United States

ESTES PARK, Colo. — Well-known Bible teacher and ministry founder Maj. W. Ian Thomas died Aug. 1. He was 91. A native of England, Thomas

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — New Life Church, the Colorado megachurch that dismissed leader Ted Haggard last year after a sex and drug scandal, has approved

CHICAGO — A high-profile lesbian priest from Cleveland is one of five candidates nominated to be the next Episcopal bishop of Chicago. Tracey Lind, dean

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal appeals court said Aug. 24 that a Washington state high school is not required to charter a Bible club, since

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — D. James Kennedy, who used his Florida-based television ministry to establish himself as a leading voice for religious conservatives, has retired

SALISBURY, N.C. — Moral activist and Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) leader Coy Privette received “deferred prosecution” on six charges of aiding and abetting prostitution during

CHICAGO — The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) saw a slight drop in membership in 2006, continuing a trend of decline of more than

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — After three episodes of intestinal bleeding, Evangelist Billy Graham underwent a colonoscopy Aug. 22 to address his ailment. His doctor found an