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World Council of Churches general secretary, the Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Saturday to discuss church unity and the situation of Christians in the Middle East.

A new landmark study shows that abstinence education is more effective in reducing sexual activity among youths than other programs.

The world’s former only official Hindu country is now open to the preaching of the Gospel, a Christian missionary working in the country shared this past weekend with joy.

Young Southern Baptists are kicking off a major outreach initiative Friday that will affect a total of 80 U.S. cities and offer some $16.4 million in free labor to local residents over the next few months.

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain and leading Democratic candidate Barack Obama may both claim the title of Washington consensus builder, but when it comes to the abortion issue, the two have proudly embraced their differences and are expected to tout their contrasting stance to appeal to key constituencies in their party.

The second installment of C.S. Lewis’ beloved “Chronicles of Narnia” will be released this week to the silver screen, where once again moviegoers will be exposed to truths about the Christian faith.

An insider of John McCain’s campaign said the Republican nominee-in-waiting refuses to use his faith for political gains and is debating whether to speak more openly about his relationship with God.

One of the world’s largest Christian children charities is spotlighting the need to support poor children today on Compassion Sunday.

Easter Sunday is less than a week away and most churches have already laid out their strategies on how to reach the unchurched and non-believers during arguably the most important Christian holiday.

America is a religious nation in the eyes of the world. But a new study revealed that the majority of Americans do not rank their relationship with God as the most important personal connection in their life.

Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama revived talks on his personal Christian faith this week in an effort to dispel rumors that he is a Muslim.

About 82 percent of Americans have said they identify with a Christian faith during polls conducted by Gallup in 2007. Fifty-one percent said they were Protestant; 5 percent said they were “other Christian;” 23 percent, Roman Catholic; and 3 percent, another Christian faith. Gallup included Mormonism (2 percent) as part of the three percent listed under another Christian faith, but many Christians do not consider it part of the Christian tradition.

More than half of the wildfires that ravaged Southern California this past week were squelched Thursday evening, leaving room for more attention to be diverted toward reconstructing homes and lives of victims of the massive blaze.

Most Americans believe non-profits need celebrities to grab people’s attention but expressed skepticism over the influence of star status on their decision to donate, revealed a new poll.

WASHINGTON – Churchgoing Protestants generally view presidential hopeful Mitt Romney less favorably than other Republican candidates, noted a newly released analysis of recent polls.

Christians have been urged to pray for Muslims during Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month, which in some countries begins Wednesday.

Pro-family groups are denouncing a new California bill passed by the state senate Friday that grants marriage licenses to homosexual couples.

Prayers, memorial services, and candlelight vigils have been scheduled for this weekend to mark the official days to remember the victims of the infamous Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Forty-two members of the International Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities (IABCU) made it into U.S. News & World Report magazine’s annual list of “America’s Best Colleges.”

Hundreds have died from Peru’s magnitude-8 earthquake including an estimated 200 funeral attendants who died when the church roof collapsed. What wasn’t lost, however, was the faith of many surviving believers.

The Christian surgeon who was trapped by the Saudi government for his faith has returned home to his family in Egypt after his case was publicized, reported a Christian human rights group Wednesday.

If you are planning a trip to Saudi Arabia as the summer days wind down, you may want to think twice before taking your Bible with you. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as it is officially called, reportedly bans foreigners from bringing in Bibles, crucifixes, Stars of David and other religious non-Islamic items.

A former Muslim has sued Egypt for refusing to recognize him legally as a Christian in what is thought to be the first case of its kind in Egypt.

A priest from Pakistan was officially installed as Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Iran on Sunday.

More than 1,400 prayerful Americans gathered Sunday evening for an interfaith service to pray for the victims of last week’s bridge collapse in Minneapolis.