Vatican reaffirms decision to ban gay priests

December 22, 2016

VATICAN CITY — A Vatican decision to reaffirm its opposition to gay priests has angered activists who thought Pope Francis was changing Rome’s attitudes toward

B&B fined for not hosting same-sex wedding

December 22, 2016

PAXTON, Ill. — A Christian-owned bed and breakfast that refused to host a same-sex wedding will have to pay $30,000 to the couple after a

Florida church shares Christmas message despite hurricane

December 22, 2016

Michael Arnold and his family were among hundreds of St. Augustine, Florida, residents who fled their homes in early October as Hurricane Matthew trailed close

Letter — Jack Ferguson

December 22, 2016

Living differently Thank you for the editorial in the Dec. 1 issue of the paper, “A Lesson from the First Century Church.” You wrote of

Christians acquitted after six months in jail

December 22, 2016

CHARIKOT, Nepal — Eight Christians accused of trying to convert children with a comic book were acquitted by a Nepali court Dec. 6, according to

Church bombed in Egypt; 24 people killed

December 22, 2016

CAIRO, Egypt — At least 24 people were killed and 49 injured after a Dec. 11 blast near Cairo’s main Coptic Christian Cathedral in Egypt,

Alabama, Florida Baptist churches join choirs

December 22, 2016

When adult choir members of two churches from different states gathered Dec. 18 to sing in one Christmas cantata, it was “a little unique experience,”