For many Christians worldwide, the weeks leading up to Easter are a time of fasting, solemn contemplation and abstaining from certain luxuries and foods.

Senior pastor of the multi-campus Brentwood Baptist Church in Tennessee, Jay Strother, says he will “step away from ministry” for an extended period following a stomach cancer diagnosis.

Former megachurch pastor Carl Lentz and his wife have a new book coming out soon that will draw on the couple’s firsthand experience to help other couples rebuild their relationships following extramarital affairs. 

Leaders at Bethel Church announced Sunday that Ben Armstrong, the Prophetic Ministry director at the church and former BSSM Revival Group pastor, has been placed on administrative leave following the release of a YouTube...

An Episcopal Church charitable organization has received an $8 million grant to expand its work to combat violence against women and girls in hard-to-reach African communities, hoping to reach half a million people with...

Events from this week in Christian history include the debut of “Rise Up, O Men of God,” the death of Fra Angelico and Adoniram Judson setting sail for Southeast Asia.

The Church of England’s General Synod has voted to end plans for stand-alone blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples in churches after extended debate. The decision also closes a years-long process that had examined whether...

Fewer than one in three Protestants who attend church services at least once a month read the Bible on a daily basis, according to a recent report from Lifeway Research.

Attorneys for Harvest Christian Fellowship and its founder, Greg Laurie, are seeking to dismiss 22 federal lawsuits filed by former wards of the California megachurch’s now-defunct children’s homes in Romania. The claimants allege they...

Wiley Drake, a politically outspoken pastor and former vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention known for his advocacy for the poor, has died at the age of 82.