“The largest fire in California history continued to grow… while firefighters worked to protect threatened communities. Crews are on especially high alert this week after a firefighter who traveled from Draper City, Utah, to help battle the blaze died… while…

“A law criminalizing religious conversions and the ‘hurting of religious feelings’ went into effect in Nepal, a year after the bill was passed… Nepal’s Christian minority fears the new law will be abused by those seeking to settle scores — as…

“Germany is a step closer to allowing its citizens to legally identify as a third gender — instead of male or female — on official documents in which they will be designated as ‘diverse.’ “The measure was approved Wednesday in compliance with…

The desolation was different than usual. “Mature trees stood barren, lifeless and with half of their bark stripped off. There wasn’t any soil, just hard-packed dirt. He saw flipped-over cars and shipping containers. Broken power lines. A gas pipe wrapped…

The world is rocking and rolling with massive earthquakes striking one after another in quick succession. On Thursday, August 16, Italy was struck by a series of earthquakes in the central region of Molise, a popular holiday hotspot on the…

“Colorado baker Jack Phillips, who earlier this year won a United States Supreme Court case over his refusal on religious grounds to make a same-sex wedding cake, is back in court over his objection to making a transgender-themed cake. “In…

“By most accounts, Pope Francis was elected with a mandate to reform the Roman Curia- the complex network of dicasteries, commissions, and councils charged with the central administrative work of the Catholic Church – a network that, even to insiders…

“The Bishop of Pittsburgh has pledged to release the names of all priests of the diocese accused of abuse against a minor. He made the announcement Sunday, August 5, in a letter read at every Mass in the diocese. Bishop…

“A playbook known as Project Blitz, developed by a collection of Christian groups, has provided state politicians with a set of off-the-shelf pro-Christian “model bills.” Some legislation uses verbatim language from the “model bills” created by a group called the…

After the resignation of Justice Kennedy from the U.S. Supreme Court and the nomination of Justice Kavanaugh to take his place, the media elite went into melt down as fears of a rightward shift in the court dominated their commentary….

“Who cares about Stormy Daniels? The media care. Indeed, they are obsessed with the story. They are also angry: they are angry that the public doesn’t care. Nor does the public care about the tapes that President Trump’s former lawyer…

“A British charity that provides women with alternatives to abortion was ejected from the Lambeth Country Show after a local government official said the group had misrepresented itself in its application for a booth at the fair. “Life, a non-sectarian…