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Prolonged drought conditions in East Africa have caused successive crop failure and depleted livestock herds, leaving millions vulnerable to hunger, reported a joint ministry of the two largest Lutheran denominations in the United States.

Calvin 500, an international Quincentenary celebration of the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, opened Sunday at St. Pierre Cathedral in the old town of Geneva.

One of the largest Christian relief and development agencies in the world is “gravely concerned” that impending monsoon rains and inadequate sanitation will place tens of thousands of people at risk from disease in displacement camps in northern Sri Lanka.

A clash of civilizations between the West and Islam is not inevitable, asserts the head of the U.S. Catholic community’s official international humanitarian agency.

Calls for an end to the “senseless slaughter” of pigs in Egypt have increased after two graphic video clips were posted in YouTube showing scores of pigs being culled and brutally maimed.

Members of the Evangelical Press Association and the Associated Church Press will be gathering this week for the first time in more than two decades.

Roxana Saberi couldn’t mark her 32nd birthday with friends and family last week and won’t be speaking at her alma mater’s commencement ceremony Sunday as she had planned.

U.S. journalist Roxana Saberi was admitted to a prison hospital in Iran last week after switching from a sugar water-only fast to a complete fast in protest of her conviction last month.

An American journalist detained in Iran has been convicted of spying and sentenced to eight years in prison, her lawyer reported Saturday.

Though a large portion of Americans are cutting back on donations to non-profits amid tough economic conditions, evangelical parachurch ministries have been among those least affected by the cuts, according to a new survey.

Religious individuals have a significantly lower chance of committing suicide, according to the results of a recent study in Canada.

The world’s leading audio Bible ministry has released eight new Audio Drama New Testament recordings, bringing the total number of versions available to 359 and the total number of languages to 333.

The holiday message delivered by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for Britain's Channel 4 television station drew a wide range of critics this week.

According to the researchers, Jesus was born on June 17, 2 B.C. – the day that Venus and Jupiter became so close that they would have appeared to be one bright beacon of light.

Christian evangelicals and conservatives are not only largely supporting Republican candidate John McCain, but their support has actually increased, according to a newly released survey.

Four in five adult Americans, regardless of their political affiliation, agree that the federal government needs better moral leadership, according to a new poll released Monday.

The industry often criticized for its role in funneling sex, violence, and profanity into American society and overseas is stepping up its efforts to defeat the ballot initiative that would ban same-sex marriage in California.