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The American civilian defense contractor whose murder by Iran-backed forces in Iraq sparked American retaliation was Nawres Waleed Hamid, a Muslim-American from Sacramento, California. He was laid to rest last Saturday.

“In these divided times, as this election year begins, I encourage you to have faith,” Pence said. “Have faith in this president, whose drive and vision have made America great again.”

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Newsroom,” the former Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) said evangelical Christians were divided in support for President Donald Trump and supported the Christianity Today editorial calling for the president’s removal from office. Kasich said, “I have actually

The Chaldean Archdiocese of Erbil issued an impassioned plea for peace Thursday, insisting that the region is “tired of war” and its consequences.

A new U.S. government report states that the persecution of Catholics has worsened in China since the Vatican signed a provisional deal with the Communist Party regarding the naming of bishops.

The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) of the U.S. Justice Department delivered an opinion Wednesday that asserted the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is dead and cannot be revived by Congress.

Chick-fil-A sold its Christian soul last year to the left’s gay mafia and now we’re learning its response to the criticism of this is just more mealy mouthed, corporate cowardice.

The bishop of Assis, Brazil, has temporarily suspended a priest for having officiated at a homosexual union, according to news reports Wednesday.

The St. Pauli church in the Swedish multicultural city of Malmo will replace a controversial pro-LGBT altarpiece with another work depicting Jesus Christ in high heels.

Cardinal Joseph Zen wrote to all his brother cardinals of the Catholic Church begging them not to sit idly by as the Church in China is “murdered,” in a letter made public this week.

A community college in Tennessee has finally changed its tune regarding the official recognition of pro-life student group Students for Life after being threatened with a lawsuit. The college initially refused to recognize the student group after it filed an application for official recognition back in September.

A group of Polish bishops have rushed to the defense of Krakow Archbishop Marek Jedraszewski, who has been slammed for his criticism of climate icon Greta Thunberg and the ecological movement she represents.

The Catholic Archbishop for the U.S. Military Services, Timothy P. Broglio, issued a nuanced statement Monday on the situation in the Middle East, signalling support for the recent drone strike on Irani General Qasem Soleimani.

Italy has repatriated a radicalized Moroccan imam who posted antisemitic and anti-Christian messages on social media as well as praising the Islamic State terror group.

A man and his boat crew were rescued Thursday after being stranded for ten days in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

It is high time for Jews in America to publicly acknowledge institutional antisemitism in the Democrat party and raise their voices, like British Jews.

A student at Rutgers University was told by his professor not to quote Bible scriptures in an essay because of “separation of church and state,” and because “this wouldn’t work for a Muslim or Jewish person.”

Pope Francis appealed for an exercise of self-control and dialogue Sunday as tensions increase between the United States and Iran following a U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani.

The Catholic bishop of Tapachula, Mexico, has promised assistance to members of the migrant caravan that is preparing to march from Honduras to the United States.

Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher has written a special opening prayer for the “Mass for Rain” as part of a prayer campaign to beg God for rainfall.

Pope Francis held up the three Wise Men who visited the child Jesus at Bethlehem as models of what it means to worship God in his homily Monday for the feast of Epiphany.

New York’s “bail reform” is giving “get out of jail free” cards to alleged hate crime perpetrators, allowing them to attack others.

Pope Francis urged healthcare workers to defend the inviolable right to life from conception to natural death, urging them this weekend to resist euthanasia, abortion, and other crimes against life.

PARIS (AP) – The French general overseeing the reconstruction of fire-devastated Notre Dame Cathedral says the Paris landmark is not saved yet because there’s still a risk its vaulted ceilings might collapse.

A “tremendous awakening” is happening in the country as more black voters are abandoning the Democrat Party and turning to support Trump.

The communications director of the Catholic diocese of Maiduguri in Nigeria has confirmed that a bride-to-be and her bridal party were beheaded December 26 while en route to the December 31 wedding.

“Boot-edge-edge,” Trump continued. “And all of a sudden, he’s become extremely religious. This happened about two weeks ago.”

The United Methodist Church, a global denomination of 13 million people, announced a plan Friday for splitting itself due to pressure to end the church’s policies that bar same-sex marriage and the ordination of gay clergy.

Democrat presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg asserts that law enforcement should be armed, not church congregants.

Sarah Hurwitz, former speechwriter for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, said the original versions of the Constitution and Bible are “evil.”

China’s state-run Global Times newspaper condemned Western human rights defenders Thursday for standing up against the sentencing of Pastor Wang Yi over founding the Early Rain Covenant Church without Communist Party consent.

Bishops in the U.S. have released a statement calling for solidarity with immigrants in preparation for the observation of National Migration Week from January 5-11, 2020.

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, the Vatican’s former doctrinal czar, warned against Catholics who long for a “meta-religion” of world unity in a January 1 homily in Phoenix.

Shops in a Kurdish region of northern Iraq have been selling shoes with a Christian cross embossed on the sole, allowing wearers to “trample the cross,” according to the Assyrian International News Agency (AINA).

Another year, another list of Christian hip-hop I’ve enjoyed.

The Archdiocese of Managua has released a New Year’s message calling for national elections to allow for a “change of course” for the country, which has suffered under “totalitarian regimes.”