A Kansas federal court judge issued a temporary restraining order Saturday against a Democrat Kansas governor’s executive order limiting church gatherings to ten people at a time, according to a report.
The Trump administration redirected funds from the W.H.O. to groups such as Samaritan’s Purse and the Red Cross, the New York Post reported.
Pope Francis has urged Catholics not to get used to video-streaming the sacraments, saying it can lead to a disembodied, “gnostic” spirituality.
CAIRO (AP) — Pope Tawadros II, the spiritual leader of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Christians, has held Easter services in an empty monastery in the desert amid coronavirus restrictions which kept the faithful from gathering at churches and monasteries across the country.
President Donald Trump criticized Democrats for their recent turn toward the anti-Israel left on Saturday, during a White House press briefing on the coronavirus pandemic.
Chinese police raided the homes of members of the Early Rain Covenant Church on Easter Sunday, arresting six church leaders for participating in an online religious service.
JERUSALEM (AP) – A small group of Christian clerics celebrated the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday as the coronavirus pandemic prevented worshippers from taking part in the ancient and mysterious ritual.
The Democrat Party is attempting to exploit the coronavirus pandemic to defeat Donald Trump in the November election, evangelical leader Franklin Graham stated on Twitter Friday.
Orator Evangelo (Vann) Morris recently received a standing ovation following his moving tribute to the nation’s veterans in which he personified the American flag.
An internal investigation within Labour found that antisemitism was rife within the left-wing party and that some members held borderline “neo-Nazi” positions.
While the rate has dropped by 45 per cent since 1972 and halved since 1940, the average age for marriage has now reached a record high.
Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “The Daily Briefing,” actor Dennis Quaid said he hoped a “really powerful and wonderful” outcome of the coronavirus pandemic was a “spiritual reawakening of this country.”
Cardinal George Pell said it is widely believed by senior Vatican officials that his prosecution in Australia for historic sex abuse was linked to his fight against financial corruption in the Vatican.
When civil authorities go beyond safety guidelines and overreach, Christians should be ready for a fight by whatever legal means necessary.
The first annual Connecticut March for Life, scheduled for April 15, was cancelled due to the pandemic, but pro-life leaders turned it, instead, into a “Log-In to Lobby for Life.”
The United Kingdom is facing an imminent food and medicine supply crisis, a leading trade association has warned, as nearly half of the nation’s freight lorries are out of service. The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has said that the British
Evangelical leader Rev. Franklin Graham condemned NY allies of LGBTQ groups who are using the pandemic to harass Christians for their marriage beliefs.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue declared Monday that recent bans on religious activities to curb the spread of the coronavirus constitute “state overreach” that directly threatens religious freedom.
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow took a shot at his former team, the New York Jets, during his Sunday Easter sermon.
Pope Francis has proposed a basic “universal wage” as a remedy for the economic hardships day laborers face during the “unbearable” coronavirus lockdowns.
Christians in Sri Lanka were forced to celebrate Easter on Sunday at home, leaving churches empty the first year after a series of jihadist suicide bombings killed and dismembered 253 people in six different locations.
The Church of England has moved millions of pounds worth of valuables to the Tower of London in order to protect them should mass looting in London occur during the coronavirus lockdown.
Pope Francis proposed an interesting dichotomy Monday between opting for people or the economy as the world begins to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.
All suffering is a “mystery,” writes the newly acquitted and released Cardinal George Pell in an Easter message, but Christianity offers tools to embrace it and make it fruitful.
A truck driver in Hartwell, Georgia, is making sure his neighbors do not go hungry during the coronavirus pandemic.
A man in Watertown, Massachusetts, was reunited with his wife recently in a very unique way following a long separation due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh spoke Saturday of a comeback for sports after the coronavirus as well as how the virus intersects with faith and the topic of abortion. The viral outbreak has brought God to the forefront, he said.
(AP) — Christians around the world celebrated Easter Sunday isolated in their homes by the coronavirus while pastors preached the faith’s joyous news of Christ’s resurrection to empty pews. One Florida church drew a large turnout for a drive-in service in a parking lot.
A photo of a massive cross was reposted in time for Easter, and is being taken as a beacon of hope during the coronavirus pandemic.
Pope Francis called for relaxed international sanctions during his Easter message, after receiving a request from Iran officials asking him to intervene.
Mega popstar Mariah Carey and director Tyler Perry joined Pastor Joel Osteen for Lakewood Church’s virtual Easter service on Sunday, providing a boost of star power after a planned performance by Kanye West’s Sunday Service chorus was nixed reportedly due to coronavirus-related concerns.
Pope Francis devoted much of his Easter blessing on Sunday to the coronavirus pandemic, insisting that now is a time for unity, solidarity, and hope.
Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci said he would like to see the country start “gradual reentry to something like normal,” starting in May.
The Easter Vigil Mass was celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC, Saturday evening.
Student faith organizations at Harvard University will be celebrating Easter Sunday and Passover on video conferences and live-streams this year as a result of the ongoing Chinese virus pandemic.
Abilene Christian University’s choir went viral this week when it posted a rendition of “The Lord Bless You and Keep You.” The video, which stitched together virtual performances from 500 vocalists, was the choir’s way of celebrating this year’s Easter holiday during the ongoing Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.
A young man with special needs in St. Louis, Missouri, is being praised for winning his recent battle with the coronavirus.
Queen Elizabeth II has delivered what is believed to be the first-ever Easter message of her 68-year reign, offering a message of hope to people confined to their homes throughout the holiday by the coronavirus pandemic.
Officials in Kentucky will document the license plate numbers of individuals attending mass gatherings over Easter weekend and turn the information over to health officials, who will require the individuals to self-quarantine for 14 days, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced Friday.
In a tweet referencing the Bible, and then in another more fiery tweet, Ronda Rousey made it perfectly clear about where she stands when it comes to the idea of staying home during the current pandemic. The WWE star did not mince words.
