outside a Salt Lake Ciry LDS meeing house...and the New York City Council announces a five-point plan to fight antisemitism.
California won't extradite doctor to Louisiana for allegedly mailing abortion pills...Florida House looking to add civil protjections to unborn children...and DHS makes it easier for visa-holding religious workers to stay in the U.S.
Christian Employers group praises EEOC decision...Calfornia doctor under indictment and accused of shipping abortion pills to Louisiana...and Open Doors releases its 2026 World Watch List.
U-S Supreme Court hears cases on states barring transgender athletes from playing on school girl's and women's athletic teams...suspect in attack on Mississippi synagogue faces federal charges...and man accused of firing gunshots at home of a Tennessee pastor has pleaded guilty and been sentenced.
Suprise meeting between Pope Leo and Venezuelan opposition leader...B.C. Supreme Court hearing case on religious hospitals refusing certain procedures...and U.S. Supreme Court to hear cases on transgender athlete bans.
Pope speaks out on warmongering and on persecutionof Christians worldwide...latest on shootings in Utah LDS parking lot...and civil suit against Saskatoon Christian School goes to court.
Author Philip Yancey confesses to affair and steps down from Christianity Today... two Latin American countries added to Voice of the Martyrs Global Prayer Guide...and California court pauses ruling on public schools sharing student gender identity with parents.
Christian leaders urging prayers for peace in Venezuela...Texas Education Agency being sued for investigating teachers' social media comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk...and Tennessee college professor reinstated after his comments on Kirk killing.
Wyoming Supreme Court makes abortion ruling...President Trump discusses Hyde Amendment with House Republicans...and today is Epiphany.
Reaction to capture of Maduro from Evangelical leaders and the Pope...and Mamdani reaction to latest criticism from Jewish and pro-Israel groups.
Christmas Eve in Bethlehem...abducted Nigerian school children back home...and Pope Leo reacts to assisted suicide being legalized in his home state.
Funeral service of Brown University student....Oklahoma graduate teaching assistant no longer at school after religious discrimination claim...and 130 children and teachers kidnapped from Catholic school in Nigeria released.
Turning Point USA's first AmericaFest since the death of founder Charlie Kirk wraps up...Hanukkah comes to a close this evening...and a new poll on year-end charitable giving.
Erika Kirk announces presidential endorsement...U-S House passes bill on gender transition treament for minors...and Louisiana tries to block mail-order abortion-drug rule.
U.S. officials propose new restrictions designed to effectively ban "gender-affirming care" for minors...New York governor signs "Right-to-Die" bill...and ourners grieve 10-year-old slain in the Bondi mass shooting.
Accused gunman charged in Bondi Beach killings...President Trump says he's worried about a shift towards antisemitism in the U-S Congress...and members of a California religious group have been charged with two murders.
Mass shooting at Hanukkah Celebration in Australia confirmed as ISIS inspired terrorist attack...spike in antisemitic incidents in the U-S..."productive" first meeting between Erika Kirk and Candace Owens...and former V-P Mike Pence's organization calling for removal of RFK, Jr over refusing to review abortion pill.
Netanayahu blames Australian government for encouraging attack on Hanaukkah celebration...Pope Leo issues strong pro-life message...and Erika Kirk and podcaster Candace Owens to hold private discussion.
The head of the Anglican Church in North America will face a church trial...accused killer of Charlie Kirk makes first court appearance...and significant fresco of Jesus found in Turkey.
Charlie Kirk's allleged killer appears in court...Florida is suing those it accuses of mutilating kids and misleading families...and a new poll on religion in America.
Egypt and Iran critical of Pride celebation in Seattle during the World Cup...Alberta's government protects set of laws on transgender issues...and Australia's social media ban for children under 16 takes effect.
Pope Leo and Volodymyr Zelensky meet in Italy...judge approves Archdiocese of New Orleans bankruptcy settlement...and North Carolina school district is being sued for its handling of a student's pro-Charlie Kirk message.
More children abducted from Catholic school in Nigeria have been released...U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Texas book ban case...and Christmas tree lighting held in Bethlehem for first since start of the Gaza war.
U.S. Attorney General orders federal agencies to ramp up investigations into domestic "extremist groups"...safe resolution to hijacking of a Samaritan's Purse plane...and Texans can now sue people who mail the abortion pill to mothers in the state.
Vatican releases study on women in ministry...a Tennessee county's Board of Education is being sued for barring a religious charter school...and online searches for Charlie Kirk topping both Wikipedia and Google in 2025.
U-S Supreme Court hears cases involving a street preacher and a pro-life pregnancy center...Texas Tech University System bans courses teaching race or gender prejudice or recognize more than two sexes...and U-S restricts visas for those involved in anti-Christian violence in Nigeria and elsewhere.
Pope Leo calls for peace in Lebanon and a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...a West Virginia judte rules on religious exemptions from school vaccination...and a Florida pastor rescued by the Coast Guard.
Several parents of schoolchildren seized in Nigeria say they haven't anything about rescue efforts...President Trump signs executive order allowing designation of certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist organizations...and Turning Point USA says support of a possible presidential candidate for 2028 is "in the works".
Girls kidnapped from one Nigerian school rescued...Vatican releases document on value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman...and a new survey on what Americans typically believe about the death and resurrection of Christ.
A large number of Cathloic school children have escaped from their abductors in Nigeria...police at South Florida University charge two men for disrupting a Muslim student prayer group...and abortion is once again illegal in North Dakota.
Texas Governor orders State Police to investigate Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR while Washington
State chapter of CAIR speaks out on reported statement by a Spokane Valley Councilwoman...
Gunmen attack Catholic school in a western region of Nigeria...and outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams condemns protest outside a Manhattan synagogue.
A Texas group says the state's 10 commandments law should pass it's current legal test...U.S. Border Patrol reportedly monitoring millions of American drivers nationawide...and a new poll on democracy in the U.S.
Fights at a protest March in Dearborn, Michigan...Texas governor declares U.S. Muslim group a "foreign terrorist organization"...and two people killed and others abducted in attack on church in central Nigeria.
New poll says most voters believe "extreme political rhetoric" contributed to the killing of Charlie Kirk...New York's outgoing mayor urging Israel's Prime Minister to attend the inauguration of Zohran Mamdani...and a South Carolina Senate committee considering a bill to create a near total ban on abortion.
U-S Supreme Court declines to hear major religious liberty dispute case...top leader of the Anglican Church in North America has been suspended from ministry...and Pope Leo meets dozens of Hollywood luminaries at the Vatican.
U-S Secretary of State Rubio makes terror designations on four European groups...Nebraska man sentenced for killing a priest...and TPUSA chapters being blocked from some Texas public schools.
U.S. Catholic bishops make official a ban on ”gender-affirming care” for patients at Catholic hospitals...federal court hears arguments over Medicaid reimbursements for Planned Parenthood...and a new national survey describes the ongoing ideological and spiritual drift among American churchgoers.
Christian missionary father and daughter on relief mission to Jamaica killed in plane crash ...U.S. Catholic bishops pick a new president...and Israel's president speaks out on West Bank violence.
Supreme Court weighs appeal of same-sex marriage ruling...Moody Bible Institute accusing Chicago Public Schools of religious discrimination...and Flordia sues Planned Parenthood over abortion drugs.
Erika Kirk on Fox News...reaction to election of Zohran Mamdani as New York City mayor...and Nebraska's governor signs executive order on abortion.
House Speaker Johnson warns on giving "platform to antisemitism"...President Trump's son to appear at Turning Point USA event...and Anglican Church in North America Archbishop takes leave of absence amid alegations of misconduct.
President Trump calls out Jewish New Yorkers supporting Mamdani...Erika Kirk wants cameras in the courtroom for the trial of her husband's alleged assassin...and a hunter lost in a California forest thanks God for his rescue.
President Trump comments on killings of Christians in Nigeria...FBI says attack on LDS congregation in Michigan motived by anti-religious beliefs...and apology over Holocaust-themed parade float.
University of Tennessee professor sues over suspension due to Charlie kirk comments...New York's mayor condems antisemitic art exhibit...and Vice President Vance hopes his wife converts to Christianity.
Erika Kirk and V-P Vance speak at Turning Point USA event...Louisiana's governor criticizes Catholic University for denying official recognition of a Turning Point chapter...and Virginia school teacher sues district for defamation over abortion claims.
V-P Vance to speak at Turning Point event with Erika Kirk...poll on concerns over political vionlence and free speech...and pro-life group appeals its lawsuit over Michigan abortion amendment.
Latest on the Gaza ceasefire...Oregon judge blocks Trump administration from pulling sex education funding over gender identify curricula...and Erika Kirk to appear in first interview since her hustand's murder.
The search expands fo the remaining hostages in Gaza...Pope Leo to visit site of major port blast in Lebanon...and a British Political commentator has been detained by ICE in San Francisco.
A closed hearing being held today for the accused killer of Charlie Kirk...Vice President Vance attends private mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem...and the archbishop of the U.S. Anglican Church is facing sexual misconduct allegations.
American missionary kidnapped in Niger...guilty plea in ISIS-inspired plot on churches in Idaho...and King Charles and Pope Leo pray together at the Vatican.
Top U.S. envoys continue to visit Israel supporting the Gaza ceasefire...President Trump marks Diwali at the White House...and Catholic groups holding prayer vigils today at ICE detention centers.
V-P Vance in Israel...some residents of Michigan city want volume of Islamic call to prayer lowered...and new Barna research on beliefs of Gen Z women.
U.S. envoys back in Israel to shore up ceasefire...pastor, mayoral candidate and half-brother of V-P JD Vance reports bullet hole found at his church...and Christian music museum opens in Nashville.
President Trump announces deal to lower costs of meds used for invitro fertilization...Oregon Senator wants cities to turn off certain license plate reading cameras...and Pope and Leo and King Charles to pray together next week.
U-S House Speaker condemns alleged comments in Young Republicans group chat...House White Press Secretary says President Trump "freed Palestine"...and candidate for California governor supports transgender athletes in the Olympics.
President Trump honors Charlie Kirk...Oklahoma will not being requiring schools to include the BIble in their lessons...and a new cast for Mel Gibson's upcoming "The Resurrection of the Christ".
White House hosting celebration of Charlie Kirk's life...affects of Kirk's death on potential political youth movement...and Instagram attempts to better safeguard teenagers.
Israeli hostages released as U-S President Trump is in the Middle East...and Amy Grant's family regain control of historic Nashville church.
A provision in Washington State law on confessions won't go into effect...update on Gaza peace plan...and a beloved off-court figure in college basketball has died.
Update on Gaza peace plan...Christians gathering this week in Jerusalem for Sukkot...and Pope Leo discusses immigrants with Chicago labor leaders.
Gaza war update...assailant in British synagogue attack reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islatimc State...and a California mayor under investigation for stealing from a church.
U-S Supreme Court hears "conversion therapy" case...appeals court vacates Louisiana Ten Commandments ruling...and talks aimed at end war in Gaza continue on second anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel.
Talks underway over President Trump's Gaza peace plan...U-S Supreme Court opens new term...and man under arrest for allegedly possessing explosive outside a Washington, D-C church.
Trump gives deadline to Hamas...update on attack against synagogue in England...and Church of England names first-ever female as the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
Terrorist attack on British synagogue...FBI ends partnership with Anti-Defamation League...and the latest pro-life efforts across the U-S at the national and state levels.
Turning Point USA returns to Utah...a decline in clinical abortion rates...and Pope Leo talks about abortion, immigration and the climate.
Oregon scientists use human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs..."politically correct" leadership is over at the Pentagon...and Turning Point USA returns to Utah.
Update on Michigan LDS shooting...attorney for alleged Charlie Kirk shooter asks for more time to review evidence..and Washington State sues Trump Administation over pulling funding for teen reproductive and sex health education programs.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu gives defiant speech at the U.N....President Trump says there's progress toward ending the war in Gaza...and Texas public university is banning teachers from discussing transgender issues.
Voddie Baucham dies...thousands attenen Turning Point USA event in Virginia...and Oklahoma's school Superintendent steps down.
The Palestinian President speaks to the U.N. General Assembly...thousands attenen Turning Point USA event in Virginia...and Oklahoma's school Superintendent steps down.
Trump Administration officials hopefull of new Middle East peace plan...Turning Point USA chapters planned for all Oklahoma public high schools...and a Flordia school is accused of promoting witchcraft.
First Turning Point USA campus event held after Charlie Kirk's death...and reports of spike in church attendence in response Kirk's murder.
Powerful memorial Sunday for Charlie Kirk...and three key countries formally recognize a Palestinian state.
Update on Charlie Kirk Memorial...White House asks Supreme Court to enforce its passport policy...court dimisses lawsuit filed by worship leader Sean Feucht...and writer of "Jeses Take the Wheel" dies in plane crash.
Turning Point USA names new CEO...sex abuse lawsuit filed against Harvest Christian Fellowship pastor...and Pope Leo says he has no intention of getting involved in U.S. politics.
President Trump and Vice President Vance to deliver remarks at Charlie Kirk's memorial...pastoral comments both for and against Charlie Kirk's message...and student whistleblower at Texas A&M claims she was threatened for making video uncovering a transgender teaching scandal.
Charges filed in Charlie Kirk assassination...President Trump considering a signficant domestic terror designation...Israel launches offensive in Gaza City...and a new Washington Post poll on child vaccinations.
FBI details on Charlie Kirk assassination...U-S Secretary of State Rubio in Jerusalem...and spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians meeting today with U-S President Trump.
Arrest made in Charlie Kirk assassination...Kirk's pastor speaks out...and appleas court allows federal government to cut off Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood for now.
Update on Charlie Kirk shooting...9-11 memorials...and U-S upreme Court doesn't take up South Carolina transgender student case.
Israel strikes Hamas in Qatar...New York AG intervenes om Texas abortion case...and Murdoch family reaches deal over control of Fox News.
President Trump speaks at Museum of the Bible...Virginia school districts unable to access federal funds over gender-nuetral bathroom policy...and new attacks in Jerusalem and Gaza.
Prison sentence for person who set fire to a Snohomish County church building...the Ukrainian Orthodox Church could soon be banned in Ukraine...and a Supreme Court justice defends her decision to overturn Roe V. Wade.
Pope meets with Israel's President...Vice President Vance meets with family membes of last week's Minneapolis Catholic Church Shooting...and Texas abortion pill law sent to the governor.
U-S West Coast governors form health alliance...U-S Federal government to support pro-life Christian ministry in expected U-S Supreme Court case...and Newsmax files suit against Fox News.
Pope meets with leading LGBTQ+ Catholic church advocate...Irish missionary to Haiti released after being kidnapped a month ago...and judge strikes down California deepfake law.
The latest on Minneapolis Cathollc school shooting...U.S. Education Department going after Denver Pubiic schools over bathroom policies...and Texas House passes abortion pill law.
Latest on Wednesday Catholic church and shool shooting in Minneapolis...Israel and U-S officials meet to discuss post-war Gaza...and U-S House Republicans are investigating Wikipedia for bias.
Shooting at Catholic school in Minneapolis...Pope calls for end of war in Gaza...and Costco to stop dispensing abortion drug.
President Trump threatens funding restrictions on numerous sex ed programs...anti-discrimination coordinators now required on New York state college campuses...and Australia's PM accuses Iran of directing antisemtic attacks in his country.
Israel comments on deadly strike on Gaza hospital...Nigeria's military frees large number of hostages...and federal judge strikes down Minnesota law affecting religious colleges.
Israeli defense minister warns of Gaza City's destruction...Pope calls for day of prayer and fasting iver wars,,,and President trump comments on TikTok as well as California transgender athlete policy.
Dr. James Dobson passes away at 89...Seattle outdoor Christian concert moved...and Kelowna, B-C Christian concert cancelled due to "public safety" .
Texas Ten Commandments law blocked...U.S. Supreme Court preps for "convresion therapy" case...and Israel gives final approval for controversial West Bank project.
Texas Senate passes transgender bathroom bill...Hillary Clinton thinks U-S Supreme Court will rule again on same-sex marriage...and younger generations reportedly increasing bible reading and church attendance in the U.S. and elsewhere
More talks on a ceasefire plan in the middle east and on ending the war in Ukraine...Newsmax reaches settlement in defamation case...and U.S. Department of Education to suspend funding of some Virginia school districts over transgender bathroom useage.
Leaders of the Catholic and Orthodox churches pray for peace ahead of U.S.-Russia summit...ruling on Trump administration DEI actions...and court case on transgender student bathroom use could be headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Israel focusing on building settlements in the West Bank near Jerusalem...Virginia's Governor orders investigation of school system over reports of staff helping students get abortions...and first California school board bans transgender athletes from girls sports.
The White House and California's Governor are strongly disagreeing over antisemitism findings at UCLA....Ukrainian refugees in Anchorage are praying for peace ahead of Friday's Alaska summit between President Trump and Russian President Putin...and a federal appeals court is allowing Arkansas to ban "gender-affirming care".
Harvard reportedly near agreement to end dispute with Trump administration over antisemitism allegations...Israel's Prime Minister doubles down on plans for new offensive in Gaza...and a new report on acts of hostility against U-S churches.
Australia to recognize a Palestinian state...huge civil rights fine against UCLA...and getting an abortion in Texas may become even more difficult.
Another murder conviction for Idaho doomsday mother...Trump Administration investigating Oregon Department of Eduction over transgender athletes...and latest approval poll of the U-S Supreme Court.
U.S. Mideast Envoy cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks...Court says Oregon mother is free to begin adoption process with violating religious beliefs...and Callifornia doctor being sued for by Texas boyfriend of woman mailed abortion pill.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee bars transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports...settlement in religious exemption case over Covid-19 vaccine mandate...and Columbia University suspenantimds and expels students for alleged anti-semtic protests.
Ruling on Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding...judge blocks part of Tennesse abortion trafficking law...and U.S. to withdraw again from UNESCO.
Pope comments on sheeling of Cathlic churcn in Gaza...U-S Ambassador to Israel condems attacks on Christian village in the West Bank...and Harvad goes to court challening funding cuts.
Fallout from Gaza church shelling...Congressman accuses Homeland Security of raiding churches...and two Ohio Planned Parenthood clinics shutting down over lack of Medicaid funding.
Israeli shell hts Catholic church compound in Gaza...Christian bookstore sues Colorado over pronoun law...and babies with DNA from three people born in Britian.
Federal court rules on West Virginia's abortion law...Congress questions another round of university president's over campus antisemitism...and a U.N. rapporteur calls for nations to cut ties with Israel.
Pastor John MacArthur dies at 86...Florida ranked top state for religious freedom...and woman faces hate crime charges for allegedly setting fire to California church.
Shooiing at Kentucky church...church leaders in Israel condemn reported violence against church in the West Bank...and friends and church members advocating for Iranian Christian asylum seeker detained by ICE.
Judge rejects challenge to Michigan's ban on publicly funded abortions...Baylor University returns large LGBT research grant...and a big thank you to a Michigan Deacon who helped stop a possible church shooting.
Texas Hill Country copes with flood aftermath...reaction to Planned Parenthood Medicaid cuts...and California Catholic diocese says stay home from Mass if worried about ICE.
Trump administration sues California over transgender athlete policies, while high school track athletes in Oregon sue state over the same issue...and Ukraine's President and the Pope suggest the Vatican host peace talks over the war with Russia.
Search continues for Texas flood victims...IRS agrees churches can endorse political candidates...and new poll says Americans don't want the government to focus on increasing birth rates.
Update on the Texas Floods...and Dr. Gregory Jantz, a pioneer in the field of mental health treatment, has died.
U.S. Supreme Coufrt to take up cases involving transgender participation in women's sports...abortions are dropping South Carolina...and ACLU sues to keep an abortion question off the ballot in Missouri.
Funeral arrangementas set for Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart...Wisconsin Supreme Court rules on abortion ban...and another lawsuit filed against Oklahoma's new public school education standards.
U-S Supreme Court thorws out appellate court rulings involving four states regarding trasngender issues...South Dakota's "bathroom bill" takes effect tomorrow...and the Trump administration announces conclusion of investigation of Harvard University over protection of Jewish students.
Effects on children in two rulings by the U-S Supreme Court...California Catholic Bishop speaks out on ICE raids at parish properties...and 6 Americans detained trying to send bibles to North Korea.
U-S Supreme Court rules on Medicaid money for Planned Parenthood...Stanford stops "gender-affirming" surgeries for those under 19...and a new AP poll on religion in schools.
Federal government suing Washington State over clergy reporting law...out of state abortions down slightly in 2024...California being pressured over transger athletes...and a possible twist over Louisiana's Ten Commandments law.
Detroit-area pastor responds to attempted attack on his congregation...U-S Supreme Court to take up another religious liberty case...abortions in the U.S. are rising...and charitable giving to religious organizations delines.
U.K. lawmakers pass assisted suicide bill...and Pope Leo warning of impact of AI on youth.
Virginia man sentenced for attempted mass shooting at a church...candidate for New York City mayor reacts to antisemtic claims...and new pick to lead the EEOC testifies on transgender workers.
U-S Supreme Court rules on "gender-affirming care" for minors...federal judge decision regarding birth gender on passports...and legislation to outlaw abortion in Ohio.
British lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales...death toll climbs in militant attack in north-central Nigeria...and dozens of children placed in protective custody following alleged abuse at a southeast Iowa Bible camp,
Suspect in custody in Minnesota shooting...Israel-Iran conflict continues...and Jimmy Swaggart hospitalized.
Israel defends its decision to attack Iran...suspect name in murder of Arizona pastor...and a major California Children's Hospital is dropping a controversial program.
Southern Baptists wrap up annual meeting...suit filed against Arkansas' Ten Commandments law...and Pennsylvania mother and daughter charged for allegedly performing a "dangerous at-home abortion".
Southern Baptist delegates vote on call to change U-S marriage laws...Montana's Governor reacts to State Supreme Court rulings on three abortion laws...and a new Barna report on biblical worldview in the U-S.
Medically-assisted suicide bill passed by New York legislature...Montana Supreme Court rules on three abortion laws...and Gallup releases new poll on gender policies.
Southern Baptists meet this week in Dallas...Pope Leo comments on nationalist political movements...Israel stops activist aid ship bound for Gaza...and a new poll on support for abortion.
FBI and Homeland Security warning of 'elevation threat" to the Jewish community...U-S Supreme Court ruls on church-affiliated tax exemption case...and Attorneys general from several Democrati-ledc states call for expanded asscess to the abortion pill.
Update on Colorado attack...Washington State girls track team protests at state championships over transgender athlete...and California schools get warning about transgender athletes completing in girls' sports.
Man charged in attack on Colorado group supporting Israeli hostages...11 people hospitalized in stabbing attack at the Salem, Oregon, Union Gospel Mission...and arguments to be heard tomorrow in case involving the Yakima Union Gospel MIssionn.
Hamas reviews new ceasfire proposal...Texas abortion pill ban update...and destructive fire at historic Ohio church building.
Spokane-area school board expresses concerns over protections for female athletes...Nebraska passes transgender athletes bill...and Israel authorizes 22 Jewish settlements in the West Bank.
Arrests at another Christian Rally in Seattle...abortions back on hold in Missouri...and last-second changes to California high school track and field championships regarding transgender athletes.
Court of appearance for people arrested in Seattle counterprotest of Christian rally...a contentious rally in Jerusalem...10 commandments could be posted in Texas public school classrooms...and Alberta schhols could remove books containing graphic LGBTQ+ material.
More on Wednesday's Israeli embassy staff shooting...Texas legislature passes bill on funding out-of-state abortion travel...and federal appeals court rules on public library book bans.
Supreme Court ruling on publicly-funded religious charter school...A Chicago man accused of shooting and killing two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington, D-C...and New Orleans Roman Catholic Archdiocese oannounces clergy sex abuse settlement.
Pope Leo presides over first general audience...Pope accused of mishandeling sex abuse allegations...and Supreme Court orders Maine legislature to resotre vote of lawmaker censured for id-ing trans athlete.
Department of Education withdraws massive fine against Grand Canyon University...jury finds Hatian gang leader guilty in 2021 kidnapping of U.S. missionaries...and FDA updates Covid-19 shot regulations.
V-P Vance meets with Pope Leo...and bombing at California fertility clinic labled as "anti-pro-life and terrorism.
President Trump visits interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi...U.S. military to screen for gender dysphoria...and Pope Leo speaks on marriage and the unborn.
Abortion rulings in South Carolina and Florda...Missouri residents to vote again on abortion...and gender laws and rulings in Airzona, Iowa and Montana.
Trump in the MIddle East...Justice Department opening investigation into proposed Muslim community in Texas...and Colorado school district sues state over transgender sports policy.
Pope speaks to journalists...Episcopal Church won't help resettle group of white South African refugees...and Texas legislature looking at "religious speech" in school.
Pope Leo calls his election a cross to bear and a blessing...rhe new Pope being descibed as humble man with heart for the unborn...and President Trump heading to the Middle East.
New Pope is chosen...parent of Christian school shooter in Wisconsin is facing charges...and the University of Washington is suspending 21 pro-Palestinian students.
Conclave update...White House investigating "antisemitic violence" at the University of Washington...and Richland, Washington city council approves letter on transgender athletes in women's sports.
Investigation into Washington State Clergy reporting law...U-S Supreme Court decision on transgender military service ban...and last minute meetings held by Cardinals ahead of conclave.
Israel reportedly has new plan for Gaza...update on upcoming papal conclave...and Texas governor signs private school voucher bill.
Conclave preparations continue...President Trump establishes Religious Liberty Commission...and Southern Baptist Commission reports both decline and growth.
Tump on National Day of Prayer...shift in America's "spiritual landscape"...and White House report on "gender-affirming care" for youth under 19.
U-S Supreme Court hears arguments on Oklahoma relgious charter school...Spokane-area school district writes draft letter to state school officials over transgender athletes...and Spokane City Council passes LGBTQ protections.
Once-powerful Italian cardinal withdraws from participating in upcoming conclave to elect new pope...U-S Supreme Court set to hear religious school case...and V-P Vance speaks on transgender athlete issue.
Catholic church leaders set date for electing new Pope...T.D. Jakes setting down from Potter's House...and major fire at historic Memphis church building.
Over 250-thousand people attend public viewing of Pope Francis...details on the Pope's funeral...and opponents and proponents speak out on Manitoba gender expression bill.
Tens of thousands pay respects to Pope Francis...outspoken Cardinal able to leave Hong Kong for the Vatican...and South Carolina church shooter trying to overturn death penalty sentence.
Pope Francis lies in state...U-S V-P JD Vance comments on meeting Francis on Easter Sunday...and U-S Attorney General convenes task force on anti-Christian bias.
Federal Government freezing funds for Harvard...latest abortion numbers in the U-S...and newest Barna report on Christianity in the U-S.
Judge rules on Idaho abortion law...Trump Administration won't allow Medicare to be used for "gender-affirming care" for minors...West Virginia lawmakers pass bill aimed at eliminating DEI policies across state government and education. .and Hungary passes constitutional amendment on LGBTQ+ public events.
Feeral judge rules on immigrant enforcement at houses of worship...missionary abducted while preaching at South African church...and President Trump nominates ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.
omeland Security to monitor immigrants' social media for antisemitism...
more than 60 Christians killed in attacks in Nigeria...and President Trump’s nominee for ambassador tot he Vatican comes before a Senate hearing.
Federal judge rules on part of Illinois abortion law..."misgendering" law passes Colorado House...and group of professors say University of British Columbia is wronguflly engaging in political activity.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Trump...Pope Francis makes an appoearance...former D-C cardinal Theodore Mccarrick passes away...and the latest "The Chosen" movie near top of this past week's box office favorites.
Kansas Catholic Priest shot to death...attorneys ask full appeals court to review Seattle-area church complaint over abortion coverage...and Englands "Wrestling Church"
Idaho's Governor sign bill allowing state taxpayer dollars to fund private, religious and home schooling expenses...Texas legislature hearing bill on private school vouchers...and Hungary welcomes Israeli Prime Minister while announcing it's quitting the world’s top war crimes court.
Fianl report released in Nashville Christian school shooting...arguments heard by Supreme Court over Planned Parenthood funding...and Nevada to require parental notification for minors' abortions.
Emergency aid ramping up for Myanmar quake victims...pro-life measure closer to becoming law in MIssouri...and two transgender athletic bills intorducted in California .
Quake relief challenges in Myanmar...U-S Supreme Court hears Catholic charity case ouf of Wisconsin...and the Pope's doctors discuss his medical improvement.
Pro-Life groups lobby against Planned Parenthood...Maine refuses to comply with Title IX rules regarding transgender athletes...and Utah prohibits flying Pride flags at schools and government buildings.
President Trump expected to freeze Planned Parenthood funding...New York county clerk stops Texas from taken legal action against doctor for prescribing abortion pills...and Trump Admnistration investigating California Department of Education over gender identity law.
New survey says few Amiericans affirm the Trinity...a bill in Congress would block federal funds for "gender transistion" procedures...and Pope Francis was reportedly close to death last month.
No apologies yet between Maine's governor and President Trump in debate over transgender athlete's in women's sports...federal judge rules on drag show at Texas A&M...and Japanese court orders Uniffication Church in Japan to be dissolved.
More Israeli strikes on Gaza...Pope is back at the Vatican...and two hot-button bills now law in South Dakota.
Over a dozen Christian leaders prayed with President Trump in the Oval Office this week...large number of a Texas chapter of Catholic Charities out of a job due in part to freezes in federal payments to refugee resettlement programs...and complaints to police in Indonesia accusing Christians of blasphemy on social media has driven several of them abroad.
U.S. Depaertment of Education decisions in two instances involving transgender athlete participation...judge orders two transgender inmates returned to women's facilities...and a Florida university medical school administrator leaves after DEI comments.
Judge blocks enforcement of transgender troop ban..federal court hearing arguments over an Ohio school district’s gender pronoun policy...Ohio appeals court rules against the state's ban on "gender-affirming care" for minors...and an update on Pope Francis.
Trump and Putin talk...Israel launches strikes on Gaza...Pope writes a letter on war...and Texas charges midwife for providing illegal abortions.
Bill in Washington State legislature places limits on social media algorithms used by kids...Texas legislators going after the abortion pill..and Vatican releases first picture of the Pope in a month.
Washington's Schools Superintendent tells districts to follow state law on transgender athletes...Texas governor calls for investigation into whether educators transitioned a student against a parent's wishes...and more than 50 universities being investigated for alleged racial discrimination.
Pro-Palestinian Columbia University activist to remain in jail following deportation hearing...founding pastor of a Texas megachurch charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child in Oklahoma...and Mississippi U.S. Senator reintroduces bill banning research involving fetal tissue obtained from abortions.
Some colleges being warned over alleged antisemitism on campus...Spokane-area school district asking White House to intervene in transgender athlete issue...and the Pope continues his recovery.
Reponse to ICE arrest of Comlumbia University student...Oklahoma Supreme Court halts request for proposaals to place Bibles in Public Schools...and Pope Francis gets good news from his doctors.
Update on Pope Francis...large crowds in Jerusalem for first day of Ramadam...and California's governor getting push back from LGBTQ group on latest transgender comments.
Abortion pill review brought up in Senate confirmation hearings for head of the FDA...abortion news out of Missouri and Arizona...and an update on the Pope's health.
Trump administration dropping emergency abortion case in Idaho...Moses Lake School Board to vote on policy on transgender athletes...and an update on Pope Francis.
Pope suffers a setback...Washington State Sentate passes clergy reporting law...and U.S. Dpeatment of Eduction opens Title IX investigation of Washington State school district.
Update on Poe's condition...V-P Vance weighs in on Pope's criticism of White House immigration policy...and Iowa lawmakers remove transgenderism as a protect class.
Pope update...Trump executive order on transgender troops expanded...and Education Department launches "End DEI" web portal.
Pope Francis health update...initial hearings today for three pro-life Trump Cagniet picks...U-S Supreme Court hears sex discrimination case...and drop in the number of Americans identifying as Christian has leveled off.
Update on the Pope...Seattle judge blocks President Trump's effort to halt refugee admissions system...and an investigation is underway of an incident at an Idaho town hall.
U-S Supreme Court declines to hear abortion clinic "buffer zone" challenges...immigration enforcement actions temporarily blocked at select houses of worship...an update on Pope Francis...and President Trump on possible peacekeepers in Ukraine.
Update on Pepe's health...judge refuses to block halt in fuding of Catholic resettlement program..and Iadho bill would end working with Washington State on doctor training due to potential abortion funding.
Pope health update...Ten Commandment displays being argued at Appeals Court...and Vice President Vance talks on American culture and masculinity.
Trump signs executive order on IVF...judge hears arguments on Trump's ban on transgender troops...
and Catholic bishops sue White House on halt to refugee resettlement funding.
Update on the Pope's health...Trump ultimatum on school diversity initiatives...and California bill on transgender athletes in girls sports.
Pope Francis remains at Rome hospital...Israel's Primie Minister moving ahead with President Trump's Gaza proposal...and U.S. Army banning enlistees identifying as transgender.
Pope Francis is hospitalized...judge blocks Trump exectuive orders on "gender-affirming care"...and Texas judge fines New York doctor for prescribing abortion drugs.
Another global faith-based furloughing employees due to funding cuts...Washignton State speeds up birth certificate gender change process...and a push to get New York abortion doctor to stand trial in Louisiana for sending abortion pill through the mail.
British Columbia women’s college basketball championships moved from Christian College...some Christian aid groups respond to USAID cuts...and new report on antisemitism in the U-S.
Preident Trump meets with King of Jordan...Pope crticiizes Trump's immigration plan...and more than 2 dozen religious groups file suit over potential arrests in houses of worship.
Trump comments on Gaza plan...Catholic Church leader concerned over USAID cuts...and Bible readings in Idaho public schools is being considered.
President Trump speaks at the National Prayer Breakfast...Trump challenges International Olympic Committee over transgender athletes...and Texas man executed for killing a Dallas area pastor.
Reaction to President Trump's Gaza comments...Trump order on women's and girls sports...and Children's Hospital in L-A pausing "gender affirming care" for those under 19.
President Trump says the U.S. should be in charge of Gaza....plus the rest of today's original version of Newmakers.
White House reiterates call for Arab nations to relocate displaced Palestinians in the war-torn territory...Trump administration opens new investigations into antisemitism allegations at five U.S. universities... and an execution scheduled this week for man sentenced to death for killing a Texas pastor.
NFL's New Orleans Saints alleged to be far more involved in helping Catholic Church leaders confronted with clergy sex abuse crisis...new law in New York to protect doctors who prescribe abortion pills out of state...and Texas governor wants to ban DEI in K-12 schools.
Conversation between Washinton State 31st District Republican Senator Phil Fortunato and a member of Human Life of Washington about controversial chemical abortion bill.
Prayer vigil for D-C plane crash...Israel hostage swaps...and federal ruling on using Bible verses at Arizona school board meeting.
California drops all charges against two undercover pro-life activists...Washington Interscholastic Activities Association to vote amendments that would affect transgender athletes...and Amazon Prime Video releases trailer for biblical epic series “House of David”.
President Trump signs executive orders focused on the military...ICE being sued by Quaker church congregations...and Israel's Prime Minister to visit the White House next week.
President Trump expected sign an executive order banning transgender troops..a trial is underway in North Dakota's ban on "gender-affirming care" for minors...and Vice President Vance reponds to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' criticism or President Trump's immigration policy.
Trump and Vance speak at March for Life...and U-S Department of Justice will largely stop prosecuting people who stop women from accessing abortions.
President Trump pardons pro-life activists...March for LIfe in Wahsington, D-C today...and U-S House passes "Born-Alive" abortion bill.
Reaction to Tuesday's inagural prayer service...Whie House changes to affirmative action and DEI...and Texas considering bans on abortion drugs.
President Trump attends National Prayer Service...Trump comments on transgender athletes...VA abortions being addressed at Senate confirmation hearings...and former head of Planned Parenthood has died.
Federal Judge allows three new states to challenge nationwide access to abortion pill ...Israel’s security Cabinet recommends approval of a Gaza ceasefire deal...and U-S Supreme Court rules on TikTok.
Last-minute dispute with Hamas holding up Israeli approval of ceasefire...group of convictred pro-life supporters asking President-Elect Trump for a pardon...and the Pope injured in a fall.
Israell-Hamas ceasefire deal...Open Doors releases 2025 World Watch List...and group led by former Vice President Mike Pence opposing confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Texas Supreme Court deciding the fate of a Catholic non-profit...abortion restriction bills being introduced in Mississippi and Tennessee...and an autobiography of Pope Francis being released today.
Breakthrough in Mideast cease-fire talks is on the horizon...a new attack in Nigeria by Boko Haram...and President Biden awards medial to Pope Francis.
U-S Supreme Court hears TikTok case...North Dakota trying to post Ten Commandments in Public Schools...and Anita Bryant dies at 84.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter honored with two funerals...Firefighters continue to battle the Los Angeles fires...and federal judge blocks attempt to add "gender identity" to rules regarding sex discrimination in schools.
Multiple massive wildfires in Southern California...a women's college basketball team won't play a Christian College over previous alleged mistreatment of a transgender teammate...and the latest of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
President Biden attends prayer service for victims of New Orleans attack...Meta is revamping its fact-checking program...and a federal judge rules in Washington State University Covid-19 lawsuit.
Along with celebratng Ephiphany, Pope Francis names new archbishop of Washington, D-C...it's Orthdox Christmas Eve...and abortion the leading cause of death worldwide in 2024.
A "God gap" exists among members of the incoming 119th Congress...a battle is brewing between Southern Methodist University and the United Methodist Church over LGBT clergy and same-sex marriage...and Apple is settling a lawsuit related to accusations that Siri eavesdrops on users.
New information in New Orleans rampage...FBI says it disrupted alleged plot to kill employees of a pro-Israel organization in Florida...and the Pope doubles-down on abortion.
Scores of Christians killed in attacks in Nigeria...Evangelical Pastor killed in Colombia...
and Pope Francis kicks off 2025 Holy Year.
Wisconsin school shooting update..Texas school district returning the Bible to libraries...and President Biden to visit the Vatican.
New details in Abundant Life school shooting case...19 states now supporting Louisiana's Ten Commandents law...and Ohio legislature passes "Parent's BIll of Rights".
Vigil and prayer service held for victims of Wisconsin Christian school shooting...religious schism reportedly turns deadly in Nigeria...U-S Senate votes on cutting off funding of trasngender treatments for minors of military members...and U-S Supreme Court to consider South Carolina's cut off of Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.
Wisconsin Christian school shooting update..an Australian state government proposes ban on demonstrations outside places of worship....and Pope Francis reveals apparent bombing plot during 2021 visit to Iraq.
Update on shooting at Wisconsin Christian school...Texas suing aNew York doctor for mailing the abortion pill...and Syrian churches repopen for first time after Assad's ouster.
Shooting at Wisconsin Christian school...Texas suing aNew York doctor for mailing the abortion pill...and Syrian churches repopen for first time after Assad's ouster.
United Kingdom extendis ban on puberty blockers for children. ancient relic returns to Notre Dame..and the chaplain of the U.S. Senate expected to recover after having a medical emergency.
Washington Interscholastic Activities Association will consider policy changes concerning transgender athletes...federal appeals court does away with Nasdaq rules designed to ensure boardroom diversity...and a significant number of American teens say they are online “almost constantly”.
Federal court hears Idaho abortion ban law...Montana Supreme Court allows "gender-affirming medical care" for minors to continue for now...and votes to come on U-S Department of Defense policy bill that inclues ban on coverage for gender dysphoria treatment for minors.
Idaho's abortion ban heading back to federal appeals court...U-S Suprme Court will not hear challenge to a Wisconsin school districts gender policy...and Canadian LBTBQ groups asking a court to stop Alberta gender law.
TikTok asking for emergency motion to stop law banning it from going into effect next month...New Jersey's Governor bans books book bans...and the Pope's message heading into the Christmas season
Missouri's new constitutional amendmen on abortion is set to go into effect today...we're learning more about a 56-year-old man who shot two kindergarten students at a Christian school in California this week...and the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris will finally reopen to the public this weekend.
Christian school shooting in California..groups pushing to nullify Arizona's 15-week abortion ban...and
religious liberty laws in Texas are being tested.
U-S Supreme Court hears Tennessee case on “gender-affirming care” for minors...tree transgender bills are set to become law in Alberta...and two leading golf organizations have updated their gender policies.
Most of an Idaho’s abrotion law allowed to take effect for now...California's Attorney General out with new legislation to protect abortion rights...President-elect Trump to attempt Notre Dame reopening...and Bible sales are spiking.
The U-S Supreme Court takes up "gender-affirming" treatment for minors this week...skirmishes breakout in midst of a middle-east ceasefire...and Notre Dame cathedral reopens this week.
North Dakota Supreme Court hears arguments to reinstate abortion ban...San Antonio, Texas, City Council decides not to fund travel costs for out-of-state abortions...and transgender athletes in girls sports playing out in two New Hampshire federal court cases.
Presidential Medal of Freedom given to former head of Planned Parenthood...legislation to ban children under 16 from social media has been introduced in Australia's Parliament...and more financial troubles at the Vatican.
The Bible at the center of separate decisions in Louisiana and Texas...U-S House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks out on new transgender member of Congress...and President-elect Trump taps leaders for the Education Department and The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Spokane-area school district moving forward with letter asking Washington State's governing body of athletics and activities to ban students identifying as transgender from competing in girls' sports...California girl's high school volleyball team is getting support after forfeiting a game involving a transgender player....and Wyoming judge strikes down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the nation explicit prohibition on the use of abortion drugs.
Former Vice President Pence calls for rejection Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as head of the Department of Health and Human Services...Texas State Board of Education to vote on curriculum including Bible stories...and several Oklahoma school districts react to order to play video asking for prayer for President-Elect Trump.
FBI says it stopped potential terrorist plot targeting Houston synagogues ...prominent Jewish organizations criticizing President-elect Trump's pick for Attorney General...and Indiana's ban on transgender treatments for minors upheld by federal appeals court.
Spokane-area school district will delay sending a letter to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association asking it to reconsider its policy concerning transgender athletes...Oklahoma State Department of Education launching an Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism...and several U.S. Catholic bishops have encouraged the church to share Vatican teachings on a range of hot-button issues, including the condemnation of abortion, euthanasia, surrogacy and transgender-surgery.
Judge blocks Louisiana Ten Commandments law...head of the Church of England resigns...and New Zealand’s Prime Minister makes formal apology for abuse of children and vulnerable adults in state, foster and faith-based care.
Vatican responds to Trump's election...Wisconsin Supreme Court takes up abortion ban...and protests ramp up over transgernder athletes in women's sports.
Update on death of Minnesota missionary in Angola...violence against Jewish soccer fans in Amsterdam...and break down of religious vote in 2024 U-S Presidential Election.
Evangelical support for Trump is high once again...at least two states say they'll defend abortion from a Trump administration...and Trump's impact on the U-S Supreme Court.
Abortion measures pass in 7 of ten states where they were on the ballot...Voters sided against school choice in both Kentucky and Nebraska...voter side against school choice in Kentucky and Nebraska...and Trump talks with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.
Abortion policy on the ballot in a number of states today., as is marijuana, assisted-suicide and state funding of private schools... and response to violence at a British Columbia Hindu Temple.
Advocates and opponents speaking out about controversial ballot question in New York State...new poll on Florida abortion and marijuana amendments...and two people injured at California church shooting.
Update on killing of American Christian Missionary in Angola...and man accused of shooting Jewish man near a Chicago synagogue facing terrorism and hate crime charges.
Catholic hospital in California is agreeing to provide emergency abortions...A ban on protesting outside of abortion clinics in England and Wales has gone into effect...and British Columbia Supreme Court grants temporary injunction to stop a woman from receiving medical assistance in dying.
Federal lawsuit filed by former Liberty University employee fired after disclosing being a transgender woman..lawsuit filed in Texas under a new law banning "transgender treatments" for childrenn...and the Girl Scouts respond to decision by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to end partnerships with the organization over views regarding gender and sexuality.
Donald Trump urges Christians to vote...federal judge continues to block attempts to stop TV stations from airing ads for abortion rights measure...and former NFL Coach Tony Dungy speaks out against Florida's amendment 4.
New poll shows Florida abortion amendment might not pass...Liz Cheney claims abortion rights unting both sides of the polical aisle behind Vice President Harris...and large gathering of Christians in South Korea praying for repentance, revival and holiness.
Judge rules on Ohio abortion ban...new poll shows South Dakota abortion amdendment a toss-up...and another forfeit against San Jose State Women's Volleyball team.
Trump speaks at Charlie Kirk rally in Georgia...Florida's Governor challenging TV ad supporting abortion ballot measure...and Colorado court case on animals rights.
U-S Secretary of State pushes again for end of Israeli war with Hamas...Florida Governor DeSantis continues his campaign against abortion amendment...and Vice President Harris heads to Texas Friday to highlight the state's abortion ban.
Former President Trump and Vice President Harris try to reach Christian voters...and U-S Secretary of State Blinken is back in the Middle East.
Louisiana's "Ten Commandments" law goes before federal judge...White House proposes free birth-control plan...and Olympia man sentenced for attacks on several Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Halls.
Attorneys general of three states are seeking to roll back access to the abortion pill mifepristone...a lawsuit has been filed against Oklahoma's Superintendent over Bible mandate...and University of Nevada-Reno clarifies decision on women's volleyball match with transgender player.
Trump talks about IVF, female sports at women's Town hall...Nevada-Reno players and the University come to different conclusions on playing against transgender opponent...and Lufthansa fined for refusing boarding for Jewish passengers.
Majority-Christian village struck in Lebanon...Christian College in Georgia files federal lawsuit over student financial aid programs...and Catholic Bishop speaks out on West Virginia assisted-suicide Amendment.
Washington State Attorney General urging federal judge to end restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone... JD Vance says Republican party doesn't want tax payer funded abortions....former President Trump to hold town hall event just for women...and Vice President Harris speaks at North Carolina church.
Two former employees of Alaska Airlines appealing a ruling against their claims of religious discrimination...Montana's Governor criticizing rulings by the Montana Supreme Court concerning abortion...and Ukranian President Zelensky met today with Pope Francis.
Blocks on abortion restrictions and rules in Montana will continue to be on hold for now...One-in-five Texas OB-GYNs are considering leaving the state...and a CDC survey says a little more than three percent of U.S. high school students identify as transgender.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks with Biden, Harris and Trump...and a Christian in Iran who was tortured and sentenced to 10 years in prison for involvement with a house church has been released.
Israel says it has killed the successor to the head of Hezbollah...Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hold both mark the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel...and another court victory for cake artist Jack Phillips.
U-S Supreme Court lets stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas...Georgia's Supreme Court reinstates the state's six-week abortion ban...and Israelis mark October 7, 2023 attacks.
Franklin Graham says God is faithful amid suffering in aftermath of Hurricane Helene...heightened security across the country at synagogues and other places of worship ahead of the anniversary of October 7th Hamas attack on Israel...and one of New Jersey’s largest school districts is dropping its transgender policy.
Melania Trump confirms she supports abortion rights...President Biden speaks on Iranian missile attack on Israel...and Virginia school board settles with former teacher over a student's preferred pronouns.
U-S Vice-Presidential candidates debate abortion...California suing Catholic hospital for allegedly refusing to provide an emergency abortion...and diplomatic response to Tuesday's Iranian missle attack on Israel.
Iran launches missiles at israel...Samaritan's Purse responds to Helene victims...and Georgia judge strikes down state’s abortion law.
Pope Francis doubles down on abortion...Pentagon sending additional troops to the MIddle East...and parent sues California school district over assigned reading of gender identity book.
Pro-Life OB-GYNs call on American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to join then to combat misinformation surrounding abortion drugs and state laws..federal judge temporarily blocks New
York 's Attorney General from trying to stop promotion of abortion pill reversal treatment...and Pope Francis starts new European visit in Luxembourg.
Senator Joe Manchin won't endorse Vice President Harris over promise to change Senate rules to codifying abortion rights...Governor Ron DeSantis says Flordia should promote a culture of life and not expand abortion...and asocation of OBGYN's who were formally abortion providers say abortions are a threat to women's health.
Case against South Dakota abortion ballot measure won't be resolved until after the General Election...a trial is underway in lawsuit seeking to overturn Missouri law blocking minors from accessing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones...and Insight for Living radio host Chuck Swindoll
is retiring as a pastor at Stonebriar Community Church of Frisco, Texas.
Tennessee law banning adults from helping minors get an abortion without parental permission put on hold...lawwuit over Missouri law restrictng minors from being able to access puberty and hormone blockers goes to court today...and another physical ailment for Pope Francis.
Donald Trump speaks to Jewish donors while Kamala Harris to campaign on abortion...and the growth of Christian Schoos across the U-S.
Donald Trump courts Jewish community while Kamala Harris enlists prominent members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...group of U-S Senators condemning resolution against Israel submitted by the Palestinian Mission to the UN...and Wisconsin school districts adjusts its non-discrimination policy.
“New phase” of war in the MIddle East...Kentucky Governor bans "conversion therapy"...and minors on Instagram will be required to have only "protected" accounts.
THe U-S Senate votes again on IVF...andGeorgia's Governor and the Trump campaign gather at Faith & Freedom Coalition dinner in Atlanta.
JD Vance set to speak today at Georgia Faith & Freedom dinner..."X" moves to Texas...and Christian pastor from California released from prison in China.
Pope calls out both U.S. presidential candidates for "anti-life" policies on abortion and migration...voters to decide Nebraska's abortion law...and North Dakota to appeal overturning of the state's abortion ban.
As expected, abortion came up during the Presidential Debate...abortion will be on the ballot in Missouri...and Pope Francis heads to Singapore.
Atlanta-area church services help the community cope with the nation’s latest deadly school shooting...Missouri's Supreme Court set to decide the fate of an abortion rights amendment....and Pope Francis continues the longest tour of his papacy.
Pro-Life groups in Texas respond to Harris abortion claims...California City Council approves ordinance in opposition to California's youth transgender and sexuality notification policies...and Pope Francis is in Papua, New Guinea on second leg of trip to Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Thousands of signatures on Florida abortion initiative getting a late review...Alaska judge rules on state abortion law......and Pope Francis vists Southeast Asia’s largest mosque.
Bremerton School District will have to pay settlement with former football coach Joe Kennedy... In briefs to the U-S Supreme Court, roups of Republicans and Democrats are opposing a ‘transgender care’ ban for minors in Tennessee...and while speaking in Indonesia, Pope Francis delivers a warning against religious extremism.
Vigil for Israeli hostages killed in Gaza draws hundreds to Mercer Island...changes at Columbia University after last spring's campus protests against the war in Gaza...and Pope Francis is visiting Muslim majority Indonesia.
Trump discusses IVF insurance , tax breaks for newborn expenes, and Florida's abortion vote...Pro-Life leaders respond to Trump's comments...and U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rules on challenge to Title IX's religious exemption.
Federal appeals court won't hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging Alabama's ban on so-called gender-affirming treatment for minors...A group of Texas lawmakers pushing for the Ten Commandments to be posted in all public school classrooms....and public schools in one Florida county have said no to volunteer chaplains.
Lowe’s is scaling back its DEI policies...Missouri's two Planned Parenthood affiliates suing the state after being removed from the state's Medicaid Program...and Florida Governor responds to law banning minors from being prescribed puberty blockers and hormonal treatments being enforced again.
Temporary ruling says pro-life groups in New York have right to promote abortion pill reversal.. Federal ruling says Florida can enforce ban on so-called gender-affirming care for minors...and Mark Zuckerberg says White House pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic.
JD Vance on hypothetical federal abortion ban and pro-life response...chair of Colorado Republican Party ousted after comments on pride flags...and Pope Francis on religious freedom in Ukraine.
Kamala Harris voicea support for both Israel and the Palestinian people at the Democratic National Convention while railing against Donald Trump on abortion...Trump also discusses abortion...and competing abortion measures in Nebraska.
Arkansas Supreme Court rules on abortion rights amendment...Wenatchee-area school district asks Washington State leaders to review rules concerning transgender athletes...and Florida government helping school districts implement new chaplaincy law.
More protests near the Democratic National Convention...no Mideast cease-fire deal...and abortion measures to be on the November ballot in Montana and Arizona.
Abortion center stage at Democratic National Convention...Ukrainian parliament bans activities of religious groups tied to Russian Orthodox Church...and Nicaraguan government shuts down more than 400 church and religious groups.
Abortion front and center outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago...U-S Supreme Court rejects expansion of Title IX...and New Hampshire transgender sports ban goes into effect today.
Former President Trump on abortion....legal battle continues over South Dakota abortion amendment... and British Columbia's Human Rights Tribunal rules it has the authority to hear cases about allegations of online hate speech.
Mob reportedly attacks and tries to kill Christian in Pakistan accused of blasphemy...L-A City Council
considering creating bubble zones around popular protest sites including religious institutions and abortiion clinics...and federal judge dismisses antisemitism lawsuit against MIT.
Abortions are up in the U-S...southern California city council to consider ordinance challenging new student gender law...Ohio gender law for minors can go into effect...and state universities in Florida being ordered to review courses for antisemitism and anti-Israel bias.
South Dakota Supreme Court rules on abortion case...Pope's U-S ally resigns...and Olympic leaders meet with faith leaders in Paris.
U.S. Justice Department sues TikTok for allegedly violating the children’s online privacy law....abortion remains legal in Utah for now... and Oklahoma's Attorney General wants contract with Catholic charter school cancelled.
Another federal appeals court rules on Title IX...a federal circuit court rules on Ohio school district transgender anti-bullying policy...and an Equal Rights Amendment, which includes protection for abortion rights and access, will be on New York state ballots this fall.
Arizona pro-life group drops part of lawsuit against the effort to put abortion rights in the state's constitution...U-S Senate passes legislation to protect children from dangerous online content...and 76-year-old Florida women fights back against Google suspension.
Response to President's Biden's Supreme Court reform plan...former Preisdent Trump explains comments at Believers Summit...and North Dakota judge canceles upcoming trial challenging the state's abortion ban.
Donald Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...Nebraska Supreme Court rules on abortion and "gender care" law...and faith at the Olympics.
Netanyahu visits the White House...former Kentucky Clerk who denied same-sex couple a marriage license in 2015 is appealing a fine...and 18 Christians killed in attack in Nigeria.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses joint session of Congress...New Zealand's government says state and religious institutions failed to prevent or stop decades of abuse...and still no word on cause of fire at First Baptist Dallas.
Iowa's fetal heartbeat law will take effect Monday...pro-life groups warn a Kamala Harris presidency would change the rules for abortion in states with abortion restrictions...and a reversal of messages from the public-policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Benjamin Netanyahu headed to Washington, D-C, after week of upheeaval in U-S Presidential Race...Washington State anti-discrimination law challenged in federal court...and fire at the First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.
Kansas Supreme Court makes two abortion rulings...late term aborted babies reportedly no longer considered human remains in New York City...and federal judge blocks Biden administration's new transgender health rule.
Federal rule expanding definition of sexual harassment takes another loss in court...Texas city to vote in November on making it illegal to travel through town to help women get out-of-state abortions...and New Hampshire man chared with leaving threating sign at a church.
Biden administration tells ER doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health...Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for blasphemy...and scores killed in stampede at religious gathering in India.
U-S Supreme Court decision on regulating social media platforms...large clash in Jerusalem over order requiring Jewish ultra-Orthodox men to begin enlisting for military service...and new report shows Americans much more concerned about antisemitism.
Trump and BIden debate on abortion...Iowa abortion law to go into effect...Texas ban on so-called gender-affirming medical care for minors is upheld...and public schools in Oklahoma being required teach from and have a Bible in classrooms.
U-S Supreme Court rules in Idaho abortion case...Ohio House passes bathroom bill... and the Unverisity of California Berkeley is expanding antisemitism education to all incoming students.
U-S Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho...the high court also rules on social media case...and President Biden pardons veterans convicted of crimes by the military because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled state approval of first publicly funded religious charter school in US is unconstitutional...lawsuit filed against Louisiana Ten Commandments law...and U.S. Supreme Court rejects challenge to Connecticut's school vaccine requirement.
2 year-anniversary of overturning of Roe...Supreme Coutt to take up "gender-affirming care" law...and a judge pauses parts of a new Washington state parental rights law.
No decision yet from Supreme Court on Idaho abortion law...New York governor signs social media limitations for children...and Christian Reformed Church makes announcement regarding LGBTQ-affirming churches in the denomination.
Waiting for Supreme Court decision on Idaho abortion law...U-S Senate Democrats to put forward a national abortion bill...and Florida appeals ruling on a sex-change law.
Louisiana becomes first state requiring display of Ten Commandments in public school classrooms...
Pastor of Texas megachurch resigns after allegations of sex abuse in the 1980s...and U.S. congressional delegation meets with Dalai Lama in India.
Federal judge grants U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and employers in two states, temporary relief from complying with federal rule required them to provide workers with time off and other accommodations for abortions...Pro-life group trying to block South Dakota abortion rights measure set to be on the ballot in November...and Missouri judge rejects attempt to strike down the state's abortion ban on religious grounds.
Another federal judge temporarily blocks Title IX expansions...new reports says more than 170-thousand women traveled out-of-state to get an abortion last year...and repotedly at least 80 Christians killed in violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Pope Francis speakers to world leaders at G7 summit...Supreme Court abortion pill ruling update...and Federal Judge blocks Biden administrations new Title IX rule.
U-S Supreme Court defeats bid to restrict access to abortion pill...Southern Baptists vote on IVF...and European court votes on Hungary's assisted suicide law.
Washington State's governor says hospitals in the state must provide "emergency" abortions...and Southern Baptists defeat constitutional proposal to ban churches with women pastors.
Southern Baptist Convention opens in Indianapolis...former President Trump speaks virtually at a side event of the convention, while former Vice President Pence speaks at another side event...and abortion is again the focus at the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Donald Trump making virtual appearance today before a Christian group that calls for abortion to be “eradicated entirely"...poll shows majority support in South Dakota for ballot measure legalizng abortion...and a New York county is introducing bill on transgender athletes.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly address Congress next month....Columbia University settling awsuit regarding safety of Jewish students... and California Pastor charged for not reporting suspected child abuse.
Senate Republicans sink Democratic-led contraception bill...Southern Baptist Convention preparing to vote on ban on churches with women pastors...and proposed religious charter school in Oklahoma dealt a legal setback.
Thousands of Israelis taking part in annual "Jerusalem Day" march...federal judge strikes down part of North Carolina's ban on abortions...and the CW has picked up the fourth season of "The Chosen".
Louisiana sex offenders could face surgical castration...California school board president faces recall for supporting parental notification...and two University of Texas professors suing President Biden over expansion of Title Nine.
Application made on behalf of “State of Palestine” at the top U.N. court for permission to join case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza...Southwest Airlines going back to court to try to reverse $800,000 award to flight attendant who says she was fired for her pro-life views...and the U-S Senate set to vote this week on thE "Right To Contraception Act".
Texas Supreme Court rules on abortion law challenge...several members of group opposing “political Islam” stabbed in Mannheim, Germany...and Fench authorities charge 18 year-old from Chechnya of planning ’violent action’’ at the Olympics on behalf of the Islamic State group.
Driver accused of nearly running over young men outside Jewish school in New York City...
Southern California teen accused of plotting Columbine-style shooting at his Christian high school may not have to serve any time...and Los Angeles County lifeguard suspended for taking down Pride flags at the beach is suing on grounds of religious discrimination.
Democrats launching 100-million dollar campaign focused on abortion in swing districts...abortion and gender bills signed in Tennessee...and member of an Oregon-based medical care nonprofit killed in shooting in Ethiopia.
Three Western countries formally recognized a Palestinian state...Melinda French Gates says she'll donate $1 billion over the next two years on behalf of women and families globally, including on reproductive rights in the United States....and Pope Francis apology.
Three Christian missionaries killed in Haiti...Louisiana lawmakers pass bill banning classroom discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity...and the artist who created the Precious Moments figurines has died.
Two abortion-inducing drugs another step closer to being reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana...The university presidents facing questions on Capitol Hill following widespread protests...and the Department of Justice has charged a former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary evangelism professor and provost.
Louisiana House passes bill classifying abortion pills as a controlled dangerous substance...South Carolina bans "gender-affirming care" for minors...and Norway, Ireland and Spain say they'll recognize a Palestinian state, and Israel responds.
No new trail for man convicted Pittsburgh iSynagogue shooting...New York's high court upholds rule requiring companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions...and the The Vatican makes another big overture to China.
Pope clarifies position on same-sex marriage...Supreme Court declines to hear case on gender identity policy in Maryland school district...and Louisiana lawmakers are looking to make the abortion pill illegal
French Police kill armed suspect who allegedly attacked synagogue...Ten Commandments passes Louisiana Senate...and bronze sculpture of the late Rev. Billy Graham unveiled at the U.S. Capitol.
Papal Envoy visits church in Gaza City...climate summit underway at the Vatican...and Calfornia teacher wins settlement for opposing LGBTQ policy.
Possible motive of armed teen arrested at Louisiana church...violence continues against Christians in Nigeria...and outspoken Kansas City Chiefs kicker gives commencement address at a Catholic college.
Pro-Life activist sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for clinic blockade...Mississippi bathroom bill signed into law...and Jewish UCLA student sues over protests.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects request by New Jersey-based pro-life network...potential shooter stopped at Louisiana church...and statue of the late Rev. Billy Graham to be unveiled this week at the U.S. Capitol.
Gospel for Asia founder K.P. Yohannan dies...Australian judge extends ban on church video stabbing...and Pope Francis presses for Italians to have more children.
Public school leaders testify to Congress on antisemitism...over 20 states suing so far over TItle IX rule changes...and Louisiana's abortion law won't be changed.
4th District U.S. Court rules in favor of North Carolina Catholic High School in ministerial exception case...Issaquah School District will allow student interfaith prayer club...and mix results in latest census of Southern Baptist congregations.
President Biden condemns antisemitism at Holocaust remembrance event...New York judge removes abortion-related mesaure from November ballot...and lawsuits filed against redefining federal health care nondiscrimination law and title IX rule changes.
Israel-Hamas ease-fire update....places of worship have access to an additional 400-million-dollars in federal security funds...and intimidation and harassment by foreign countries against political opponents and activists in the U.S. are on the rise, including against one prominent Christian pastor.
Israel-Hamas ease-fire update....places of worship have access to an additional 400-million-dollars in federal security funds...and intimidation and harassment by foreign countries against political opponents and activists in the U.S. are on the rise, including against one prominent Christian pastor.
Arizona Governor signs repeal of state's near-total ban on abortion...United Methodist Church defines marriage as a covenant between “two people of faith"...and two states with opposite reactions to school gender policies.
Today marks the 73rd annual observance of the National Day of Prayer...President Biden speaks out against violent protests on college campuses...and an udpate an abortion laws throughout the U-S.
United Methodist's delegates repeal ban on LGBTQ clergy...the abortion debate front and center in the U-S today...and Ohio judge extends restraining order on Ohio law that bans some hormone treatments and other treatments for youth.
Another couple belonging to an Oregon church facing charges in death of their child...United Methodist delegates have begun making historic policy changes on sexuality...Five Republican-led states challenging the Biden administration's overhaul of Title IX...and Equal Opportunity Commission is taking steps to protect workers right to pronouns, bathrooms and abortion.
U-S pushing Hamas for a new cease-fire deal...federal appeals court rules on insurance coverage for transgender medical procedures...and Texas sues to top changes to Titie IX.
17 states are challenging new federal rules involving abortion...Tennesse legislature sends bills on abortion and gender treatments involving minors to the governor...and a public school board in Virginia is recognizing the Christmas holiday.
United Methodist delegates pass major constitutional amendment...Arizona House moves abortion law repeal bill foward...and the U-S birth rate fell last year.
U-S Supreme Court hears Idaho abortion case...Seattle church organizing March for Israel in New York...and more arrests in Australian church stabbing.
Texas Attorney General drops request for Seattle Children’s Hospital to hand over records regarding gender treatments for minors...U-S Supreme Court will arguments tomorrow over Idaho abortion law...and United Methodist General Conference gets underway today.
Tensions over Middle East war cancels classes at one university...White House enacts new rule aimed at protecting women who travel for an abortion...and new regulaions including abortion in the Pregnant Workers Fairnes Act.
Israel and Iran both playing down apparent Israeli airstrike in Iran...U-S Education Department issues new Title IX regulation...and Christian singer Mandissa dies at age 47.
FBI concerned about threats to Jewish communities in the U.S. as Passover approaches....Hindu nationalism in the spotlight in upcoming India election...Arizona abortion law still intact...and Florida will now allow chaplains in schools.
Columbia University President testifies at Congressional hearing on anti-semitism...U.N schedules vote on Palestinian statehood...U.N. releases report on sexual and reproductive health worldwide...and a same-sex wedding cake lawsuit is working its way through California's court system.
Appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban...workers now enttled to time off for abortions under new federal guidelines...and Australia church stabbing declared a terrorist attack.
Israel says it will respond to Iranian attack...15-year-old boy in custody after stabbing a bishop and a priest during a church service in a Sydney, Australia suburb...and Beverly LaHaye dies at age 94.
Biden administration continues abortion push in Arizona...Iowa Supreme hears arguments over heartbeat law...and Manitoba's government looking to change daily legislative prayer.
Arizona Republicans block attempt to cancel abortion law...bipartisan lawmakers introducing bills in Congress to address antisemitism...and Instagram deploying new tools to combat sexual extortion.
Trump and Bident reaction to Arizona abortion law ruling...and legislation making it illegal for adults to help minors get an abortion without parental consent advances in Tennessee.
Idaho teenager charged with attempting to providing materal support to ISIS...Arizona Supreme Court upholds 1864 abortion law... and NAIA announces plan on transgender athletes in women’s sports.
Trump abortion statment...reaction to Trump's abortion position...and Vatican offcially rejects "gender theory".
A conference is underway in Italy promoting international treaty to outlaw surrogacy...update on unusual lawsuit challenging Indiana abortion ban...and Canadian doctor facing disciplie over accusations he told patient not to get an abortion for religious reasons.
Iowa Governor signs religious freedom bill...Idaho lawmakers pass bills on gender and library materials...and the Southern Baptist Convention continues to shrink.
Trump to address abortion...Oklahoma Supreme Court weighing publicly-funded religious charter schools... new poll finds most Americans share many core values on what it means to be an American...and popular author says free speech is at an end in Scotland.
Florida Supreme Court abortion rulings... leader of polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport underage girls across state lines...and Pope Francis tells in new book of political “maneuvers” used to sway votes during the two most recent papal elections.
Kansas closer to banning transgender treatments for minors...legal battles underway for church building expansions and remodeling in San Diego and the Chicago-area...and Pope Francis presides over Maundy Thursday service.
Gallu poll says religious service attendance has declined...Texas governor order schools to combat anti-semitism...and the health of Pope Francis has apparently improved.
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion pill case...South Dakota Governor signs first-in-the-nation abortion law...and lawsuit filed over Arkansas ban on critical race theory in public schools.
Palm Sunday in Jerusalem...U.S. Supreme Court takes up abortion case Tuesday...and suit filed by Washington State couple alleging denial of foster-care license renewal because of religious beliefs.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met Israeli leaders again...Texas Medical Board meets to formally offer guidance regarding the state's abortion law...and California orders a health care sharing ministry to stop operating in the state.
Support for abortion reportedly high among U.S. AAPI population.. Alabama governor signs legislation banning DEI programs at public schools, universities and state agencies...and U.S. Supreme Court declines to take up case involving Catholic parents in custody battle regarding their trans-identified son.
Abortions are up in the U.S....Trump clarifies position on abortion...and American Bible Society closing its museum in Philadelphia.
Former President Donald Trump charges Jews who vote Democrat “hate Israel” and hate “their religion”...President Biden pushes again to expand aborion access...and 2 Minnesota appeals court rulings on the morning-after pill and transgender rights.
President Biden speaks with Israel's leader...U.S. Supreme Court hears case on digital censorship...and Idaho lawmakers expected to vote on banning public funding for gender-transition.
Kamala Harris becomes first sitting VP to visit abortion clinic...Kansas House approves ban on puberty blockers, hormones and gender-surgery for those under 18...and U-S consumers expected to spend billions of dollars this Easter.
U.S. Senate leader calls on Israel to hold new elections...Britain publishes new official definition of extremism"...and Pope Francis says he has no plans to resign over his health.
U.S. House passes bill which could ban TikTok...American delegation on religious freedom ends trip to Saudi Arabia early due to restriction on the group over religious attire...and evangelical Christians visiting Israel in growing numbers to help in the war effort.
Settlement in Florida classroom case on sexual orientation and gender identity...Mexican presidential candiates and Catholic church leaders sign peace commitment...and U.S. House TikTok vote set for tomorrow.
First day of Ramadan in the Middle East...Urakinian response to Pope's call for peace talks with Russia...and "Cabrini" opens at number 3.
President Biden promises to restore Roe if re-elected...Montana abortion law heard in state Supreme Court...and search continues for nearly 300 children kidnapped at Nigerian school.
Dozens of people, including students, reportedly kidnapped in Nigeria....abortion and immigration at the forefront of State of the Union address...and legislation protecting in-vitro fertilization providers from legal liability signed into law in Alabama.
16 state Attorneys General demand YouTube remove what they call dangerous and misleading information labels attached to videos discussing abortion pills...Nebraska Supreme Court hears arguments about overturning the state's restrictions on abortion and gender transition treatments..and lingering respitory and mobility problems continue to take their toll on Pope Francis.
Gaza cease-fire talks end without agreement...Alabama lawmakers advance IVF legislation....and Liberty University fined by U.S. Department of Education.
France first country in the world to make abortion a constitutional right...federal court rules Biden administration can't force religious employers and healthcare providers to pay for and perform “gender transition” treatments...and the U.S. Senate takes step forward in global fight for religious freedom.
Seattle being called least religious big city in the U-S...North Dakota passes bill to create video on state's abortion laws...and judge rules against three Montana abortion laws.
Alabama lawmakers votng to proect in vitro fertilization services... U-S Senate Republicans block IVF bill...and Missouri’s Attorney General files lawuit accusing Planned Parenthood Great Plains of illegally transporting minors to Kansas for abortions.
A ceasefire in Gaza may not be imminent...the abortion rate in the U-S reportedly the same since the overturning of Roe...and the France Senate votes to enshrine the right to an abortion in its constituion.
Talks continue for a pause in the Israel-Hamas war...Republican legislation introduced in Kentucky to add limited exceptions to the state's abortion ban...and The government of Saskatchewan says it's planning to appeal a ruling that an L-G-B-T-Q group can continue its fight against the Canadian province's school pronoun law.
11 YWAM missionaries die in accident in Tanzania...15 Catholic worshippers killed in attack in Burkina Faso...and U-S Supreme Court hears arguments on regulating social media.
More IVF providers in Alabama have paused parts of their treatment after the state Supreme Court ruling on frozen embryos...President Biden slams the ruling while GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley agrees with but doesn't endorse it...and Southern Baptist Convention releases first "State Public Policy Agenda.
A second in vitro fertilization provider in Alabama is pausing IVF treatments after state high court ruling...dozens of Idaho obstetricians have stopped practicing in the state...and Iowa State Senate passes bill to codify the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act into state law.
Four Southern Baptist congregations have been ousted from the denomination...and researcher George Barna says only a “spiritual awakening” will resolve the pervasive division and polarization in American politics.
Gaza cease-fire resolution at UN veteod...frozen embryos ruled as children in Alabama...and founder of World Magazine dies.
Palestine's foreign minister accusses Israel of apartheid before a top U.N. court...Lakewood Church in Housto holds special service after shooting last week...and Catholic leaders in New York denounce LGBtQ+ funeral at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Major tech companies sign pact amed to prevent AI tools from disrupting elections...President Biden 's campaign embracing TikTok...and the U.S. Census Bureau thinking about how to ask about sexual orientation and gender identity.
Greece has become the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage
Greece's Parliament set to vote to legalize same-sex civil marriage...Israel formally complains about Vatican terminology about war in Gaza...and Catholic bishops attempt to negotiate with drug cartel bosses in Mexico.
Setback in Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks...Tennessee attemps to make it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental-consent...and the prayer app Hallow sees big spike in downloads.
Israel-Hamas cease fire talks continue...an update on Houston church shooting...and an increasing number of women are seeking early prenatal testing in states with abortion restrictions.
Osteen church shooting update...protests in Greece over same-sex marriage bill...and reaction to "He Gets Us" Superbowl ads.
Not guilty plea in death of Nebraska priest...Houston lawyer sentence in attempting to induce abortion in wife...and Nevada man free on bail after pro-life fundraising climb of the Sphere.
Washington State Senate passes clergy mandatory reporting bill...U.S. Secretary of State still hopeful for Israel-Hamas deal...and Las Vegas protest against abortion.
Israel's Prime Minister rejects Hamas demands for cease-fire...debate over whether abortion should be on the ballot in Florida...and most Evangelical pastors in the U.S. opposed to sports betting.
Legislation introduced in U.S. House to combat anti-semitism on college campuses...SBA Pro-Life America announces political program for 2024 elections...and "The Chosen" near the top of the weekend box office.
Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan condemns Wall Street Journal opinion piece calling his city "America's Jihad capital"....pro-Palestinian protestors seek ouster of British Columbia politican over remarks..and the Archdiocese of Seattle is consolidating parishes in Western Washington.
The U.K. could officially recognize a Palestinian state if Hamas is removed from Gaza...President Biden announces sanctions against some Israeli West Bank settlers...and a new poster of Jesus is drawing the ire of many in Spain.
President Biden addresses National Prayer Breakfast...Oregon Supreme Court rules on Republican Senate walkout...and pro-life demonstators convicted of blocking a Tennessee abortion clinic entrance.
Utah becomes latest state to ban DEI programs...Mississippi man charged with hate crime in Iowa for allegedly destroying pagan idol...and sentence handed down in firebombing of Ohio church.
Ohio community mourns loss of a heroic pastor...demolition underway of an historic Connecticut church building...and Elon Musk announces first human implant from his computer-brain interface company.
Roman Catholic church attacked in Turkey...President Biden on the campaign trail at a Black church in South Carolina...and Israel's president accusses U.N. court of misquoting him in ruling.
UN Court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza...6 Catholic nuns released in Haiti...and historic Connecticut church collapses.
President Biden blunt on abortion...Gen Z religious affiliation...and United Methodist Church loses about a quarter of its congregations.
Bill in Washington State legislature requiring clergy to report child sexual abuse...Democratic party push for abortion rights...and new demographic report on current Jewish survivors of the Holocaust.
On Roe anniversary, Biden administration pushes for abortion expansion...Pope calls for release of kidnapped nuns in Haiti...EU foreign ministers push for Palestinian state...and India Prime Minister Modi opens controversial Hindu temple.
March for Life being held in Washington, D-C today...and Montana Attorney General rejects proposed abortion-rights ballot measure.
Israel's Prime Minister opposes establishment of a Palestinian state...Open Doors US has released its annual World Watch List...and the fourth season of "The Chosen" has premiered
Israel defending itself at the United Nations’ highest court...man in custody after allegedly threatening to shoot up Ohio church...and two legal groups are defending a Catholic charter school in Oklahoma City.
African Catholic bishops refusing to follow declaration allowing priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples...Ohio legislators attempting to override veto of bill banning sex-change surgeries for minors, ..and emergency work orders issued to stabilize buildings around Brooklyn synagogue where a secret tunnel was revealed.
U.S. Secretary of State meets with Palestinian President...Orthodox Jewish worshippers arrested in New York over secret prayer tunnel...and millions of Catholics flood the streets of Manila.
President Biden holds campaign stop at site of 2015 church shooting...more attacks on Christians in Nigeria...and coach fired after anti-Semitic remarks at high school girls basketball game in New York.
U.S. Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce abortion ban while legal fight continues...Pope wants ban surrogacy...and Orthdox Christians celebrate Christmas.
Police continue to search for who shot and killed New Jersey imam...suspected arson fire reignites at the Seattle Buddhist Temple...and Vatican insists there's nothing heretical allowing priests to bless same-sex couples.
Federal appeals court rejects abortion guidance from the Biden administration..New Jersey mosque leader critically injured this morning outside his mosque...and dozens of Jewish houses of worship in California are on alert.
President of Harvard resigns...Catholic Church in Hungary won't follow the Vatican's rulling on bless same-sex unions....and new research shows thousands of women in the U.S. have stocked up on abortion pills.
Judge notes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has spread false information about doctors mutilating children...some Catholic bishops will not follow Vatican’s new direction allowing blessings for same-sex couples...and Palestinian Christians grappling with Christmas in the midst of war.
Pope Francis urges Vatican bureaucrats to avoid “rigid ideological positions”...Franklin Graham comments on Pope's declaration on blessing same-sex couples...and two reality TV stars speak out after their recent baptisms.
San Francisco's archbishop breaking with Vatican over same-sex couple blessings...hundreds of false bomb threats made to Jewish facilities likely came from outside the U.S....and Britain’s Supreme Court has denied machines the same status as humans.
Late U-S Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has been memorialized...Oklahoma Supreme Court staying out of lawsuit trying to prevent opening of the nation's first religious charter school...and it's a toned-downed Christmas in Bethlehem.
Pope Francis formally approves allowing priests to bless same-sex couples...a once-prominent cardinal has been sentenced to five-and-a-half-years in Vatican jail...and the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said two Christian women at a church compound in Gaza have been killed by Israeli sniper fire.
U-S Supreme Court will hear appeals on limits on abortion pill...New Mexico's Supreme Court isweighing whether to strike down local abortion restrictions...and attorneys representing an Oregon mother of five who wishes to adopt siblings from foster care appeals being denied due to her beliefs.
President Biden vows to continue to stand with Israel in its war with Hamas...Harvard's President will keep her job...and University of Minnesota may become target of federal investigation over antisemitism.
U-S Supreme Court declines to take up achallenge to Washington State's ban on conversion therapy for minors..police investigating death of Nebraska priest...and attorney's for pregnant Texas women says she will travel out of state for abortion.
U-S Supreme Court is deciding whether to take up legal fight over drug most commonly used for medication abortion...Texas Attorney General threatens to prosecute any doctors who perform abortion on woman who just won a court order...and a man is facing federal charges after firing shots outside an Albany, New York synagogue.
Texas mother challenging state's near total abortion ban gets temporary restraining order...Wisconsin District Attorney promising quick appeal of abortion ban ruling...and Eastern Washington city council passes ordinance giving them more control over the city's library.
Wisconsin judge says state's abortion ban doesn't really ban abortions...Texas woman sues to allow her an abortion...and debate and testimony on Capitol Hill over antisemitism.
Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville ending blockade of hundreds of military promotions over dispute about Pentagon abortion policy...State Department says it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers...and EU official says Europe faces a“huge risk of terrorist attacks" over the Christmas season due to Israel-Hamas war.
Philippine president blames “foreign terrorists” for bomb blast that killed four Catholic worshippers Sunday...Pope Francis still ailing...and Jesus Film Project announces launch of their latest cinematic undertaking.
Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, has died..and seven Christians have died in attacks on two villages in Plateau state, Nigeria.
18 states and several pro-life and religious liberty advocacy organizations file friend-of-the-court brief in support of Seattle-area church refusing to provide abortion coverage for employees..two faith-based, pro-life nonprofits sue Washington State Attorney General...and British Columbia government announces workaround for those who want to be euthanasized while at local Catholic-run hospital.
A judge Nigeria has refused to dismiss case against a Christian and mother of five imprisoned since May 2022 for alleged Blasphemy...and Texas women refused abortions despite health risks have taken a challenge to the state's highest court.
Memorial service for former first lady Rosalynn Carter...Pope Francis canceles trip to U.N. climate conference..and police watchdog investigating B-C highway chase involving tractor flying protest banner against sexual orientation and gender identity programs in schools,
Israeli-Hamas cease-fire to be extended...at least 10 Christians killed Friday in Nigeria...and Canadian government panel says celebrating Christmas and Easter holidays could be seen as form of “religious intolerance".
A cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel...Pope calls Israel-Hamas war "terrorism"...and lawsuit filed against Vermont for denying religious schools from participating in tuition program and sports league due to beliefs.
Nigerian pastor killed but his kidnapped wife has been released...a religious freedom victory in a Nigerian court...and a third view of Thanksgiving.
Formr First Lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96...controversial former megachurch pastor Carlton Pearson dies at 70...and Pakistani church elders reportedly confesses to setting fire to his church.
No Christmas display this year in Bethlehem...kidnapped pastor killed in Nigeria...and Grand Canyon University to appeal over $37 million fine by the U.S. Department of Eduction.
The Rev. Franklin Graham has met and prayed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...multiple former and current Washington state legislators submit friend-of-the-court brief in support of the Yakima Union Gospel Mission in regious freedom case...and U.S. Catholic Bishops call opposition to abortion “our pre-eminent priority".
Tens of Thousand attend a Pro-Israel Rally in Washington, D-C...Palestinian Christians still in the midst of Gaza...and U.S. Catholic Bishops open their annual Fall meeting.
Former Finnish Member of Parliament cleared of hate speech charges...a large march in support of Israel in Washington, D-C...and a unique remodeling plan for a Victoria, B-C church.
Alergia reportedly cracks down on house churches due to Israel-Hamas war...Pope prays for end of the war...and terminally-ill baby in U.K. legal battle dies.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law...U.S. Justice Department weighs in on Alabama abortion law...and one of first astronauts to circle moon has died.
Attorney's for the Yakima Union Gospel Mission file opening brief asking the court 9th CIrcuit Court of Appeals to protect its freedom to hire like-minded individuals...the Vatican says it’s permissible,under certain circumstances, for transgender Catholics to be baptized...U.S. Secretary of State says Gaza cannot be run by Hamas or occupied by Israel...and Republican Presidential candidates debate on abortion in light of Tuesday's election results.
Abortion measure passes in Ohio...new U-S poll on Israel-Hamas war...U-K Judge rules on baby Indi case...and Religious Liberty in the States report.
Jewish man dies after clashing protests in California...Ohio abortion measure on the ballot today.. and 8-month-old terminally ill British girl granted Italian citizenship in effort to keep her on life-support.
Update on Israel-Hamas war and Christian Missions in the region...at least 2 Christian building bombed in Sudan...and abortion on the ballot in parts of the U-S tomorrow.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza...
Christians in the Middle East may be at risk as a result of anti-Jewish sentiment...and
International Christian Concern releases its 2023 Persecutors of the Year report.
U-S Senate circumvents hold by Alabama Senator over military abortion policy and confirms new head of the Navy...Idaho mother and son charged with kidnapping for taking son's minor girlfriend out of state for an abortion...and ministry in the midst of air attacks in israel.
Largest Christian University in U.S. fined by Department of Education...another mass killing of Christians in Nigeria...and infant mortality in U.S. at its highest level in 20 years.
Update on Israel-Hamas war and impact on Christians in Israel and Gaza...and Ukrainian religious leaders in U-S asking for support.
A large turnout to remember those killed in last week's Maine shooting...a not-guilty plea in an Illinois court in the killing of a six-your-old Muslim boy...and a mob storms an airport in Russian shortly after a plane from Tel Aviv landed there.
Church planting in the Holy Land in the midst of war...and an accident claims the lives of Kenya Hope missionaries.
New speaker Mike Johnson says prayer is the proper response from the U.S. House to the mass shootings in Maine...Israel's Prime Minister invokes the Bible during speech to the nation annoucing Israeli military would soon launch its ground invasion of Gaza...and both U.S. Jewish and Muslim Civil Rights groups see big jump in harassment against members of their communities since the October 7th attacks in Israel.
Georgia Supreme Court today leavrd limited access to abortions unchanged for now...dozens of US states are suing Meta for harming young people’s mental health...and a report on the practical impact of war on Christians in Israel.
Two rulings in Colorado on abortion and Christian school involvement in a state program...and once jailed missionary pilot back in the U-S.
Greek Othodox church hit in Gaza...three people killed in Uganadan park for allegedly supporting Christians in the region...and Ukranian Parliament advance legislation seen as effectively banning Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Pepperdine University community continuing prayer vigils today after four female students were hit by a car and killed Tuesday...the execution of an Idaho death row inmate who says he's a "devout Christian" has been delayed...and singer Brittney Speers describies an abortion she had over 20 years ago one of the most agonizing things she has ever experienced.
Vatican offers to mediate between Israel and Hamas...U-S Senators heading to Israel...and Japan asks court to revoke legal status of the Unification Church.
In-person voting underway in Ohio for November ballot measure on abortion...and an Israeli Christian pastors' account of Saturday's attack by Hamas.
Israel update...and Italian evangelicals allege international evangelical group crossed a line by participating in ecumenical prayer vigil at the Vatican.
Israel update...large group of Christians kidnapped in Nigeria...and German Christian homeschooling family can stay another year in the U-S.
U-S Department of Defense settles lawsuit filed against rescinded COVID-19 vaccine mandate...more than 100 black faith and community leaders in Ohio urging vote against abortion amendment to state constitution..and American tourist arrested for hurling works of art to the floor at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
New poll says 30-percent of Americans don’t identify with a religious group...Gallup says more Americans want more children...and record giving for a Southern Bapitist mIssions group.
Pope opens big Vatican meeting on future of the Roman Catholic church...and another Christian village in attacked in NIgeria.
Colorado high court to hear case against Christian baker who refused again to make LGBTQ+ cake...U-S Supreme Court won't hear appeals of multiple pro-life activists facing heavy fines for releasing undercover videos...and Pope Francis suggests their may be ways to bless same-sex unions in the Roman Catholic church.
A leader of the abortion-rights group Emily's list appointed to U-S Senate...the mass exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh to Aremnia has been completed...and a global gathering on the future of the Roman Catholic church gets underway this week.
U-S Supreme Court to decide whether state laws regulating social media is constitutional...15 Christians attacked and killed in Kaduna state, Nigeria this week...and over 80% of Nagorno-Karabakh
residents have fled the region to Armenia.
Abortion comes up at last night's Republican Presidential Debate...Nagorno-Karabakh’s population continues to flee to Armenia...and a milestone for Samaritan's Purse.
Montana judge blocks enforcement of law banning gender-transition treatment for minors..man who made online threats against a Virginia church arrested after he was discovered allegedly trying to enter the church with weapons during a worship service Sunday...and over 100 dead in a fire at Christian wedding reception in Iraq.
Deadly blast as thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh...first group returns to remains of their homes in Lahaina...and Seattle Pacific University receives anonymous gift to expand the University’s student ministry outreach program.
Pope decries the weapons industry...Kosovo observing a day of mourning for a police officer killed by Serb gunmen...and thousands of Armenians streaming out of Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijani military reclaims full control of the region.
Netanyahu says Israel is "at the cusp” of historic breakthrough with Saudi Arabia...Pope Francis blasts “fanaticism of indifference” that greets migrants tyring to reach Europe...and United Methodist Church court acquits California bishop.
Arrests in Canada during "Gender Ideology" protests...U-S Senate confirms new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff despite abortion blockade...Representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan government hold first round of talks on future of the breakaway region.
U-S President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet on the sidlines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York...and Pope Francis to hold major gathering in France on on the Mediterranean and migration.
18 aid workers detained in Afghanistan for allegedly "inviting people to join Christianity"...15 Christians killed and 32 kidnapped in Kaduna state, Nigeria...and a new poll on how Americans view Israel.
Trump on abortion bans...abortions resume in Wisconsin...and Kansas says no to changing gender on birth certificates.
Israel's Prime Minister and Elon Musk will meet next week while Musk faces accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on his social media platform X...a pastor has been abducted in Nigeria...and on update on flooding in Libya.
Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week despite pro-life leader saying a state ban is still in effect...Israeli government has reportedly quietly taken unprecedented steps toward cementing control over the West Bank...and Saskatchewan's premier plans to protect upcoming rule requiring parental permission for students to use different names or pronouns at school.
Abortion laws in Idaho, Tennesse and Oklahoma are being challenged...the inspiritation behind the movie "Sound of Freedom" to testify before Congress this week...and Mylon Fevre dies at age 78.
Calls for President Biden not to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu during his upcoming visit to the U-S...aid is reportedly being cut to the world's hungriest...and a new Barna study on biblical worldview training.
Remembering 9/11...dual disasters in Morocco and Libya...Christian persecution in Nigeria and Nepal...a Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe plans to introduce legislation aimed at protecting parental rights
Flordia Supreme Court hears lawsuit over 15-week abortion ban...settlement in Covid closure of Ohio private schools...and an attack on a Catholic rectory in Nigeria.
U-S Military officials and an Alabama senator clash over abortion policy...Mexico ends federal ban on abortion...and settlement in first amendent case involving Florida Catholic bookstore.
Judge temorarily halts Southern California school district from requiring parents to be notified if their children change their gender identification or pronouns...Coach Kennedy calls it quits...and another investigation into Sri Lanka's 2019 Easter bombings.
Pope Francis defends keeping discussions on future of Roman Catholic Church behind closed-doors...a Pakistani pastor has been shot and wounded...the "Sound of Freedom" continues its run world-wide...and World Conern continues its fight against human trafficking.
Assistant high school football coach Joe Kennedy is back on the field tonight..,two Texas laws involving minors have been struck down...and the Pope is in Mongolia.
Texas Supreme Court allows new law banning gender-transition services for minors to take effect...more kidnappings and killing of Christians in Nigeria...and the Pope is heading to Mongolia.
Five Pro-Life activists found guilty of blocking acces to Washington, D.C. abortion facility...former Roman Catholic Cardinal found not competent to stand trial in sexual assault case...and Pope preparing to travel to Mongolia.
Vatican responds to Pope's comments on Russia...Pakistani police blame unamed "enemy" country for recent attacks on Christians...and coach Joe Kennedy asks for people to join him in a national night of prayer this Friday.
Head of historically black Christian university in Jacksonville, Florida responds to Saturday's mass shooting...several members of Haitian church killed during protest against gang violence...and hundreds of conversions reported at London outreach led by Franklin Graham.
Judge rules West Virginia can restrict sale of abortion pill...California church sues Santa Clara County over alleged Covid surveillance of members...and Christian nurse kidnapped then released in Haiti publically forgives her captors.
Abortion positions at the Republican Presidiential Debate...and Seattle-area church appeals Washington State mandate on abortion coverage in medical plans.
South Carolina Supreme Court reverses course on abortion...more blasphemy charges against Pakistani Christians...and Chrisitians reportedly attacked during prayer service in Delhi, India.
Lawsuit threatened over Missouri senior center bible study...and reports of beating and arrest of Christian educator in India over alleged trafficking and fraudulent conversion of students.
Rescue and firefighting efforts continue on Maui...Pastor Greg Laurie asks for prayer for their church in Lahaina...and a new Lifeway Research poll of pastors on fear in the U.S. Church.
Americian Christian nurse kidnapped in Haiti has been freed...Ohio voters reject measure on increasing voter threshold for amending state consitution...and a new lawsuit filed over an Idaho abortion law.
U-S House members react to appeals trial of Christian Finnish Parliatment member...former "19 Kids and Counting star" loses appeal...and it's special election day in Ohio on issue that could effect a November vote on abortion.
Ruling on Texas abortion law appealed...Ohio vote tomorrow on state Consitution...Pope wraps up World Youth Day...and the latest on violence in India's Manipur state.
Pope Francis visits a once-troubled and crime-plagued neighborhood in Portugal's capital as part of his trip to the country for World Youth Day events...and a federal appeals court ruling on abortions in Guam.
A group of student missionaries from Texas, were safely on their way back to the U.S. today after their return from a mission trip in Niger was delayed due to a coup...Russian missile strikes damage another Ukrainian church...and Pope Francis makes a challenge to university students.
Death penalty for Pittsburgh synagogue shooter...Oklahoma Governor signs executive order deciding defenitions of "female" and male" for state agencies...and Pope Francis arrives in Portgugal for World Youth Day".
The U.S. State Deparment is working to free an American missionary and her daughter kidnapped in Haiti...a Pittsburgh jury has begun deliberations in the punishment for the gunman in a 2018 synagogue massacre...and an Idaho abortion law has been put on hold.
American Christian nurse kidnapped in Haiti...Denmark’s foreign minister says the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other holy books in front of foreign embassies...and another big weekend for "Sound of Freedom".
A coup in Niger and its implications...U.S. Senate passes Defense bill, setting up battle with House on abortion policy...and University of Notre Dame professor files efamation lawsuit against student-run publication over coverage of her abortion work.
Russia refuses to speak at UN meeting on its attacks on the Ukrainian port city of Odesa, including an Orthodox Church... dozens of Christians reportedly in jail in Uttar Pradesh, India on allegations of breaking anti-conversion laws...and Nero's theatre has been discovered near the Vatican.
Israeli Supreme Court to hear challenges against a new law that weakens its power...Canadian pastor moves to Kenya to escape persecution...and a settlement for three Idaho Christians arrested at an outdoor "Psalm Sing".
Protests continue in Israel over judicial law...and reaction to missle strike on Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Odesa.
Israeli lawmakers have approved a plan to reshape the country’s justice system...famous Jesuit priest expelled from the Catholic regligious order...and another strong weekend at the box office for "Sound of Freedom"
More demonstrations over Swedish Quran protests...UN council adopts resolution on blasphemy...and guilty plea in Wyoming abortion clinic fire.
A sentence for a Nebraska women for burning and burying the body her unborn baby after an illegal abortion...more protests in iraq over a protest in Sweden over the Quran...and India's Prime Minister speaks out on deadly clashes between mostly Hindu and Christian ethnic groups in Manipur state.
Israel's President addresses U.S. Congress...Nigerian Bishop gives written testimony to U.S. Congress on what he says is genocidal violence targeting Christian communities in the African nation..and Germany's parliament rejects attempts to introduce assisted suicide into the country.
Iowa abortion law blocked...father and son pastors found guilty of being part of Capitol riot...and a local councilmember in Britain allegedly suspended by his party over social media post declaring "Pride is not a virtue but a sin."
Two federal courts being asked to affirm the First Amendment rights of two bloggers/photographers...an anti-cpnversion law in one Indian state is being scrapped...and another big weekend at the box office for the “Sound of Freedom”.
U.S. House passes defense bill which includes amendments on abortion coverage, diversity initiatives at the Pentagon and transgender services...an abortion battle continues in Iowa...and a federal appeals court has ruled on whether a Catholic high school can legally fire an employee for being in a same-sex marriage.
Abortion comes up at NATO meeting...lawsuit over HHS abortion drug mandate goes foward...and first over-the-counter birth control pill approved.
Iowa passes 6-week abortion ban...lawsuit field against Idaho abortion law...and the impact of A.I. on bible translation.
Minnesota court rules in favor of Amish in religious freedom case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court...and reaction to the latest in Swedish Quran burning.
A judicial order limiting Biden administration officials contacts with social media companies remains in place...Kansas judge has orders state to temporarily stop allowing people to change the gender listed on their drivers’ licenses...and an appeals court strkes down a block on a Tennessee law banning gender-transition treatments for minors.
Iowa governor calls for special legislative sesson on abortion...1 in 5 United Methodist churches in U.S. receive permission to leave the denomination...and faith-based film reportedly tops at box office on July 4th.
Nearly double the needed petitions for an Ohio constitutional amendment on abortion have been turned in...Israel has ended its West Bank raid...and a recent Quaran burning has Sweden torn between its commitment to free speech and respect for religious minorities.
Major Israeli Military operation in West Bank...another deadly week for Christians in Nigeria...and Pope appoints controverial Archbishop to Vatican office.
The U-S Supreme Court has ruled on a major religious freedom / free speech case...and a large North Carolina church leaves the Souther Baptist Convention.
Supreme Court decision on religious accommodation in the workplace...and a new Gallup poll on U-S religious worship attendance.
Oral arguments scheduled over HHS Pharmacy Mandate on abortion drugs...draft amendments being worked on to allow blasphemy charges under Pakistan’s anti-terrorism laws...and 1.8 million Muslims attending the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
More Christians attacked in Nigeria...embryo models created...and Mike Kellogg passes away.
Death penalty phase gets underway in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting...and U-S Supreme Court getting ready to release rulings in two religious rights cases.
Top Republican presidential candidates calling for imposing federal limits on abortion...President Biden gets endorsements from 3 abortion groups...and judge blocks Wyoming’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion pills.
Oregon legislature passes amended abortion and gender-transition bill...Wyoming Judge takes up state abortion pill ban...and Christian Reformed Church in North America reaffirms earlier ruling on a deacon in a same-sex marriage.
More unrest in the West Bank...judge rules on Arkansas gender transition law...and Utah school district puts BIble back on the shelf.
Supreme vacates South Carolina abortion clinic order while refusing to hear case of Christian college over Biden Administration directive...and the Vatican releases working document on promoting women to decision-making roles and inclustion of the LGBTQ+ community.
President Biden decries state laws on transgenderism...new study suggests absent fathers and collapsed marriages might be two of the best explanations for why Christianity is declining in the United States..and Pope Francis continues to recover.
Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson has died...parents and lawmakers protest removal of Bible from Utah school district libraries...and Pope Francis surgery recovery update.
Pope Francis undergoes survey...former Vice President Pence opens bid for President...and two Transgender-related bills signed by Missouri Governor.
Church and preschool file suit over title IX...former Vice President Pence make presidential candidacy official...and Franklin Graham preaches to overflow crowd in Korea.
Another massacre in a Christian village in Nigeria...and Chinese authorities reportedly raid a Christian Educaion Center and arrest its workers.
Suit filed over Idaho Transgender treatment law....Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for Blasphemy...and U.S. birth rate stayed flat in 2022.
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules on two new state laws banning abortion...Nevada Governor signs abortion bill...and arrest made in death of New Jersey Christian councilwoman.
Suspect in the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre went on trial today...Christian worship services reportedly stopped in progress in two Indonesian cities...and Ugandan President signs bill on homosexuality.
Whatcom County votes to give $750,000 to a Christian charity that's building a homeless shelter...judge temporarily halts South Carolina abortion law...and kidnapped Austrailian missionary doctor released after 7 years.
Texas passes bill allowing public schools to hire chaplains...and American got older, faster during the last decade.
South Carolina's governor plans to sign new abortion-ban bill...Montana new abortion laws put on hold...and Target removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide.
Nebraska abortion case plea...Illinois clergy sex abuse investigation released... and U.S. Surgeon General calling for “immediate action” to protect youth mental health on social media.
Nebraska's Governor signs hybrid abortion-gender transition bill...Sen. Tim Scott officially announces presidential bid...Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks tonight before religious broadcasters...and a new poll on the importance of the Faith Voters in the 2024 presidential eledtion.
Appeals court hears abortion drug case...South Carolina House votes on abortion bill...U-S Supreme Court sides with social media companies...80 dead in Nigeria attacks...and Christian couple released from Iranian prision.
Federal court hears arguments on abortion drug...North Carolina passes abortion law...Florida bans gender transition services for minors...and ruling on California forcing doctors to participate in assisted suicide.
Update on attacks on Christians and churches in Manipur, India...new report released measureing corporate respect for free speech and religious freedom in the U-S...and Saddleback Church appeals ouster from Southern Baptist Convention.
North Carolina governor vetos abortion bill...death toll linked to Kenyan doomesday cult rises...Pakistani Chrisian accused of blasphemy released on bail...and in person church attendance continues to recover from the Pandemic.
Rockets fired toward Jerusalem...California settles abortion-coverage lawsuit filed by four churches...and the four adult generations in the U.S had very different spiritual responses to the Covid Pandemic.
Deadly airstrikes continue in the Middle East...Ohio voters to decide on Constitutional amendent threshold prior to an amendment vote on abortion...and a record number of people worldwide are internally displaced.
Missouri legislature votes on gender bills...Vermont Governor signs gender and abortion bills...Britian confirms births of U.K.'s first babies combining DNA from three people...and a mix report for Southern Baptists.
Trump verdict is in...head of pro-life group meets with the former President...and two Chibok school girls rescued.
Prayer response to Texas shooting...and 44 churches reporedly attacked in northeast india.
North Carolina legislature tightens abortion law...India’s Supreme Court will examine critical religious matters next week...and Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber hopes the coronation anthem composed for King Charles III will echo in churches for years to come.
The U.S. National Day of Prayer being observed today...votes on bills on abortion and transgender issues delayed in Oregon...and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its annual report this week.
Pope Francis greets foregin envoy from the Russian Orthodox Church...Canadian pastor found guilty in Covid protests...and U.S. regulators say Facebook has misled parents and failed to protect privacy of children.
The Southern Baptist Convention fails to select a new Exectuive Committee President...The Presbyterian Church (USA) continues a drop in members and congregations...and Oregon's House
approves expanding access to abortion and gender transition treatment.
The Biden administration warning hospitals they violate federal law by denying emergency abortions...Missouri limits on transgender-care put on hold...and top GOP leader speaks before Israeli Knesset.
Abortion ban votes fall short in two states...Vermont votes on abortion pill...Pope visits Hungary...and religious persecution in Nigeria brought up in Washington, D-C.
Democratic governors in Washington and Minnesota signed into law today legal protections for people who travel to those states seeking abortion and gender transition services.
Escaped inmate suspected in death of MIssissippi pastor...Montana legislators meet to possibly censure or expel transgender lawmaker...North Dakota limits bathroom access in several state facilities...and Pope gives women the right to vote at an upcoming meeting of cathlic bishops.
North Dakota bans abortion at 6 weeks...contention in the Montana legislature...and deadly attacks on Nigerian Christians..
A new study shows the COVID pandemic has shaken the very foundations of faith in the United States...Donald Trump speaks out on abortion...and Kenya's President speaks out on cult deaths.
Abortion pill update...abortion clinic opens in Wyoming...and Pride parade cancelled in Florida.
U.S. Supreme delays decsion on abortion pill...U.S. House passes bill on transgender athletes...and North Dakota restricts gender-transition treatments for minors.
U-S Supreme Court poised to rule on abortion pill restrictions...High Court hears case on religious accommodation in the workplace...and Florida approves ban on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades.
Abortion and Religion at the U-S Supreme Court...another attack on Christians in Nigeria...and Dr. Charles Stanley passes away.
Orhodox Easter in Ukraine and Russia..Founder of Operation Mobilization passes away...and new study on effect of mega-churches on worship music.
The U-S Supreme Court being asked to step into legal fight over an abortion drug...Florida's governor signs 6-week abortion ban into law...and NHL team reaches agreement with historic Black church.
A federal appeals court has ruled an abortion drug can still be used, but with restrictions...acts of church vandalism are up...and a report says Catholicism among Latinos in the U-S continues to steadily decline.
U.S. Department of Health proposes rule to prohibit use or disclosure of protected health information to investigate, or prosecute patients, providers, and others involved in an abortion...North Dakota’s governor signs two transgender athlete bans into law...and Arizona Supreme Court rules the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can refuse to answer questions or turn over documents under a state clergy privilege law.
U-S House subpoena's FBI Director over memo on white supremacists’ interaction with local Catholic churches...thousands of Israelis led by at least seven Cabinet ministers marched to an evacuated West Bank settlement...and Idaho murder trial with alleged apocalyptic motives is underway.
U-s Justice Department appeals Texas judge ruling on abortion pill...Pope's Easter message...and Orthodox Palm Sunday service held in Ukraine's most revered Orthodox site.
Idaho's governor signs bill making it a crime to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent...Michigan's governor signs legislation repealing Michigan's abortion ban...tensions ramp-up in Israel...and despite being recently hospitalized, Pope Francis presides over Holy Week service today.
Violence at a Jerusalem mosque...Washington State buys abortion pills...and bills banning gender-transition treatments for minors signed in Idaho and Indiana.
Lawsuit filed against Oregon officials for denying a woman's application to adopt siblings from foster care due to her religious beliefs...the Commissioner of the NHL rethinking "Pride Nights"...and Wisconsin voters deciding a judicial race today that could determine the fate of abortion access in the state.
Palm Suniday reaction to Nashville school shooting...more Christians killed in Nigeria...and exiled members of Chinese Christian church in custody in Thailand.
U-S House pass parents’ rights” bill...Utah taking aim at social media access for minors...and Israeli
P-M says government will not pass a bill that would criminalize Christian evangelism.
Abortion is legal again in Wyoming for now...Hawaii expands access to abortion...the Nebraska Legislature has advanced a bill that would ban gender-transition treatment for minors,,,and track and field has banned transgender athletes from international competition.
Kansas House approves “Born Alive” abortion bill...Oklahoma Supreme Court overturns portion of the state's abortion ban...and Arkansas governor signs public school bathroom bill.
Wyoming institutes the nation's first explicit ban on abortion pills...an Oregon bill that would greatly expand access to abortion and gender-transition treatment was debated yesterday at a packed public hearing...adn Missouri will limit access to gender-transition treatment for minors.
American aid worker kidnapped in 2016 released in Niger...Russia condemned by European Court of Human Rights for violating the right to religious freedom and discriminating against a Christian pastor...and Christian theology lecturer dismissed by Methodist-run college in England for tweeting “homosexuality is invading the church”.
Transgender school bathroom bill sent to Iowa governor...six-week abortion ban bill moves foward in Florida...and American missionary pilot released from prison.
North Dakota Supreme Court upholds temporary block state's abortion ban...deaths of pregnant women in the U.S. fell in 2022...and a new survey on sharing diverse views in the workplace.
Arkansas effectively reinstates locked ban on gender-transition treatment for children...YWAM founder Loren Cunningham undergoing treatment for Stage 4 cancer...and research released on the seven cornerstones of a biblical worldview.
Former Bremerton football coach reinstated...Virginia school system removing test question equating liberals and conservatives with specific racial and gender demographics...and Nigerian pastor's family attacked and abducted.
Shooting at Jehovah Witness building in Germany...an Australian commission investigating Hillsong Church...and ChinaAid releases report on monitoring of religions in China's Henan province.
Apparant shift by some GOP-led states in Medicaid support...federal court reinstates Florida law strippng taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood...and a basketball coach resigns after being suspended by school officials stating he cited a Bible passage referencing slaves serving their masters.
U-S Senate trying again to codify a federal right to an abortion...another lawsuit filed against Texas abortion law...and more United Methodist churches leaving the denomination.
New York agrees to pay $250,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs after trying to shut down Syracuse-based adoption agency for its religious policies...a network of New York-based pregnancy centers can proceed with challenging a law they say forces them to hire those who've had or support abortion...and the Vatican to return three sculpture fragments from the Parthenon in Greece that have been in the Vatican Museums for two centuries
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in Florida police department prayer vigil case...Utah Governor plans to sign a measure that would effectively ban abortion clinics from operating in the state...and Iranian pastor once sentenced to death for apostasy has been released from prision.
Yakima Union Gospel Mission files suit against Washington State...Calgary pastor arrested after protesting library story hour...and Walgreens won't sell abortion pill in 20 states.
Twitter has unveiled a new policy prohibiting violent speech...impact of Nigeria election...and a new study says a church hybrid model is the new normal.
Washington State Senate passes bills on LGBTQ curricula, cost-sharing for abortion, and requiring clergy to report, with exceptions, abuse allegations...Mississippi says no to sex-change operations for minors...and Israeli police respond to street protests.
Supreme Court asked to review lower court decision denying a religious freedom lawsuit
against the Biden administration...:Jesus Revolution" makes strong opening weekend showing...and a new survey shows percent of U.S. population with a "Biblical Worldview" is shrinking.
More trouble in the West Bank...Florida Govenor signs bill controlling Disney district...and Ugandan Police arrest two people in connection with the kidnapping of 40 Christian children.
Tennesse house votes overwhelmingly to ban gender transition treatments for minors...and today marks the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Freedom of Religion suits filed in California and Florda...and information on a "Faithfulness Tax" in Russia.
Seattle City Council adds caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws...and the Southern Baptist Convention ousts its second-largest church.
Update on L-A Bishop murder...missionary pilot refused bail in Mozambique...and Hong Kong revokes visa of Chinese scientist who claimed in 2018 he made the world’s first genetically edited babies.
Arrest in shooting death of Los Angeles bishop...President's Biden & Zelensky visit church in Kyiv...and and public worship and prayer services moving off campus of Asbury University.
Kentucky Supreme Court keeps near-total abortion ban in place for now...federal appeals court to rehear Conneticut transgender athlete case...ande Damar Hamlin reponds to criticism over his Super Bowl jacket.
Bill criminalizing sex-change surgeries and medication for minors passes Idaho House...Vermont House committee votes to allow nonresidents to seek medically assisted suicide...and new survey says half of Americans believe national news media intends to deceive their audience or persuade them to their point of view.
California lawmakers to attempt to repeal 15-year-old marriage law...South Dakota Governor signs bill banning sex change operations and medication for minors...and a national day of prayer today in Kenya.
Pope responds to sentencing of Nicaraguan Bishop...explosive report on abuse in Portugese Catholic Church...and a new survey on antisemitism in the U.S.
An abortion pill could be pulled off the market by a legal case in Texas...South Dakota lawmakers vote on transgender transition surgies and medication for minors...and the Church of England votes to allow “blessings” on same-sex relationships.
Christian response to the Turkey Syria earthquake...study compares supportive services to pregnant women in both pregnancy centers and abortion clinics...andJesus and the Super Bowl.
President Biden pushes to codify Roe in State of the Union address...and Christian relief organizations on the front lines of earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria.
Prayer for aid for Turkey...vacinne mandate appeal to be heard this week in New York...and a ruling in a worship protest in Moscow, Idaho.
Spokane pro-life organization agrees to pay legal fees and damages for holding worship services at the property of a Planned Parenthood clinic...financial support of pro-life pregnancy centers being discussed in some state legislatures...and three major Christian leaders together discuss laws criminalizing homosexuality.
Roman Catholic, Anglican, and the Church of Scotland leaders are in South Sudan...police investigating the death of a local New Jersey Councilwoman...and final arguments expected today in the case of a Calgary pastor.
70th National Prayer Breakfast held in Washington, D-C, this morning...Calgary pastor on trial over Alberta trucker blockade...and Pope speaks at Congo youth stadium event.
A million pepole gather in Congo to hear the Pope...Turkey won't allow Sweden to join NATO...and a change in leadership and direction for tomorrow's National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D-C.
U.S. Secretary of State wraps up trip to Israel...Pope visits Congo...and Christians, including two pastors, killed in Africa.
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken meets with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu... Pastor of Memphis church pleased there's been peace so far in response to Tyrre Nichols' beating death...and Massachusetts has joined several other states in establishing an abortion hotline.
Deadly shooting outside east Jerusalem synagogue...missionary pilot remains imprisoned...and Seattle Pacific University announces new President.
Colorado appeals court rules against Christian baker...Oregon judge dismisses case against group of Chrtistian colleges and universities...and 25-year-old Moroccan man being held over the deadly attacks at two Catholic churches in southern Spain.
Indictments handed down in connection with spray-painting threats on Florida pro-life pregnancy resource centers...Pope says homosexuality is not a crime, but is a sin...and Arkansas church mourns death of 5 students returning from bible college.
Appeals court declines to rehear conversion therapy for minors case...and Israel's Prime Minister makes surprise visit to Jordan.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Daystar Television Network...White House tries show it's determined to restore abortion rights...and Maltese Christian charity worker facing criminal charges for allegedly discussing and advertising ‘conversion practices'.
March For Life held today in Washington, D-C...Church of England apologizes...and federal judge dismisses case against Florida's governor.
U-S Supreme Court says it hasn't determined yet who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion overturning Roe...a group of religious leaders who support abortion file lawsuit challenging Missouri’s abortion law...and persecution of Christians continues to increase world wide.
Church of England to allow blessings for same-sex, civil marriages, but will not allow same-sex couples to marry in its churches...and the first post-Roe March For Life is this Friday.
MLK's daughter speaks out on federal holiday...the Pope invites all Christians to a September prayer gathering...and China loses population.
Oregon federal district court dismisses title IX lawsuit...two physician groups challenging mandate requiring doctors to perform gender transition procedures...and a protest at NCAA convention over transgender athletes in women's sports.
Late Roman Catholic Cardinal George Pell has allegedly written an online memorandum lambasting Pope Francis' rule...and state officials in Montana taking public comment on requiring prior authorization before paying for abortions covered by Medicaid.
A high profile Catholic Cardinal has died unexpectedly...a Ugandan Christian killed for his faith...and Franklin Graham commments on Prince Harry's memoir.
Texas lawmakers hold first legislative session since a statewide abortion ban took effect, with access to birth control for minors likely a top topic...B-C pastor chared with alleged sexual assault...and attacks on a pastor and a priest in Africa.
Republican lawmakers in a number of states proposing limits on medical gender-transition services for youth...the UAE says it will begin teaching about the Holocaust in school history classes...and prayer in the NFL.
Idaho Supreme Court upholds new abortion laws...and an uneasy Orthodox Christmas cease-fire in Ukraine.
Pope Benedict laid to rest...South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion law...and Putin calls for cease fire in Ukraine for Russian Orthodox Christmas..
FDA finalizes rule change on abortion pills...graves at a historic Christian cemetery in Jerusalem have been vandalized...and the religious makeup of the new U.S. Congress.
Mourners line up for second day to pay respects to Pope Emeritus Benedit XVI...and added tension today at a Jerusalem holy stie.
Trans World Radio continues to broadcast the hope of Christ in Ukraine...Christmas outreach in Lebanon...and in person Christmas meals return for homeless in Vancouver, B.C.
Federal appeals court temporarly bars enforcement of buffer zone around a Kentucky abortion clinic...
First Amendment federal lawsuit filed today against Michigan officials...and Spain and Scotland have passed gender self-determination bills.
Swiss government rejects third gender option, while Scotland debates thie issue of gender change...and the Salvation Army still in need ot Bell Ringers this Christmas season.
Hanukkah at the White House and in Poland....and data for Covid tracking used for other purposes.
Massachusetts highest court rules against physician assisted suicide...and prominent pro-life U.S. priest defrocked by Vatican...
Appeals court dismisses challenge to Connecticut’s policy allowing transgender girls to compete in girls’ high school sports...former President Trump speaks to Orthodox Jews...and Israel’s designated prime minister vows to seek full diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia.
Indictment in Puget Sound-area kingdom hall arsons...Bethlehem is bustling again...and Algeria steps up resrictions on minoritiy religions.
ADF speaks out on signing of "Respect for Marriage Act"...Manitoba churches present appeal of Covid closures...and Pope Francis says give to Ukraine this Christmas.
President Biden to sign same-sex marriage bill next week...NRB reaction to the bill...and Manitoba churches in court over Covid-19 restrictions.
Federal judge rules on Montana vaccine law...Japan enacts religious donation law...and millions expected for Mexican religious pilgrimage.
Oklahoma abortion petition pulled...Portugal’s parliament votes for third time to allow euthanasia...and Christian ministry responds to Taliban holding public execution and floggings in Afghanistan.
U.S. House votes on "Respect for Marriage" Act...Ukraine's President both praised and criticized for proposing legislation cracking down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church...and Pakistan responds to being put on U.S. State Department's list regarding religious freedoms.
Christian law students settle with University of Idaho...friction heating up in Anglican communion over LGBTQ issues...and federal judge orders Southwest Airlines to rehire a flight attendant who said she was fired for expressing opposition to abortion.
Christians finding ways to serve in Iran... a Minnesota town backs away from a proposal to let people sue abortion providers...and a major archeological find in England.
U.N. says Islamic State committed war crimes against the Christian community in 2014.. Russian paramilitary organization put on U.S. list of religious freedom violators...and a look at pivotal free speech case being heard Monday at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Prosecutors ask judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s ban on abortions...Amazon doesn't plan to stop selling anti-semtic film...and more churches being shut down in Algeria.
Senate approves same-sex marriage bill...Christian medical group celebrates court victory...and potential opportunity for the church amidst protests in China.
Same-sex marriage bill in Congress...federal appeals court reinstates Indiania fetal remains law...and less than half of the population in England and Wales identify as Christian.
China and the Vatican tangle again over appointment of Chinese Bishops...and more anti-conversion laws passed in India.
Georgia Supreme Court reinstates state abortion ban...Jerusalem bombings...and more on Ukranian authorities searching Orthodox churches.
Ukrainian authorities raid Orthodox site in Kyiv...churches in Asia mobilize to help quake victims in Indonesia...and top American diplomat criticizes FIFA over "diversity and inclusion".
Reponse to NY Times report on allege leak of 2014 Supreme Court contraception decision...abortion challenges in Texas and Georgia...and arrests after antisemitic threats in New York.
West Virginia’s Supreme Court explains last month's ruling allowing a non-public school scholarship program to continue...and Maryland's attorney general ID's 158 Catholic Priests accused of abuse.
Reaction to the U-S Senate vote on same-sex marriage legislation ...a new Barna survey on last week's midterm elections...and home births were up in the U-S last year.
Senate attempting to codify same-sex marriage...an Arkansas ban on gender transition treatment for children continues to be on hold...and Georgia to appeal ruling overturning state abortion ban.
Judge overturns Georgia abortion law...Kentucky Supreme Court hears arguments over its abortion law...and U-S Catholic Bishops elect new president.
President Biden doubts abortion rights will be federally codified...pro-life doctors sue over Mississippi abortion law...and 58 Louisiana congregations to leave the United Methodist church.
A breakdown of the religious vote on abortion...U.S. government taking steps to ensure pregnant migrant youth have access to abortion...and Southern California church elder charged with murder.
Montana abortion referendum defeated...South Carolina efforts to pass a stricter abortion law have failed...and a western Michigan library targeted by residents opposed to LGBTQ materials on its shelves loses most of its funding.
Abortion measures pass in handful of states...how to talk to kids about latest school shooting...and concern about antisemitism on anniversary of "Kristallnacht".
Abortion directly on the ballot in 5 states today...reward offered for Haitian gang leaders who kidnapped Christian missionaries last year...and attacks continue on Christians in Nigeria.
Beauty pageant can bar transgender participants...Pope attends another interfaith conference...and International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted church is this Sunday.
Idaho Deputy Attorney General who defended the state's abortion laws has quit...Israel's Prime Minister concedes defeat...and ancient Christian monastery found on shores of the Persian Gulf.
Disruption at the U.S. Supreme Court...Israeli election...and Jesus Film released in 2,000th language.
Abortion still legal in Noth Dakota...Pope heading to Bahrain...and new Barna survey shows "chilling" implications.
Hong Kong Pastor jailed...3 Swedish citizens being deported from India for alleging trying to convert locals to Christianity...and another abortion accusation against a Pro-Life U-S Senate candidate.
Praying Bremerton football coach to be reinstated...abortion a key topic in Pennsylvania and Michigan debates...and a verdict in Wisconsin Christmas parade deaths.
Georgia abortion law trial in day 2...former U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter dies...and a plea from religious leaders to end "nuclear nightmare".
Georgia abortion law goes to trial...California Judge rules in favor of Christian Baker...and Pope meets with French President on Ukraine.
Prosecution rests in Christmas parade killing...judge puts on hold portion of New York gun law...and U-S Supreme asked to overturn Arkansas law on Israeli boycotts.
Pentagon to provide travel fund for abortions...Michigan man to stand trial in shooting of abortion amendment canvasser...and Social Security Administration announces gender identity plan.
DIscussons over South Carolina's abortion law continue...Louisiana pastor admits defrauding his church...and Brazilian Presidential candidate writes open letter to evangelicals.
President Biden promises to codify Roe...and Australia to return its embassy in Israel to Tel Aviv.
Arkansas ban on gender-transition treament for minors goes to trial...another church attack in Nigeria...and Japan’s Prime Minister orders investigation into the Unification Church.
Abortion on the ballot in California...abortion as a religious freedom issue being challenged in Indiana...and Mississippi judge says no to using pandemic relief funds for private schools.
Palestinian President has no faith in the U.S. to mediate a solution to the conflict with Israel...tensions continue to rise in Jerusalem...and Indiana's Supreme Court says a lower court ruling on an abortion ban can remain for now.
North Dakota judge ordered to take another look at abortion decision...legal abortions continue for now in Arizona...and prayers and hope for peace in Ukraine.
Gender-Transition surgeries for minors paused at Tennessee university...Ohio's Heartbeat Law remains on hold...and Logos 10 released today.
Latest on abortion law challenges in Idaho, Kentucky and Ohio...West Virginia's Hope Scholarship program resumes...and Bibles for China expands their work.
Colorado Baker appeals latest state ruling against him...Satanic Temple weighing in on Idaho abortion bans...and dozens of clinics have stopped providing abortions nationwide.
A challenge continues against a Washington state law over allegations it violates freedom of speech and infringes on religious faith... and Republican U-S Senate candidate denies he paid for an abortion.
President Biden marking 100 days since overturning of Roe...Arizona abortion clinic going around state abortion law...and federal appeals court hearing case of Louisiana church lawsuit over Covid-19 restrictions.
The U-S Supreme Court opens a new term...a look at one of the Court's high profile cases...and the EU and Israel hold high level talks.
New poll on Supreme Court Ruling on public school football prayer...Oklahoma hospital scaling back gender-transition treatments...and 11th century handwritten gospel manuscript returned to Greece.
New poll on Supreme Court Ruling on public school football prayer...Oklahoma hospital scaling back gender-transition treatments...and 11th century handwritten gospel manuscript returned to Greece.
Abortion a key topic in Oregon Gubernatorial debate, upheld in an Ohio ruling, and protested for in Italy.
Abortion a key topic in Oregon Gubernatorial debate, upheld in an Ohio ruling, and protested for in Italy.
Abortion and medical malpractice insurance in Washington State...Idaho universities warning against referring students to abortion providers...and reaction to Arizona abortion law.
Abortion and medical malpractice insurance in Washington State...Idaho universities warning against referring students to abortion providers...and reaction to Arizona abortion law.
Kentucky school shooter denied parole...EU reacts to Italian election...and Cuba to allow same-sex marriage.
Kentucky school shooter denied parole...EU reacts to Italian election...and Cuba to allow same-sex marriage.
Indiana appeals judge’s order that blocked the state’s abortion ban... Maine is ready to fund tuition for some religious school students...and a pessimistic assessment by the Palestinian President.
Indiana appeals judge’s order that blocked the state’s abortion ban... Maine is ready to fund tuition for some religious school students...and a pessimistic assessment by the Palestinian President.
White House and Medical Group speak out against proposed nation-wide abortion ban...Indiana abortion law put on hold...and Idaho asks federal judge to reverse ruling on state abortion law.
White House and Medical Group speak out against proposed nation-wide abortion ban...Indiana abortion law put on hold...and Idaho asks federal judge to reverse ruling on state abortion law.
Wisconsin Governor attempts to call back legislature for abortion vote...heads up Israel and Turkey met at U-N...and Spain grants "Personhood" status to a lagoon.
Wisconsin Governor attempts to call back legislature for abortion vote...heads up Israel and Turkey met at U-N...and Spain grants "Personhood" status to a lagoon.
Trial date set in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting...parole hearing for 1997 Kentucky school shooter...and Democrats pumping unprecedented amount of money into advertising related to abortion.
Trial date set in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting...parole hearing for 1997 Kentucky school shooter...and Democrats pumping unprecedented amount of money into advertising related to abortion.
West Virginia enacts abortion law...U-S Senate delays acting on marriage bill...and Montana officials defy judge on birth certificate ruling.
West Virginia enacts abortion law...U-S Senate delays acting on marriage bill...and Montana officials defy judge on birth certificate ruling.
Montana judge blocks state birth certificate law...judge blocks Ohio abortion ban...and U-S Supreme Court makes ruling involving a New York Jewish University.
Montana judge blocks state birth certificate law...judge blocks Ohio abortion ban...and U-S Supreme Court makes ruling involving a New York Jewish University.
Pope Francis speaks to leaders of Russian Orthodox Church...nationwide abortion ban bill introduced...and new study shows Americans not as divided as we're told.
Pope Francis speaks to leaders of Russian Orthodox Church...nationwide abortion ban bill introduced...and new study shows Americans not as divided as we're told.
South Carolina lawmakers continue abortion debate...another U-S Supreme Court Justice speaks out on Court's legitimacy...and Pope Francis speaks against war in Ukraine from former Soviet republic.
South Carolina lawmakers continue abortion debate...another U-S Supreme Court Justice speaks out on Court's legitimacy...and Pope Francis speaks against war in Ukraine from former Soviet republic.
Lawsuit filed against Seattle Pacific University...Indiana abortion law to take effect as scheduled...and Chief Justice John Roberts defends the U-S Supreme Court.
Lawsuit filed against Seattle Pacific University...Indiana abortion law to take effect as scheduled...and Chief Justice John Roberts defends the U-S Supreme Court.
A look at the faith of Queen Elizabeth...abortion legislation fails in South Carolina...and an abortion amendment heads to Michigan voters.
A look at the faith of Queen Elizabeth...abortion legislation fails in South Carolina...and an abortion amendment heads to Michigan voters.
Queen Elizabeth dies at 96...Idaho asks judge to reconsider abortion ruling...and the U-S Senate expected to vote this month on same-sex marriage.
Queen Elizabeth dies at 96...Idaho asks judge to reconsider abortion ruling...and the U-S Senate expected to vote this month on same-sex marriage.
A judge has struck down Michigan’s 1931 abortion law...South Carolina’s Senate is debating an abortion ban...and a federal court permanently prevents New York from shutting down a faith-based adoption provider.
A judge has struck down Michigan’s 1931 abortion law...South Carolina’s Senate is debating an abortion ban...and a federal court permanently prevents New York from shutting down a faith-based adoption provider.
Pro-Life Democrat drops out of U-S House race...measles outbreak hits Zimbabwe...and head of Serbia’s Orthodox Church supporting ban of LGBTQ event in his country.
Pro-Life Democrat drops out of U-S House race...measles outbreak hits Zimbabwe...and head of Serbia’s Orthodox Church supporting ban of LGBTQ event in his country.
Washington State Supreme Court rules on so-called "Wrongful Life" case...Walmart expanding abortion coverage for employees...and Michigan judge blocks county prosecutors from enforcing a pre-Roe abortion ban.
Temporary abortion rulings in the U.S. South...some Google workers push for expansion of abortion coverage...and judge rules in an Arizona clergy-client case.
A near total ban on abortion sent to the South Carolina state House floor...a Florida prosecutor removed from office because of positions on abortion and transgender rights is suing to get his job back...and a California church will not have to pay fines for defying COVID-19 regulations.
Varying abortion decisions in several states...and reaction to deadly Egyptian church fire.
Deadly Egyptian church fire...Southern Baptists reportedly being investigated by the Justice Department...and Idaho abortion ban moves foward.
Louisiana abortion ban remains in place...Nebraska's Supreme Court rules on vaccine mandate...and author Salman Rushdie attacked.
Former WSU football coach files claim for wrongful termination...New York pastor says he feels intimidated and harassed by the state's Attorney General...and abortion remains legal in Wyoming.
Seattle City Council passes two abortion measures and will consider one concerning "limited services pregnancy centers"...Nebraska woman charged with helping teenage daughter have an abortion...and arrest made in killing of Muslim men in New Mexico.
Nebraska's Governor won't call special session of the Legislature to try to enact an abortion ban...suspects have been arrested in Pentecost Sunday attack of a Nigerian church...and reaction over recent killings of Christians in Uganda.
Clash between Florida prosecutor and Governor over abortion and gender transition treatment for minors...New Mexico police investigating potential link in killings of four Muslim men...and a cease-fire holding in the middle east.
Indiana House passes abortion law...Hungarian Prime Minister speaks at CPAC...and persecution of Christians in Nigeria continues.
Florida's Governor suspends a state prosecutor for pledging not to enforce 15-week abortion ban...and a South Dakota Tribe requiring churches and missionaries to register.
Unexpected Kansas abortion vote results...Biden executive order on abortion travel...and a potential final legal setback for parents of British boy on life-support.
Justice Department challenging Idaho's abortion law...Kansas citizens vote on abortion...and a group of U-S Senators trying to restore abortion nationwide.
Michigan court rules county prosecutors can enforce state's abortion ban...Indiana passes near-total abortion ban...and British court refuses to block hospital from ending life-support treatment for 12-year-old boy.
Washington State's Attorney General confirms it's investigating Seattle Pacific University over discrimination claims...Michigan Supreme Court rules on state’s anti-discrimination law...and Pope Francis wrapping up trip to Canada.
Judges block abortion bans in Wyoming and North Dakota...Minnesota AG won't appeal abortion ruling...and protestors interrupt Pope-led Mass in Quebec.
Multiple abortion legislative and legal decisions across the U-S...and Pope Francis is in Quebec.
Pope apologizes in Canada...V-P Harris delves into Indiana abortion debate...and British judges rule to take 12-year-old off life support.
A Kentucky abortion law remains on hold...CVS seeking verification on drugs with possible abortion applications...and YouTube removing some videos about abortion.
U-S House passes contraceptives law...abortion rulings in Louisiana and Georgia...and Google in the middle of abortion search battle.
U-S House passes "Marriage Equality" bill...Boise city council votes to limit funds used to enforce Idaho's abortion law...and pro-life reaction new New Mexico abortion clinic.
State abortion decisions in Mississippi, West Virginia and Louisiana...and the U-S House to vote today on "Marriage" bill.
Abortions remain legal in Louisiana for at least another day...U-S Supreme Court ruling on Indiana Parental Notification Law...and the Pope prepares for trip to Canada.
President Biden signs Executive Order on Abortion...Louisiana abortion law upheld...and a rare phone call between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.
North Dakota's abortion trigger law challenged in court...European Parliament lawmakers condemn overturning of Roe v Wade...and building housing Vancouver, B-C church destroyed in fire.
King County won't cooperate with out-of-state abortion prosecutions...attacks continue on Christians in Nigeria...and a report on a religious freedom conference in London.
Abortion laws challenged today in the Southern U-S...abortion pills becoming a key battle front...and Pope Francis responds to Chicago shooting and resignation rumors.
Steve Sunshine and Erica Parkerson interview with Coach Joe Kennedy on 7 year battle to win last week's Supreme Court prayer decision.
More fallout from last week's Supreme Court abortion ruling...and a new poll on abortion attitudes in the U-S.
President Biden pushes to codify Roe...state level abortion rulings...and Supreme Court declines to hear religious case concerning New York vaccine requirement.
The head of WHO criticizes U.S. Supreme Court over Roe...Pelosi receives Communion at Vatican Mass...and lawsuit filed over daily devotionals at work.
Mixed rulings on state abortion bans...White House says "every option is on the table” regarding abortion access...and Facebook and Instagram blocking some abortion posts.
Supreme Court rules on praying former Bremerton football coach...abortion fight moves to the states...and international reaction to overturning of Roe.
Supreme Court overturns Roe...reaction to Roe ruling...and concern over large rise in abortion pill use.
Supreme Court ruling on gun rights...White House proposes new rules for LGBTQ students...and the Pope to likely visit Canada next month.
Wisconsin to keep abortion ban in place...pro-life Texas democratic congressman advances to general election...and Florida Republican Senator criticizes Texas GOP party platform for not being “inclusive".
Supreme Court rules on government aid for religious schools...two Jesuit priests killed in Mexico...and transgender athletes barred from women’s international rugby league matches.
More church shootings in Nigeria...church leaders arrested in Sudan...and World swimming’s governing body votes on transgender swimmers.
Suspect arrested in Alabama church shooting...hate crime allegation added in Taiwanese American church shooting in California...and abortion reversal in Iowa.
New Southern Baptist leader to expedite sex abuse reforms...response to President Biden's LGBTQ executive order...and much of the Muslim world banning new animated Disney movie.
President Biden issuing executive orders countering LGBTQ-related state laws...abortions on the rise...and guilty verdict for a World Vision director.
New York expands abortion protections...AMA adopts policy on abortion...and President Biden to visit the Middle East.
Oregon Pregnancy Center fire...Idaho Pride event arrests...and sentence in April killing of Egyptian Coptic Christian priest.
Florida Governor visit causes uproar in New York City...and suspended German Catholic Priest found dead...and Pray.com announces PrayTV.
Report that possible new Covid-19 vaccine may be an option for some with religious concerns...sharp reversal by U.N. health agency’s initial assessment of the pandemic’s origins...and Portugal's Parliament votes again to approve euthanasia.
Arrest in threat against Supreme Court Justice...fire at western New York pregnancy center...and Wisconsin governor calls special session to overturn state ban on abortion.
Nebraska inching closer to possibly outlawing abortion...update on Nigerian church attack...and Czech President ready to veto possible same-sex wedding legislation.
Nigeria church massacre update...South African pastor convicted of plot to overthrow government...and second mistrial in 2015 killing of wife of an Indianapolis pastor.
Iowa church parking lot shooting...Ugandan youth pastor dies from attack on church...and AP poll of U.S. Catholics.
Head of Russian Orthodox Church won't be sanctioned by EU...and a ban on transgender athletes being challenged in Utah court.
Florida sued over new abortion law...U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas viewpoint censorship law...and Minneapolis first large city in U.S. allowing Islamic call to prayer to be broadcast publicly.
Abducted head of Methodist Church Nigeria regains his freedom...Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill could meet this fall...and Israel and the UAE sign free trade agreement.
Southern Baptists release list of hundreds of pastors and other church-affiliated personnel accused of sexual abuse...an independent inquiry on sex abuse by Catholic clergy in Italy to be launched...and abduction and forced marriage reportedly continues in Pakistan.
One of the first reporters on the scene at Tuesday ‘s Texas school shooting in Uvalde shares the experience of one family...and Oklahoma's governor signs abortion and transgender bills.
Processing Tuesday's Texas school shooting...fire at future Wyoming abortion clinic...and Southern Baptist leaders to release list of pastors and church-affiliated staff members accused of sexual abuse.
Florida social media law ruled unconstitutional...and Former Hong Kong Catholic leader in court today.
Report released on Southern Baptist clergy sex abuse...U.N. Human Rights Commissioner in China...and Florida abortion clinic license suspended.
Victims of Buffalo shooting honored...abortions to no longer be provided in Oklahoma...and V-P Kamala Harris calls Oklahoma abortion law "extreme".
Oklahoma abortion bill given final legislative approval...V-P Harris to meet virtually with abortion providers...and Hungary hosts CPAC conference.
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan responds to Sunday’s California church shooting...judge suspends Michigan’s dormant ban on abortion...and Department of Homeland Security pauses disinformation governance board.
Doctor hailed as hero in California Church shooting...The Vatican’s foreign minister is heading to Kyiv...and another state bans transgender students from playing girls’ or women’s sports.
Shootings impact the church in New York and California...and Starbucks supporting abortion.
Tennessee restricts dispensing of abortion pills...and birthrates continue to drop in the U.S.
It's the National Day of Prayer...U-S Senate to vote on codifying abortion rights into federal law...and a reported Putin apology.
Washington state governor responds to leaked Supreme Court draft on Roe...Oklahoma's governor signs abortion-ban bill...and the EU reportedly plans to sanction head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Reaction from President, Chief Justice and Pro-Life leader over leaked draft opinion on abortion...Manchin says no to filibuster change...and Pope wants to meet with Putin.
Supreme Court rules on Christian flag display...Federal Court hearing on requiring coverage for gender transitions... and Israeli government response to Russia's Nazi comment.
Seattle Archdiocese settling two separate claims of sexual abuse...head of the Church of England in Canada apologizing for residential schools...and another clash at a major Jerusalem holy site.
Oklahoma House approves Texas-style abortion ban...and Holocaust memorial day observances.
Puerto Rico hold first public hearing on abortion restrictions...non-binary gender markers on state birth certificates banned in Oklahoma...and Israel prepares for its annual Holocaust Memorial Day.
Supreme Court hears Freedom of Religion and Speech case...Ukraine's President gives Orthodox Easter Message in person...and Afghanistan called one of the world's worst violators of religious freedom.
Abortion law halted in Kentucky...Montana birth certificate law on hold...and more clashes in Jerusalem.
More fighting in Israel...Hungary's President and the Pope meet over Ukraine...and the mood in France leading up to Sunday's Presidential election.
Another challenge to Texas abortion law...large Catholic clergy sex abuse settlement...and wife of Pat Robertson dies.
U.N. calls for halt in fighting in Ukraine during Orthodox Holy Week observances...and a new Canadian poll on religion.
An eventful day in Jerusalem...Good Friday in Rome...and a tragic Easter pilgrimage in Zimbabwe.
New abortion laws in Kentucky and Florida, and White House reaction...and Jerusalem Holy Thursday service.
Good Friday controversy in Rome...armed gangs working with Islamist extremists in Nigeria... and Minnesota mosque bombing suspects sentenced.
Oklahoma making most abortions illegal...judge upholds Florida 24-hour abortion waiting period...and the head of Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church has harsh words for Putin.
Tourists return to Jerusalem for Holy Week...more violence in Israel...and Pope calls for cease fire in Ukraine.
Gender transition medication law goes to Alabama governor...Coptic priest killed in Egypt...and more violence in Israel.
Kentucky’s governor vetoes transgender youth athlete bill...NBA to keep 2023 All-Star Game in Salt Lake City despite its opposition to Utah’s transgender youth athlete ban...and Michigan's governor asks court to recognize a right to abortion under her state's constitution.
Update on five fetuses found in home a pro-life group member...transgender sports bill passed by another state legislative body...and potential turmoil for Israel's ruling government.
Oklahoma legislature passes bill making performing an abortion a felony...Colorado codifies right to abortion in state law...and two of Darwin’s notebooks reported stolen over 20 years ago reappear.
Another federal judge blocks military from disciplining officers for refusing Covid-19 vaccine...and Pope Francis still working on meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church over Ukraine.
Pope begs forgiveness from Indigenous Peoples of Canada...warning for religious minorities in Ukraine if Russia gains control...and rainbow flags could be seized at the World Cup.
U.N. release research on pregnancy and abortion world-wide... a new “X” gender marker being added to U.S. passport applications...and Canadian First Nations delegation meets with Pope Francis.
Kentucky lawmakers vote to ban abortions after 15 weeks...Planned Parent suing Idaho over new abortion law...and Finnish lawmaker acquitted of alleged incitement against homosexuals.
Oregon makes significant change to assisted suicide law...the leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians denounces Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...and two leaders of Israel and Jordan meet over maintaining calm in Jerusalem.
Arizona Legislature approves abortion and certain transgender bans...and North Carolina's lieutenant governor and wife call abortion over 30 years ago "the wrong decision".
Idaho abortion bill becomes law...and U.S. Supreme Court sides with Texas death row inmate on pastoral prayer.
Supreme Court nominee comments on her religious faith...California Governor signs bill making abortion cheaper...and transgender sports ban vetoes and possible overrides.
Disney walkouts today over Florida ban of classroom sexual orientation discussion...Unborn Child with a Disability Protection and Education Act now law in West Virginia...and Habitat for Humanity gets 436 million dollar donation.
Ukrainians flock to church across Europe...U.S. Secretary of State calls violent repression of Muslim Rohingya's in Myanmar "genocide"...and U.S. Supreme Court won't hear Seattle's Union Gospel Mission case.
Putin appears at large rally in Moscow...Pope speaks out against Russian invasion of Ukraine...and Seattle-area residents to serve at Ukrainian border.
Washington State bans Texas-style abortion lawsuits...Vatican being called to reprimand two leading churchmen seeking changes in teaching on sexuality...and Edward Graham of Samaritan's Purse is just back from the Ukraine border.
Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church meet in video call about Ukraine...an update from the Ukrainian border in Moldova...and updates on Pro-Life legislation in two U.S. states and Central America.
Abortion legislation similar to a Texas law passes the Idaho House...a bill limiting how race can be discussed in classrooms becomes law in Mississippi...and the mayor Kyiv asks Pope Francis to visit the city
Texas Supreme Court paves way for abortion law to remain in place...and Kentucky lawmakers advance proposal to ban abortions after 15 weeks.
Convoy of Hope at the Ukrainian-Polish border...and Israel's foreign minister and Jordan's king meet to calm tensions in Jerusalem.
Tennessee House advances ban on public schools teaching certain LGBT issues or lifestyles...Guatemalan lawmakers bucking trend on abortion in Latin America...and four men convicted in France of terrorist conspiracy after 2016 murder of Catholic priest.
Head of the Russian Orthodox Church speaks out on invasion of Ukraine...Vatican Secretary of State speaks with Russia's Foreign Minister...and Florida passes bill on teaching sexual orientation and gender identity to K-3rd graders.
Vatican sending two Cardinals on peace mission to Ukraine...another stabbing and shooting in Jerusalem's Old City...and Florida to recommend against COVID vaccines for healthy kids.
Key Polish Catholic Bishop calls on head of Russian Orthodox Church to push for end of war in Ukraine...and theologically conservative United Methodists plan to launch new worldwide denomination May 1.
Russian bombing of Ukraine causes Jews to flee and added concern over religious shrines...and new California bill would let nurse practitioners perform abortions without doctor supervision.
President Biden comments and prayer for Ukraine...Indiana transgender sports bill and Georgia abortion pill bill move forward...and the latest on Sacramento church shooting.
Ukrainian Orthodox bishops call on their superior in Moscow to urge Russia’s leadership to stop the war in Ukraine...Russian forces allegedly fire on Ukraine’s main Holocaust memorial...and South Dakota's Senate aiming to make the state one of the hardest places to get abortion pills.
While talks begin between Ukraine and Russia, the Vatican offers its services...and Orthodox Church reaction to the Russian invasion.
Pope makes extraordinary visit to Russian embassy...measure banning medication abortion fails in Arizona...and Texas abortion law goes before State Supreme Court.
Ukrainian immigrants in U.S. react to Russian invasion while the Vatican calls for negotiations...abortion pill rulings and bills...and group of Air Force officers sue over religious exemption denials.
Pope speaks out on Russia-Ukraine...Iowa’s Supreme Court hears arguments about abortion restrictions...and abortion pill restriction gaining support in South Dakota.
U-S Supreme Court to hear free speach case of Colorado web designer...abortion to 24 weeks legalized in Colombia...and Israel backs down from a plan to encompass Christian holy sites on the Mount of Olives in a national park.
Lawyers in a Vatican fraud and extortion trial accuse Pope Francis of violating their clients' human rights....appeals court panel rules on United Airlines employee vaccine requirement...and a group of parents and students sue West Virginia school district for allowing an evangelical assembly.
Florida House passes 15-week abortion ban...local West Virginia pro-life chapter president steps down after racist allegations...and 5 employees at Texas Christian school arrested on accusation of failing to report alleged sexual assault.
Arizona Senate approves 15-week abortion ban...Arkansas Senate rejects, for now, efforts to enact abortion ban modeled after Texas law...and U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Israel.
Ukrainian religious leaders in U.S. praying for their homeland...advocates for victims of clergy sex abuse in Italy demand national inquiry...and Israeli Prime Minister meets King of Bahrain.
Israeli PM in Bahrain...terrorist conspiracy trial in killing of Catholic Priest opens in France...and Trump and Pence speak at forum sponsored by group linked to the Unification Church.
Idaho lawmakers introduce bill to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy...and Texas abortion levels drop 60% in a month.
Abortion bill action in Virginia and Georgia...and transgender athlete bill testimony in Indiana.
Federal Appeals court allows federally funded family planning clinics to continue to make abortion referrals...federal judge temporarily puts South Dakota abortion pill rule on hold...and U-S Air Force approves handful of Covid-19 vaccine religious exemptions.
Air Force required to pay victims of 2017 Texas church shooting...retired Pope asks forgiveness...and LA nun sentenced to jail.
U-S reaction to China highlighting Uyghur athlete at the Beijing Olympics...French government attempts to reshape Islam in France...and yet another Mideast two-state solution.
Olympics open with Uyghur twist...and President Biden and the Vatican mark International Day of Human Fraternity.
National Prayer Breakfast held today in Washington, D-C...federal appeals court reinstates a Tennessee ban on abortions...and Oregon church sues over feeding the homeless.
South Dakota lawmakers won't consider a Texas-style abortion law...no defamation in Roy Moore lawsuits...and Canada's Conservative Party ousts its leader.
Dueling abortion bills in West Virginia...more pressure being put on both Israel and China...and VR church.
South Dakota school bathroom bill moves forward...priest killed in Pakistan...and the head of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian Church says he will suspend unvaccinated priests.
More Olympics protests...and the Pope comments on what he considers fake news about COVID-19 and vaccines.
Appeals court upholds ruling against an Oregon bakery...federal judge temporarily halts South Dakota abortion pill rule...and China demands U.S. end "interference" in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to step down...93 possible burial sites identified around a B-C a boarding school...and Faith-based adoption agencies in Michigan can refuse to place children in LGBT homes.
More Boko Haram abductions in Nigeria...and Pope calls for day of prayer for peace over rising tensions in Ukraine.
The March For Life held today in Washington, D-C and Biden Administration reaction...and a new
nationwide injunction against a Federal vaccine mandate.
Over 2 dozen dead from stampede at Christian ceremony in Liberia...U.N. approves resolution condemning denial of the Holocaust...and report on sexual abuse in a German diocese has faulted a retired pope.
15-week abortion ban bill introduced in West Virginia...and new CDC released study comparing coronavirus protection from prior infection and vaccination.
U-S Supreme Court hears case on the Christian Flag...Texas abortion law sent to state Supreme Court...and Covid at the Vatican.
Biden Administration moves ahead with Covid plans after Supreme Court ruling on vaccine mandates...and South Dakota committee approves bill on transgender athletes.
U-S Supreme Court rules on Biden vaccine mandate...Washington State Board of Health rejects vaccine petition... and U-S District Court judge rejects Louisiana pastor's lawsuit over past COVID-19 restrictions.
15-week abortion ban filed in Florida...and estate of deceased man allegedly abused by priest is suing California Catholic Diocese.
Supreme Court turns down appeal of Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group...Catholic Church condemns Italian funeral procession with Nazi symbols...and another leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church contracts Covid-19.
Pope pushes vaccines and a demotes doctrinal leader...and Polish diplomat to Jewish diaspora ousted.
U-S Supreme Court hears arguments on Biden's vaccine mandate...South Dakota makes it harder to get abortion pill...and it's Orthodox Christmas.
Epiphany celebrations around the world...and European court declines to rule on case involving Christian Bakery.
Large portion of Texas National Guard refusing Covid-19 vaccine due to "religious accommodation needs or otherwise"...and Israel and Jordan resetting their ties.
Israel approves fourth round of Covid-19 shots...and lawsuit filed over dress code at Missouri gun shop.
Missouri Christian boarding school doctor arrested...and Germany’s highest court rules in favor of disabled people in a triage setting.
The father of four Christian missionaries who escaped from kidnappers in Haiti says they're in good shape.
Church attendance limits for Christmas in BC and Manitoba...and Chinese sanctions on members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Captive missionaries in Haiti made a daring escape...Illinois repeals parental notification for minors seeking abortion...and no religious exemptions for the vax so far in the U-S military.
FDA lifts restriction on abortion pill...more on missionaries released in Haiti...and Putin talks to the Pope.
Haitian hostages freed...U-S Supreme Court sends Texas abortion ban law back to federal appeals court...and U-S Senate approves bill on imports from China’s Xinjiang region.
U-S Supreme Court asked to allow enforcement of ban on abortions performed solely because of genetic abnormalities...South Dakota's Governor proposes new bill to ban transgender women and girls from female school sports leagues...and the U.K. says no to gender-neutral passports.
Religious aid groups mobilizing to help victims of the Midwest tornadoes...Ohio cities that recently criminalized abortion has reversed its decision...and the European Union has boosted the rights of same-sex parents.
California's governor wants law to ban assault guns to model Texas law banning abortions...bombing at Orthodox school in Russia...and Israel’s prime minister wraps up historic visit to the UAE.
U-S Supreme Court leaving in place Texas' ban on most abortions...and Seattle’s Catholic archdiocese to pay $725,000 to settle sexual abuse lawsuit.
The Uyghur Tribunal makes a pronouncement...Chile legalizes same-sex marriage...and Josh Duggar found guilty.
Supreme Court hears Maine religious schools case...Louisiana Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case...and California wants to be abortion sanctuary state.
More missionary hostages released in Haiti...and the heads of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox church could meet again.
Federal cour to rehear halting of Tennessee abortion ban...and Wisconsin governor vetoes pro-life bills.
What's next for U.S. Supreme Court abortion case...L.A. Planned Parenthood hacked...and Poland rejects abortion as homicide proposal
Former Vice President Pence on Supreme Court Abortion case...Poland looking to tighten abortion laws...and Portugal's euthanasia law delayed again.
Lead up to Wednesday's Supreme Court abortion case...and Israel’s government approves immigration of several thousand Ethiopian Jews.
A portion of Gaza’s Christian community allowed to enter Israel for Christmas...charges filed in Wisconsin Christmas parade deaths...and Chile moving closer to legalizing same-sex marriage.
No evidence of terrorism in last night's Christmas parade crash in Wisconsin...and 2 kidnapped missionaries freed in Haiti.
Lawsuit against a Richland florist settled...and charges filed in California against leaders of a Phillipines-based church.
More on yesterday's Catholic Bishops vote on Communion and abortion...and pastors rally at a Georgia courthouse.
U.S. Catholic Bishops vote on Communion Document...and Oregon high school protest over gender identity.
Investigation continues in Sunday’s alleged terrorist explosion in Liverpool...and Congresswomen who survived Jonestown to retire.
Some Catholic bishops persisting with criticism of President Biden for support of abortion...and arrests in Poland in connection with anti-semitic demonstration.
Manitoba capping religious services at 25 people...Slovakia narrowly rejects tightening abortion access... and more pressure on boycotting Winter Olympics.
Oklahoma's Governor issues executive order to stop issuing non-binary birth certificates...Homeland Security says the U.S. faces “heightened threat environment” with the approach of the holidays...and the European Union's parliament condemns Poland’s near-total ban on abortions.
Facebook's parent company to remove sensitive ad targeting options for religion and other major categories...Pete Buttigieg says don't blame God for climate change...and a world record holding baby.
Franklin Graham heart surgery...Supreme Court case on chaplains and Death Row inmates...and conscience rights rollback in Illinois.
Supreme Court hearing case today on spying on Muslims after 9/11...Police call a Tennessee pastor's actions "heroic"...and Poland says it's legal to end a pregnancy when a woman's health or life is in danger.
Numerous federal lawsuits filed challenging President Biden's vaccine mandate...Greece's Orthodox Church urging members to attend services with vaccination or test certificates...and Portugal’s parliament approves bill allowing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.
The U.S. Government announces vaccine mandate date...and response to that announcement.
Supreme court hears New York gun rights case...Texas passing religious freedom amendment...and Calgary pastor appealing stiff fines and other sanctions imposed for violating COVID-19 rules.
Another Supreme Court abortion decision...Texas leaders investigate books in public schools covering race, gender identity and sexual orientation. ..and Facebook to shut down its face-recognition system.
Supreme Court takes up challenges to Texas Abortion Law while declining to hear transgender case involving Catholic hospital...and Israel is opening up to solo tourists.
President Biden meets with the Pope...Francis calls for "radical decisions" ahead of U.N. Climate Conference...and Polish lawmakers continue debate on LGBT promotion.
Vatican abruptly cancels planned live broadcast of President Biden’s meeting tomorrow with Pope Francis...Families of those killed in attack at Black South Carolina church reached settlement with the Justice Department...and supporters of missionaries kidnapped in Haiti praying for their captors.
Christian Aid Ministries defends its work in Haiti...Pope Francis to visit Canada to help reconciliation efforts with Indigenous peoples...and the U.S. issues its first passport with an “X” gender designation.
Lawsuit filed against reversal of Trump-era abortion referral ban...President Biden to meet with the Pope...and judge rules hippos are people.
A pray gathering for kidnapped Haitian missionaries...and the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians has been released from a Washington, D-C hospital.
U.S. Supreme Court will hear request to put Texas’s abortion law on hold...and the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians visits the U.S. starting tomorrow.
Haitian gang makes threats against kidnapped missionary group...judge rules against Canadian churches over Covid-19 rules...and Texas urges U.S. Supreme Court to leave in place its law banning most abortions.
Efforts to win the return of 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group continue...and fired Washington State football coach to sue for not getting vaccine religious exemption.
A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U.S.-based missionary group is demanding ransom...a Canadian pastor who openly violated COVID-19 public health orders has been arrested...and despite filing for a religious exemption to vaccination, Washington state's highest paid public employee has been fired.
Biden administration asks U-S Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law...U.S. and Haitian authorities trying to secure release of members of a U.S.-based missionary group...and Texas poised to become the latest state to tighten restrictions on transgender athletes in public high school sports.
The Biden administration going to the U.S. Supreme Court in attempt to halt Texas abortion law... British politician stabbed to death during meeting with constituents at a church...and Audible and Bible apps disappear from the Apple store in mainland China,
President Biden to meet with the Pope...Oklahoma Supreme Court asked to put three abortion laws on hold...and a lawsuit says the federal government funds organizations which allegedly discriminate illegally against potential LGBTQ foster parents.
Suspicious fire at Tacoma-area mosque...a conservative Roman Catholic media outlet can hold a prayer gathering in Baltimore...and an Alberta judge decides on a fine instead of jail time for a pastor for breaking Covid-19 rules.
The U-S Supreme Court seems inclined to allow Kentucky's Attorney General to continue defending a restriction on abortion...the Biden administration is again urging courts to step in and suspend a new Texas abortion law...and a European court rules the Vatican can’t be sued in a local court for sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests.
Opponents of Texas' abortion ban taking aim at companies that donated money to the bill’s sponsors...an appellate court set to debate lawsuit challenging South Carolina's abortion law...and Pope Francis urging lawmakers worldwide to reach consensus on climate change.
Abortions resume in some Texas clinics but not others....woman denied a kidney transplant because she won't be vaccinated due to religious views....and the Pope won't be going to U.N. climate summit.
A federal judge orders Texas to to suspend abortion law...and France's government summons head of the French Catholic bishops' conference over comments on the confessional.
Another attempt to block a Texas abortion law...Pope Francis expresses shame over reported sexual abuse by church leaders in France...and the Southern Baptist Convention agrees to open records to examine how it handled cases of sexual abuse.
The Biden administration reversing a ban on abortion referrals...Oklahoma judge blocks two pro-life laws but allows 3 others to take effect...and a major new report on child sex abuse in the Catholic church in France.
U.S. Supreme Court opens new term...Wyoming library accused of stocking obscene books in sections for children and teenagers...and dozens of religious leaders asking governments to commit to ambitious targets at UN climate conference.
Biden administration urges federal judge to block Texas abortion law...California announces nation's first coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren...and Pat Robertson steps down as host of the "700 Club".
Congressional committee looks at abortion...legal response on pushback against religious exemptions to vaccine mandates...and poll shows deep divide over President Biden's mandate.
YouTube bans claims that vaccines are dangerous and cause health issues...Oregon school district bans employees from displaying all political symbols...and a federal judge blocks a key portion of a new Arizona abortion law.
A federal appeals court will wait until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a separate Mississippi abortion case before weighing in on a Georgia abortion law...and Dylann Roof loses next phase of his appeal.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney tells 60 Minutes” she was wrong on same sex marriage...Switzerland has voted to allow same-sex couples to marry...and Pope Francis has repeated the Catholic stance that abortion is “murder.”
U-S Justice Department suing Texas over abortion...Montana asks court not to block its new abortion laws...and Canada's Conservative Party leader says he's "pro choice".
Ban on Indiana abortion restrictions back in force...20 state attorneys general support suit challenging South Carolina's new abortion law...and religious freedom on death row.
Portland holds off on response to Texas abortion ban...South Dakota's governor orders restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs...and Mexico's Supreme Court declares it unconstitutional to punish abortion.
Portland City Council to vote on ban regarding Texas abortion law...U-S Justice Department says it will protect women who are trying to obtain an abortion in Texas...and Americans are increasingly wary of government surveillance.
Forer Catholic Cardinal in court today...and reaction continues over U.S. Supreme Court decision on Texas abortion law
U-S Supreme Court allowing Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in force. ..and reaction from President Biden and Texas Right to Life.
Law banning most abortions in Texas is now in effect...Virginia teacher reinstated after citing religious convictions...and a bill banning teaching of Critical Race Theory passes North Carolina House.
Islamic State group affiliate thought to pose a global threat...and Liberty University going on Covid quarantine.
Americans reportedly among the dead following twin suicide attacks on Kabul airport....and while Covid-19 cases decrease in the south, a new report says up to 100-thousand more deaths possible in U.S. by December.
Appeals court uphold conviction and death sentence for Dylann Roof...Neo-Nazi sentenced for part in campaign to threaten journalists and Jewish activists...and Israel's new PM in D-C.
Prayers asked for Wisconsin state Senator with Covid...and Attorneys for former reality TV star Josh Duggar have filed motions seeking to dismiss child pornography charges.
Vatican critical of the West for impact of pullout on Afghan civilians...and a possible bankruptcy deal for the Boy Scouts.
Federal court upholds Texas law outlawing dilation and extraction abortion...and the U-S government sharpens its antitrust attack on Facebook.
Samaritan's Purse opens field hospital in Mississippi due to Delta variant surge...and with a high ranking Catholic Cardinal in serious condition with Covid-19, the Pope speaks out again on vaccines.
Taliban says they've moderated, but many skeptical with new reports of human rights abuses and restrictions.
A top U.S. Catholic official hospitalized with Covid-19...tension between Poland and Israel...and wildfires force evacuations near Jerusalem.
Religious health care providers get positive court decision...and My Pillow CEO says he was physically attacked.
The Boy Scouts in bankruptcy court...and West Bank construction for Israelis and Palestinians.
A federal judge strikes down several Indiana abortion restrictions...Israel and Morocco officially agreed to strengthen ties...and Dove Award nominations are out.
Pro-Life endorsement....Charlotte expands LGBT protections...and reports of large Boko Haram surrender.
Appeals Court upholds Tennessee abortion waiting period...Apple to scan iPhones for potential child sexual abuse...and Florida to allow private school vouchers for parents opposed to public school mask mandates.
The founder of Hillsong Church has been charged...Israel threatening to attack Iran...and a flare-up between India and Pakistan.
Manitoba cabinet minister says Canada’s church-run residential schools were part of a genocide ..and Germany's government funding attempts to stem antisemitism.
Cake artist Jack Phillips files appeal of court ruling on gender transition cake...Tennessee being sued over public school bathroom bill...and Florida possibly divesting in Ben & Jerry's parent company.
Alliance Defending Freedom asks U.S. Supreme Court to reverse decisions against Seattle's Union Gospel Mission and Gordon College.
President Biden announces picks for key religious freedom roles...Republican governors lend support to restrictions on abortion in Mississippi....and gender identity lessons largely scrapped in Nebraska public schools.
A former U.S. Roman Catholic Cardinal has been criminally charged for a sex crime...and Illinois may divest from a company over ice cream sales.
Federal Judge approves forfeiture of ancient tablet bought by Hobby Lobby...and Israel's Parliament reacts to ice cream pullout.
U.S. appeals court rules against web designer challenging Colorado’s anti-discrimination law.. The Michigan elections board declines to certify LGBTQ-rights ballot drive ..and report shows only half of U.S. households donate to charity.
Kidnappers have released some students abducted from a Nigerian Baptist high school...homeschooling in the U.S. expected to continue to increase...and a former Anchorage-area strip club is now a church.
Mississippi asks U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade....and more church fires in both the U.S. and Canada.
A youth sport transgender vote in Louisiana...and judges rule on youth transgender treatments and abortion restrictions in Arkansas.
Guilty plea in deadly California synagogue shooting...and Israel's Prime Minister vows response to Ice Cream ban.
Another Canadian Church fire...French Holocaust survivor denounces anti-vaccination protesters...and Norwegian church holds transgender name change ceremony.
An Ohio abortion-reversal bill introduced...Kentucky to continue work with Baptist-affiliated children’s agency...and a conversion therapy executive-order in Minnesota.
The E-U says employers may forbid the wearing of visible symbols of religious or political belief...and a bookseller group apologizes for sending a publication some deem as anti-transgender to independent stores.
20 states supporting South Carolina’s defense of a new abortion law...unmarked graves found on the grounds of another Catholic-run Indigenous residential school in British Columbia...and Pope Francis is back in the Vatican
A blind Chinese dissident and new U.S. citizen says the human rights situation in China is getting "worse and worse"...Pope Francis continues to recover...and a possible thaw of relations between Israel and Turkey.
The Biden administration is renewing genocide allegations against China..the World Health Organization issues new recommendations on human genome editing...and Pope Francis to remain in the hospital a few more days.
Parents of abducted students calling for international pressure on the Nigerian government...Christian leaders call on rival leaders of South Sudan to personally sacrifice for peace....and a Catholic group calling out Canada's Prime Minister over the Residential Schools scandal.
Missouri's governor opposes door-to-door promotion of Covid vaccines...South Carolina's governor appealing the pause of a new abortion law...and Mexico's Supreme Court rules on a law limiting abortions for rape victims.
The U.S. Air Force ruled largely responsible for 2017 Texas church shooting...over 120 students kidnapped from Baptist school in Nigeria...and the Pope continues to recover from surgery.
Police investigating vandalism at churches in Manitoba...vandalism at Spokane area Planned Parenthood...and the Pope recovering from surgery.
The U-S Supreme Court will take up one Religious Freedom case but has declined to hear another...and the Vatican is calling for an all-out effort to combat Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy.
Britain's Methodist Church to allow same-sex marriages on its premises...Canada's Prime Minister speaks out on recent fires and vandalism at Catholic churches...and the Vatican hosts an evening prayer service with the leaders of Lebanon's Christian churches
Amid the finding of more human remains near a former school near Cranbrook, B-C, Pope Francis reportedly will meet with Indigenous people who attended Canada's residential schools....an Indiana abortion reversal law has been blocked...and the Iowa Supreme Court rules Planned Parenthood can be prohibited from conducting state-sponsored sex education programs.
Supreme Court won't revive school's transgender bathroom ban...Pope meets with U-S Secretary of State...and a U-S senator asks that Canada be investigated for violating religious freedom.
Ohio's Governor questions need for legislative ban on transgender girls competing in female sports...President Biden Biden names special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights...and Gibraltar to ease some bans on abortion.
More graves found at another former Canadian school for Indigenous children...a referendum on abortion in Gibraltar...and another country opens an embassy in Jerusalem.
Louisiana's Governor vetoes bill prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on girls' sports teams....a 24-hour abortion waiting period law struck down in Iowa...and the head of EU vows to thwart a new law Hungarian law on portraying or promoting homosexuality or sex reassignment to children.
Catholic Church buildings burned in British Columbia...an Alabama Christian youth home working toward healing after the weekend death of eight of its children...and a New Jersey school board reverses its decision on school holiday names.
Experts working with the UN urging the Vatican to do more to prevent violence and sexual abuse against children...Ammon Bundy running for governor of Idaho...and Israel's new government looking into April's deadly stampede at a Jewish festival.
Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy has come out with his first videos announcing his campaign to become governor of Idaho
U.S. Catholic bishops approve drafting a “teaching document” many hope will rebuke Catholic politicians who receive Communion while supporting abortion...and the U.S. Justice Department is challenging transgender laws in two states.
The U-S Supreme Court decides unanimously in a religious freedom case...a legal setback for Colorado baker Jack Phillips...and the US Education Department is officially standing against state proposals to bar transgender girls from school sports,
Southern Baptist Convention Delegates to consider investigation of SBC's handling of sex abuse cases and won't make an issue of Critical Race Theory, while electing a new President...a federal appeals court rules against North Carolina's 20-week abortion ban...and the ACLU seeks to keep new Arkansas Law banning gender transition treatments for minors from taking effect
A Canadian pastor arrested for allegedly violating a court order by holding a church service...another Canadian church receives a court summons for holding a graduation ceremony...and the Southern Baptist Convention opens its largest convention in decades.
The U-S Supreme Court considers adding a third blockbuster issue to its agenda...major meetings this week for Southern Baptists and U-S Catholics...and Israel's new government is getting to work.
Race-related tensions within the Southern Baptist Convention high heading into a national meeting next...daughter of MLK, Jr. afraid American society is unraveling...and Hungary's Parliament expected to pass legislation described as part of an effort to protect children from pedophilia.
North Carolina's Senate approves a measure prohibiting abortion because of race, sex or Down syndrome diagnosis...Florida the latest state to ban "critical race theory"...and a group of Jewish House Democrats accuse Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of giving "cover to terrorist groups."
A federal appeals court has blocked Missouri from enforcing a sweeping abortion law...a Virginia school system has been ordered to reinstate a suspended teacher for speaking out against a proposal requiring transgender students be addressed by their preferred pronouns...and a decision to clear protesters in front of the White House last summer wasn't influenced by then-President Trump’s plans for a photo opportunity at that spot.
A Canadian church accused of repeatedly violating COVID-19 restrictions could face a fine of up to one-million dollars. ..Pastor Rick Warren is retiring...and a 39-year-old lawmaker and religious conservative is set to become Northern Ireland’s youngest leader.
A Louisiana pastor trying to revive a lawsuit challenging state coronavirus restrictions...The U-S Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a lawsuit can go forward in which a group of Muslims allege the FBI targeted them for surveillance because of their religion...and one of Africa’s most popular televangelists has passed away.
Jerry Falwell Jr. asks court to dismiss Liberty University lawsuit...a German cardinal and confidant of Pope Francis has offered to resign...and a "people's tribunal" on alleged Uyghur genocide has opened in London.
Federal appeals court hears arguments over a Tennessee abortion law...a Pakistani court has acquitted a Christian couple previously sentenced to death for blasphemy...and 13 people on trial in Paris accused of cyberbullying or death threats against a teenage girl who posted comments critical of Islam.
Abortions rate rises in Kansas...a Canadian government leader pledges to support efforts to find more unmarked graves at former residential schools for Indigenous students...and China uses Zoom to try to counter alleged human rights abuses.
Florida the latest state to bar transgender athletes identifying as female from playing on public school girls teams...the Catholic Church has criminalized the sexual abuse of adults by priests...and China's leaders are easing limits on how many children each couple can have.
White House says no to Federal vaccine passports...another transgender athlete ban bill passes...and Montana's AG gives opinion on critical race theory.
The ACLU is challenging two major transgender athlete and abortion laws...another sanctuary city for the unborn...and Facebook will no longer remove claims COVID-19 is human-made or manufactured.
The White House says there are still questions about how the Covid-19 pandemic got started...a group of scientists recommends researchers be allowed to grow human embryos longer under limited conditions. ..and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will devote part of its national meeting next month to the issue of which Catholics are worthy of receiving Communion.
The U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem has been reopened...Tennessee bans Critical Race Theory in public schools...and China denouncing plans for a people's tribunal in Britain next month on allegations of genocide against Uyghurs in Xinjiang.
The US Secretary of State is heading to the Middle East...Florida's Gov. has signed a measure punishing social media platforms that remove conservative ideas from their sites...,and the Charleston church shooter is trying to get his conviction and death sentence overturned.
A reported cease-fire in the Middle East...U-S Homeland Security plans to ramp up social media tracking...and this year's winner of the Templeton Prize.
A Fetal Heartbeat bill has been signed into law in Texas...Abortion rights groups asking a federal judge to block a new Indiana law requiring doctors to tell women undergoing drug-induced abortions about a treatment for potentially stopping the abortion process....and Tennessee's Governor has signed legislation that bans gender-transition treatment for young minors.
More on the Supreme Court taking up Mississippi abortion law...and Covid-19 cases and deaths at their lowest levels since last spring.
U-S Supreme Court to take up major Abortion case...The White House conducting "quiet, intensive diplomacy" in the Middle East...and more talk of boycotting the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The U.N. chief appealing for an immediate halt to fighting in the Middle East....some questioning of the CDC's new mask guidelines...and Texas passes a heatbeat bill.
New mask guidance from the CDC...closing arguments in a church challenge of Manitoba's COVID-19 restrictions....and more hostilities in the Middle East.
A senior U.S. diplomat heads to the Middle East to push for a de-escalation of the latest tensions and violence...as U-S Covid-19 deaths drop to a 10-month low, an international panel says the world bungled its COVID response...and Germany tries to criminalize certain speech.
A Federal Appeals court has heard Idaho's first-in-the-nation ban on transgender athletes playing on women's sports teams...North Carolina lawmakers have advanced a bill banning abortions because of the fetus' race or a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome...and the Biden administration is shifting how it allocates COVID-19 vaccines to states.
A Holocaust Memorial in Portland has been defaced...7 Manitoba churches are in court today fighting public-health orders that have severely restricted their gatherings...and a large Texas city has voted to outlaw abortion.
The EU calls for freedom for religious minorities in Pakistan...tragic stampede at Jewish festival in northern Israel...and kidnapers have released Catholic hostages in Haiti.
Presidential address and rebuttal...another transgender athlete ban...and a ruling in Ecuador on decriminalizing abortion in cases of rape.
President Biden's plan for government's role in American life...a sweeping pro-life bill has been signed by Arizona's governor....and Connecticut's religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools and day cares has been ended.
Supreme agrees to hear gun rights case while refusing another between states over LGBTQ and religious conscience rights...and a federal judge has dismissed a Connecticut lawsuit regarding transgender athletes.
Clashes in Jerusalem...North Dakota transgender bill veto upheld...and California Public School enrollment drops.
Kansas Governor vetoes transgender athlete bill...Pope gives message at virtual global climate summit...and Ontario's Premiere apologizes for failed Covid-19 bans.
A no confidence vote for the board of Seattle Pacific University over LGBTQ policy...Tennessee passes a public school bathroom bill...and Amazon rolls out pay-by-palm technology.
Legislation has passed the Tennessee House requiring cremation or burial of fetal remains from abortions....some religious leaders calling for a boycott of Georgia-based Home Depot for not doing enough to oppose the state's new voting laws...and despite increasing Covid numbers, the Church of Greece will hold Orthodox Easter services next week.
A “significant” number of Fed Ex employees at Indianapolis facility where last night's shooting took place are from the Sikh community...Liberty University has filed a civil lawsuit against its former leader...and a response to vaccine concerns in Poland.
A tense Covid-19 debate in the U-S House...and more states voting on sexual orientation and gender identity measures.
The Biden administration has moved to start reversing Donald Trump's family planning policy....and more church attendance restrictions in Canada.
A federal court has lifted the hold on an Ohio law prohibiting certain abortions...the FDA says women seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a clinic during the pandemic...and California has lifted its virus restrictions on indoor worship services.
Supreme Court rules on California home religious meeting restrictions...and a look at state attempts to ban telemedicine abortions.
The latest effects of an Alberta church closing...a family expresses forgiveness after shooting in South Carolina...and more votes on transgender athlete bills.
The latest on the government closure of an Alberta church...an Oklahoma lawmaker is coming under fire for comparing efforts to end abortion to the fight against slavery...and rioting in Northern Ireland.
Alberta's government closes Edmonton-area church over Covid-19 violations...Arkansas officially bans youth gender transition treatments...and large numbers of students are not returning to public school classrooms even as more schools reopen.
Another try at forming an new Israeli government...liberal faith leaders call for the end of the Senate filibuster...and cancel culture in the Bundesliga.
Arkansas’ governor vetoes legislation banning gender transition treatments for minors...the Michigan Supreme Court has overturned the termination of parental rights of a couple for their kids missing school...and Christians have marked another Covid-era Easter.
Easter week commemorations at the Vatican....calls to scale back Easter observations in Germany...and Pfizer says its vaccine should last at least 6 months.
Church membership at its lowest level since the 1930s...the Pentagon reversing Trump policies regarding transgenders in the military....and the Biden Administration is quietly ramping up assistance to the Palestinians.
A Trump Era plan focusing on Religious Freedom abroad is being scrapped...and updates on transgender bills in South Dakota and Arkansas.
The U-S Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Kentucky's Attorney General on being allowed to defend an abortion restriction...a Palm Sunday suicide bombing outside an Indonesian Catholic Church...and the White House discusses Vaccine Passports.
Big Tech CEO's grilled by Congress....Arkansas officially bans transgender athletes on female sports teams...and Easter openings and restrictions around the world.
Israel in political deadlock again...and stricter Easter pandemic restrictions in Poland.
Homeschooling has doubled in the U-S....Germany has reversed an Easter shutdown...and limited services are being allowed in B-C and Scotland.
Colorado Baker Jack Phillips is back in court... A Federal Appeals Court has made a ruling on an Iowa Christian student group....and two more states send transgender athlete bills to their governors.
E-U sanctions on China over Uyghur Muslims....more protests over the Vatican's pronouncement last week on same-sex unions...and a former missionary couple die minutes apart of Covid-19.
Asian American Christian leaders planning action after Atlanta-area shootings...a judge says abortions can continue in South Carolina while a lawsuit against a new abortion ban proceeds...and another state is voting on banning transgender athletes from female sports teams.
Shooting death at a South Seattle church....grief at a Georgia church over the Atlanta-area massage parlor shootings...and reaction to Kansas state senate passage of a bill banning transgender athletes in girls and women's sports.
Scientists have used human cells to make structures that mimic the earliest stages of fetal development...an Alberta pastor jailed for violating Covid public-health orders expected to be released soon...and a bill banning transgender students in girl's and women's sports in Kansas has advanced.
Israeli experts announce discovery of new Dead Sea scrolls...and a World Health Organization report into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic is “likely” to be delayed.
The Catholic Church will not bless same-sex unions...a new vaccination study has been released by the CDC...and a Muslim-majority nation has opened an embassy in Jerusalem.
Transgender athletes banned from competing on girls or women's sports teams in Mississippi...the EU is now an LGBT "Freedom Zone"...and Coronavirus in the U-S, one-year out.
Arkansas has banned nearly all abortions...The EU debates an LGBT "freedom zone”...and expectations and confidence running high among Iraqi Christians after Pope Francis' visit.
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 - Hundreds of abducted Nigerian schoolgirls have been released...plans for a new Conservative United Methodist Church have been unveiled...and is Dr. Seuss the latest victim of cancel culture?
Pakistani court grants bail to Christian man convicted of insulting Islam...CDC says don't let guard down on Covid-19...and Covid concerns in Iraq over Pope's upcoming visit.
Friday, February 26, 2021 - The U-S House has passed the Equality Act...the Montana House has narrowly failed to advance a bill that would ban discrimination based on vaccination status...and another mass kidnapping in Nigeria.
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - The Equality Act is poised to pass the US House...and an attempt is underway to get a Canadian pastor released from Jail for Covid-19 violations.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - Trial has been set for the jailed pastor of a Canadian church holding Sunday services in violation of COVID-19 rules...the Biden Administration has removed support for a lawsuit seeking to reverse a policy allowing transgender athletes in girl's high school sports...and the Southern Baptist Convention has ousted two churches over accepting LGBTQ members.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - The Arkansas Senate has approved a measure banning nearly all abortions...Canada's House of Commons declares, without the Prime Minister's support, that China is committing genocide against the Uighurs...and The “My Pillow Guy” is being sued for over a billion dollars.
Monday, February 22, 2021 - The U-S Supreme Court will take up a challenge to a Trump administration policy affecting family-planning clinics, even though the Biden administration has announced it is reviewing them...and With their pastor behind bars, an Edmonton area church held a service again yesterday, chastising other churches for bowing to COVID-19 public health restrictions.
Friday, February 19, 2021 - South Carolina's new law banning most abortions has been suspended by a federal judge...new testing is underway on coronavirus vaccines for pregnant women...and China is considering additional measures to increase its birthrate, while Canada's main opposition party is calling for the House of Commons to formally declare China is committing genocide against more than 1 million Uighurs .
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - South Carolina's governor has signed into law a bill banning most abortions...Portugal's president is questioning a new euthanasia law...and the Vatican is taking Pope Francis’ pro-vaccine stance very seriously.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - Rush Limbaugh dead at 70...more blasphemy charges against Christians in Pakistan...and a large number of U.S. service members are not getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - French Lawmakers pass a bill on mosque and school oversight...Parler is returning...and a survey on the Black Church in America.
Monday, February 15, 2021 - A Canadian Church, monitored in person, said to be not in compliance with Provincial COVID-19 restrictions...and can business owners require employees to get shots?
Friday, February 12, 2021 - An apology from RZIM...the Mississippi Senate votes to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls' or women's sports...and an Alabama death row reprieve.
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - The Arkansas Senate aiming to ban almost all abortions...Tennessee's Senate offering tepid support banning transgender athletes from participating in girl’s sports...and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. banned from Instagram.
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - The latest on a South Carolina Abortion Bill...and about a third of Americans say they definitely or probably won’t get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Tuesday, February 9. 2021 -
Abortion restrictions are closer to being tightened in South Carolina … the European Parliament debates abortion…and the pastor of a Canadian church has been charged with violating COVID-19 health rules.