Religion Today Archives

A pro-life group is praising a Roman Catholic bishop for using the authority of his office to deal with what it calls a public scandal.

As religion assumes a more prominent role in political campaigns, the Anti-Defamation League is urging politicians to keep things in perspective.

Attorneys for a New Jersey boy who was prohibited from handing out candy canes and pencils with a religious message are asking the U.S. Supreme...

U.S. church leaders say they will urge both the Republicans and Democrats to adopt a plank in their respective Party platforms affirming the United...

An Egyptian Christian was killed during clashes with the Egyptian army this week at a Christian center for orphans and mentally and physically...

Because conservative groups, particularly Christians, have emerged as some of Israel's closest allies during the last three years of the...

An argument about voting rights has obscured a struggle over the status of religion and Christianity in the European Union.

A traditionalist Episcopal bishop is offering details on a new rival network of parishes set up in protest of the Episcopal Church USA's...

A recently released U.S. State Department report reveals that religious oppression is widespread across the globe, and a spokesman for a leading...

The government of India has rejected a demand that social benefits be extended to Dalit Christians and Muslims, compounding the problems faced by...

A team of Asian women is taking God's love to illegal Chinese immigrants in one of New York City's toughest areas.

"Travel the Road," follows the adventures of 28-year-old William Decker and 24-year-old Timothy Scott. Over an 18-month period, the pair traveled...

There may not be Israeli-Palestinian peace, but in Bethlehem this Christmas, Israel is attempting to show its "good will" toward Palestinian...

Christmas Eve in Indonesia sees security forces on high alert, Western governments warning their nationals about a heightened risk of terrorism,...

Christian persecution in Islamic Somalia is on the rise, and humanitarian aid workers from the West are also under attack by Muslim radicals,...