Adelle M. Banks

Olympic gymnast Jake Dalton isn’t one of those athletes who point heavenward after every successful vault through the air. But the 24-year-old...

Dallas clergy, reeling from the shootings of police in their city and the recent shootings of black men by police elsewhere, say they will start...

The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant denomination in the country, but it continues to lose members and baptize fewer people...

Long a celebration of evangelical influence in Washington and beyond, speakers at this year’s National Day of Prayer observance decried what they...

Nick Hall is hoping to repeat what Promise Keepers did almost two decades ago — bring a massive crowd to the National Mall.

President Obama hosted his last Easter Prayer Breakfast with Christian leaders, pausing to reflect on what he called a “bittersweet” occasion.

Bishop Angaelos, a U.K.-based leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, stood before the media holding up a thick report on “genocide” in the Middle...

Matthews, who was known as “Vanity,” died Monday (Feb. 15) at age 57. She had been diagnosed with “sclerosis encapsulating peritonitis,” a...

In his last National Prayer Breakfast speech while in office, President Obama gave an introspective talk about how his faith overcomes his fears.

Richard Allen, the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, will be honored with a U.S. postage stamp commemorating his leadership...

Evangelist Franklin Graham kicked off a “Decision America Tour” on Tuesday, urging evangelical Christians to pray about the upcoming election and...

More than half of the nation’s governors declared their state’s borders closed to Syrian refugees after the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. But...

With cellphone cameras held high and cheers of delight, an enthusiastic and disparate crowd of hundreds gathered outside the Vatican Embassy on...

Actor David Oyelowo, who played the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, turns to a dramatically different role in Captive, where he portrays...

If the Boy Scouts of America approve gay adult leaders, will troops based at churches may end up in court if they ban gay Scoutmasters?

Does a Southern Baptist leader’s call for the Confederate battle flag to come down mark a sea change in the views of evangelicals about a symbol...

A pending Supreme Court decision about same-sex marriage is expected to dominate next week’s meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, with...

Former Fox News Channel host Mike Huckabee announced Tuesday (May 5) his bid for the GOP nomination for the White House. Here are five facts about...