Auschwitz museum begins work of conserving 8,000 shoes of murdered children

OSWIECIM, Poland – In a modern conservation laboratory on the grounds of the former Auschwitz camp, a man wearing blue rubber gloves uses a scalpel to scrape away rust from the eyelets of sm...

Charles Stanley, influential Baptist preacher, dies at 90

Former pastor of Atlanta church founded In Touch Ministries

Lighthouse Baptist Church breaks ground for larger church building

First phase of building project will start this week

Papal official rejects new claims in ‘Vatican Girl’ mystery

Disappearance has been one of the Vatican’s enduring mysteries

Pope at Easter: Pray for Ukrainian, Russian people, refugees

‘Shed the light of Easter upon the people of Russia,’ Francis says

U.S. bishops’ new guidelines aim to limit trans health care

LGBTQ advocates within the church have criticized the document

U.S. tribes get bison as they seek to restore bond with animal

Bison from Denver area return to the Great Plains

Trump vs. DeSantis: Florida pastors ponder priorities

Key issues include education – especially about gender and sexuality – and immigration

Transgender pastor claims bias, sues Lutheran denomination

The Rev. Megan Rohrer, who was elected as the first openly transgender bishop of one of the largest Christian denominations in the country in May 2021, has filed a lawsuit alleging that he w...

West Virginians clash over religious freedom bill at hearing

Supporters cite growing threats to constitutional freedoms

Israel’s rightward shift is straining its ties with U.S. Jews

Coalition includes ultra-Orthodox and ultranationalist parties

India withdraws appeal to hug cows on Valentine’s Day

Political rivals criticized idea on social media