The government of the United Kingdom is planning to reform gender identity rules to make it easier for people to choose their own gender in law. Under plans being considered by ministers, adults will be able to change their birth…

Some United Nations agencies have long avoided mention of the world of faith and religion in most matters. But U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, a practicing Roman Catholic with a deep Christian faith, said that religious leaders can help in combating…

Visa is challenging small restaurants, cafés and food trucks to stop accepting cash. The credit card company announced in a news release this week it is offering $500,000 to 50 eligible U.S.-based eateries to go 100 percent cashless. Restaurants signing up can…

The religious right, with a big boost from President Donald Trump, is close to effectively ending a 63-year-old law banning churches from endorsing or opposing political candidates. House Republicans have quietly inserted into a spending bill a provision that limits…

Many Evangelicals have made a mistake when they made a deal with Donald Trump. “Vote for me,” he said, “and I will give you Supreme Court picks and abolish the Johnson Amendment.” Mr. Trump’s “tempting” offer is remarkably like another…

A new study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found a significant generation gap in how Americans view morality. Most older Americans say right and wrong never change. Younger Americans—not so much. More than 6 in 10 of those older than 45…

Some of the world’s largest technology companies are teaming up in an effort to put a stop to terrorist content on their platforms. Facebook, YouTube, Microsoft and Twitter said jointly they were forming a global forum – dubbed the Global…

The Barna Group recently released its ranking of the top ten most post-Christian cities in the United States. These are cities where residents are least likely to believe in God, or say that the Bible and Jesus are perfect. Eight…

Pope Francis told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica on Thursday that the United States, along with several other countries including Russia, China, North Korea and Assad’s Syria—have “a distorted vision of the world.” Eugenio Scalfari, a reporter with the paper…

More than 200 years ago, the United States had recognized religious liberty in its constitution as an inalienable right. It is a right granted by God, not by human governments. Americans have been vigilant in defending that right, until now….

Social media companies face fines of up to €50 million if they persistently fail to remove illegal content from their sites under a new law passed in Germany. The German parliament on June 30 approved the bill aimed at cracking…

As new strains in the political relationship between the United States and Europe has brought them to the brink of unraveling, the relationships between the Catholic bishops on both sides of the Atlantic are becoming more united. This stronger-than-ever bond…