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Evangelical Christian leaders from around the world are mourning the death of evangelical figure John Stott, who died Wednesday at the age of 90.

NEW YORK – Hundreds of couples are expected to take advantage of the new gay marriage law in New York which takes effect today.

NEW YORK – The New York Senate voted 33 to 29 to pass the gay marriage bill Friday night.

Harold Camping may have been wrong about the date but he isn't alone in his beliefs in the Rapture.

NEW YORK - A poll released Tuesday by the QEV Analytics, a public opinion research firm in Washington D.C., shows that 57 percent of New York voters oppose gay marriage.

For over 50 years, Harold Camping has used the Family Radio pulpit to teach what he believed to be God’s word in the Bible.

NEW YORK – A Christian radio station, formerly affiliated with Family Radio, wrote an open letter to the followers of doomsday preacher Harold Camping Wednesday, imploring them to repent from his "satanic teaching" and turn back to Christ.

An unapologetic Harold Camping made a new prediction Monday: the rapture is actually on Oct. 21, not May 21 as he originally proclaimed.

Discredited doomsday preacher Harold Camping responded to his failed Judgment Day prediction Monday, saying that judgment came spiritually on May 21 and that October 21 is the actual date of the Rapture and destruction of the entire world.

Ocean Grove, N.J. – Will Graham, the grandson of Billy Graham and oldest son of Franklin Graham, responded Saturday to Harold Camping's failed doomsday date.

Walden Media has confirmed to The Christian Post that the Narnia 4 movie will be "The Magician's Nephew," not "The Silver Chair" as originally speculated by many fans.

Said Musa, the Afghan Christian who was facing the death sentence for converting from Islam, has been released from the prison in Kabul, a Christian persecution watchdog reported Thursday morning.

Christian leaders have launched a Twitter campaign to save Said Musa, an Afghan who is awaiting execution for converting to Christianity from Islam.

Reputable Christian scholars are outright rejecting one author's message that the Bible gives mixed and contradictory teachings on sex and sexuality.

A new Catholic Church-approved app lets sinners confess on their iPhones before heading to the priest for the real deal.

NEW YORK – Pastor Tim Keller challenged a crowd of New York City professionals Sunday to rethink how they view work and to debunk the notion that spiritual vocations matter more to God than secular work.

Bestselling author and pastor Francis Chan boldly declared before a crowd of pastors at the Desiring God conference Tuesday that prayer is what differentiates Christians from the world and other religions, stating, “Our God listens to us.”

To Christians who think they have to be carbon copies of someone else, Mark Batterson wants to tell them: stop trying to be someone else and discover who God made you to be.

Franklin Graham preached the Gospel of Christ to survivors of the Haiti earthquake Sunday, offering hope and compassion to a crowd of tens of thousands who had experienced devastation and death during the past year.

As people draft New Year's resolutions, many Christians are adopting plans to read the entire Bible in 2011.

The Rev. Billy Graham made a rare appearance Monday at a book-signing for former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush.

Religious leaders across different faiths joined together with Open Doors, a ministry that serves persecuted Christians around the world, on Monday to call attention to the systematic "extermination" of Iraqi Christians.

Addressing the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden expressed optimism about the future of Iraq but said the attacks against faith groups, including Iraqi Christians, were among security challenges in the country.

A traditional marriage group released a video Tuesday mocking Apple founder Steve Jobs for the company's decision to remove an app linked to a Christian document supporting traditional marriage and sanctity of life.

"The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader" debuted at the top of the box office this weekend.