
A town in northern Italy has been instructed to remove a road sign proclaiming its Christian values as it breaches the highway code. Pontoglio, a small town of 7,000 residents in the north-west Italian region of Lombardy, put up the new
by Sarkis Zeronian7 Jan 2016, 9:47 AM PST0

Greek Orthodox Christians celebrated the end of the Christmas season in Turkey with a spectacular display, retrieving a wooden cross from the frigid waters of the Golden Horn.
by Mary Chastain7 Jan 2016, 8:38 AM PST0

The Paris knifeman shot by police earlier today was carrying a piece of paper depicting the Islamic State flag as well as a claim of responsibility written in Arabic, according to the Paris public prosecutor. The prosecutor’s office has publicly confirmed
by Sarkis Zeronian7 Jan 2016, 7:55 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – The Gazan winner of 2013’s Arab Idol contest told an Israeli fan, “I spit on you and Israel.” Mohammed Assaf was answering questions from fans in a Skype phone-in this week when he received a comment from an
by Breitbart Jerusalem7 Jan 2016, 5:34 AM PST0

France will on Thursday hold official ceremonies marking a year since a jihadist attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo, with the French satirical magazine defiantly reasserting its provocative spirit. President Francois Hollande will address a gathering of anti-terror security
by AFP7 Jan 2016, 1:47 AM PST0

Major school exams across the UK have been moved to accommodate Islam and students who fast during the month of Ramadan, following new measures set in place by education authorities. The GCSE and A-level schedule has been rearranged so that some
by Simon Kent7 Jan 2016, 12:49 AM PST0

On the Christian feast of the Epiphany, the commemoration of the visit of the three “kings,” or “wise men,” to the baby Jesus in Bethlehem, Pope Francis underscored the need to lift one’s gaze above the daily cares of this world to discover God.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Jan 2016, 2:17 PM PST0

Following yesterday’s ruling which found Pastor James McConnell not guilty of a “hate crime” for referring to Islam as “heathen” and “satanic”, the Belfast Islamic Centre, which reported the pastor to the police, has said that they “disagree with the verdict”.
by Liam Deacon6 Jan 2016, 5:22 AM PST0

A Christian college in the western suburbs of Chicago has begun the process of firing a professor who recently caused controversy for claiming that Christians and Muslims pray to the same God.
by Warner Todd Huston5 Jan 2016, 5:30 PM PST0

It’s refreshing when statements issued by the President of the United States correspond to reality – as in President Obama’s 2015 Christmas statement, when he acknowledged that Christians and other religious minorities are persecuted because of their faith.
by Faith J. H. McDonnell5 Jan 2016, 12:26 PM PST0

As the Islamic Republic of Iran’s (IRI) crackdown on Christians continues, the theocratic regime plans to turn an illegally confiscated Assyrian church into an “Islamic prayer center.”
by Adelle Nazarian5 Jan 2016, 7:50 AM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today top religious-liberty scholars and lawyers asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that a state law requiring a person of faith to engage in actions that violate his religious conscience violates the First Amendment, in a case with profound implications for the hot-button issues of abortion and same-sex marriage.
by Ken Klukowski4 Jan 2016, 4:21 PM PST0

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told an audience Saturday that while the United States was intentionally founded without an established church, it was never intended to be “neutral” toward religion itself.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.4 Jan 2016, 10:07 AM PST0

Music and film “bad girl,” Madonna, is finding out that what goes around comes around as her teenage children rebel against her controlling parenting style, according to new reports.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.4 Jan 2016, 6:32 AM PST0

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is celebrating National Migration Week from January 3-9, urging Catholics throughout the country to support policies that “welcome the stranger among us.”
by Dr. Susan Berry3 Jan 2016, 9:47 AM PST0

In his weekly Angelus message Sunday, Pope Francis continued his reflections on the meaning of Christmas, reminding his hearers that on coming into the world Jesus was rejected, and that we too must make a choice whether or not to accept him.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.3 Jan 2016, 6:36 AM PST0

JAFFA, Israel – The Saudi authorities executed 47 terror suspects over the weekend, including a Shi’ite cleric whose death sentence raised the ire of Iran and its supporters. Since Nimr Baqr al-Nimr’s execution, Iran and Saudi Arabia have traded accusations, the
by Ali Waked3 Jan 2016, 5:12 AM PST0

In the face of growing tensions due to the violence spread in the name of God by Islamist jihadists, it can be tempting to simply try to stifle all religion, a temptation that the French bishops are calling “an illusion and a mistake.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.2 Jan 2016, 3:07 PM PST0

In a meeting with youth this week, Pope Francis was asked what, as a child, he had desired to be when he grew up, to which he offered the surprising response that he had wanted to be a butcher.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.2 Jan 2016, 1:55 PM PST0

In his New Year’s address Friday, Pope Francis said that despite many negative signs that make us think God is absent in the world, His mercy is the only thing capable of overcoming the misery that threatens our world.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.2 Jan 2016, 12:27 PM PST0

CNN Correspondent Tom Foreman declared that 2015 presented “the best argument yet for addressing global climate change” during CNN’s “All the Best, All the Worst 2015″ special. Foreman said, during a segment on severe weather in 2016, “By November, 2015
by Ian Hanchett1 Jan 2016, 1:52 PM PST0

A New Jersey student distributed a petition to her local board of education requesting the school district recognize two major Muslim holidays with school closures.
by Dr. Susan Berry1 Jan 2016, 11:30 AM PST0

The year 2015 will go down in memory as a period of unprecedented Christian persecution throughout the world, resulting in thousands of deaths along with continuous targeted acts of violence and terror.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.31 Dec 2015, 3:28 AM PST0

The latest news from that most trustworthy of nuclear partners, Iran, has secret police thugs beating a Christian convert and dragging him off into the snow, while his family unsuccessfully pleaded to at least give him some warm clothing.
by John Hayward30 Dec 2015, 8:11 PM PST0

Justice Stephen Breyer will not express an opinion on Donald Trump as a presidential candidate, in keeping with two centuries of Supreme Court tradition. But he did express an opinion on a related point: American courts are unlikely to allow Muslims to be held in detention camps.
by Ken Klukowski30 Dec 2015, 6:21 PM PST0