
Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige reportedly hired two private investigators to track his father for a year and a half because he was concerned he would spill damaging secrets about the religious organization.
by Daniel Nussbaum9 Apr 2015, 11:54 AM PST0

In preparation for a special Mass commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide to be celebrated Sunday, Pope Francis received a delegation Thursday from the Armenian-Catholic Church.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.9 Apr 2015, 11:24 AM PST0

Thursday on CNN’s “New Day,” former Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson said LGBT issues are “personal,” and should remain that way. Carson said on the topic a person’s sexual orientation: “I think it’s
by Pam Key9 Apr 2015, 10:27 AM PST0

Wednesday on Boston Herald Radio’s “Morning Meeting,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was asked about the Indiana religious freedom law. “We have had religious liberty from the very beginning [of this country], Paul explained, which and he suggested the power of persuasion instead
by Pam Key9 Apr 2015, 8:53 AM PST0

Dr. Ben Carson is calling for more attention to be given to Christians and their rights, suggesting that they are being passed over in favor of other concerns, such as gender identity and sexual orientation.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.9 Apr 2015, 8:51 AM PST0

In an unusually public and confrontational manner, South African Cardinal Wilfrid Napier shot off a series of Twitter messages this week criticizing his fellow cardinal, the German Walter Kasper, in response to a Huffington Post article that called Kasper “the Pope’s theologian.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.9 Apr 2015, 6:30 AM PST0

The lifeless body of 60-year-old Father Francisco Javier Gutiérrez Díaz was found Tuesday night with a gunshot wound to the head, dumped by the side of a road in a rural district of the central Mexican state of Guanajuato.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.9 Apr 2015, 6:02 AM PST0

In his weekly catechesis on the family, Pope Francis chose to reflect on the situation of children Wednesday, calling them “the most beautiful fruit of the blessing that the Creator has given to man and woman.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.9 Apr 2015, 4:58 AM PST0

Openly gay pop singer Boy George stopped by Ora TV’s Larry King Now Wednesday, where he admitted that if given the opportunity, he would play a show in Indiana, despite calls to boycott the state over the newly adopted Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
by Kipp Jones8 Apr 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

The number of men to be ordained to the priesthood in the U.S. Catholic Church in 2015 has increased 25 percent from last year, according to a newly released survey.
by Dr. Susan Berry8 Apr 2015, 6:45 PM PST0

The editor of Religion News Service (RNS) says grant funding received from the Arcus Foundation, a powerfully wealthy LGBT activist organization, has had no influence upon its coverage of faith issues.
by Dr. Susan Berry8 Apr 2015, 1:44 PM PST0

Gangster rap artist Webbie spent Easter Sunday sitting in the pews of a Louisiana church, and decided to get baptized after he said he felt convicted by God.
by Kipp Jones8 Apr 2015, 10:57 AM PST0

In the wake of the Indiana donnybrook over religious liberty, which somehow was transformed overnight into a question of gay rights, it couldn’t be long before the New York Times weighed in against Christians.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 Apr 2015, 4:46 AM PST0

A Slovakian nun has been removed from teaching after allegedly stabbing a boy in the hand with a needle to show him how Jesus suffered. The Mirror reports that Sister Ludovita had been teaching religion classes at a school in
by Nick Hallett8 Apr 2015, 2:46 AM PST0

Duck Dynasty’s Sadie Robertson posted a powerful video to YouTube last month, encouraging those with insecurities to be themselves and to walk a life of faith.
by Kelli Serio7 Apr 2015, 10:48 AM PST0

In a ripped-from-the-headlines The Good Wife (Michelle King, Robert King, Ridley Scott), the character Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) is thrust in the middle of a case in which a Christian business owner denies service to a gay couple because it conflicts with her religious beliefs.
by Wynn Marlow7 Apr 2015, 10:43 AM PST0

Tuesday at the White House’s Easter breakfast, President Barack Obama momentarily attempted to address the current religious freedom controversy but stopped himself after reactions from the crowd. “On Easter, I do reflect on the fact that as a Christian, I’m
by Pam Key7 Apr 2015, 8:14 AM PST0

In his ongoing campaign against Christian persecution, Pope Francis underscored the responsibility of the international community Monday in his address to the pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter’s Square, urging governments not to stand idly by while anti-Christian violence continues.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.7 Apr 2015, 8:13 AM PST0

In a bizarre new twist on the religious liberty front, Colorado officials have determined that bakeries must cater to proponents of gay marriage but are not legally obliged to decorate cakes with Bible verses.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.7 Apr 2015, 5:32 AM PST0

A gay woman in Indiana has created a stir by coming out in favor of religious liberty, showing public support for Christian-owned Memories Pizza and their decision not to cater gay weddings.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.7 Apr 2015, 5:17 AM PST0

Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh stated that the left has a “fear and hatred of Christianity” on Monday. Rush said that he thought it was odd that people on the left seem to believe Pope Francis I agrees with them
by Ian Hanchett6 Apr 2015, 5:08 PM PST0

Several weeks ago I wrote an article that focused on an actor who, while playing a part in a TV series, spit on a statue of Jesus Christ.
by Robert Davi6 Apr 2015, 9:41 AM PST0

As Assyrian Christians were celebrating Easter Sunday, militants from the Islamic State blew up the 80-year-old church of the Virgin Mary in Tal Nasri village in the western countryside of Hasaka province, in northeastern Syria.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Apr 2015, 9:16 AM PST0

Continuing his string of appeals calling attention to the plight of persecuted Christians throughout the world, Pope Francis employed forceful language Monday in his midday address to the pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter’s Square, decrying violence against Christians and exhorting the international community not to stand by without taking meaningful action.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Apr 2015, 7:19 AM PST0

Former House Majority Leader, Tom DeLay, joined “Breitbart News Sunday” radio program to discuss the media scrutiny over the Indiana religious freedom law.
by Alex Swoyer5 Apr 2015, 7:19 PM PST0