Pope Francis met with senior members of the World Methodist Council, the Methodist Council of Europe and the Methodist Church in Britain, among others, during the opening of the new Methodist Ecumenical Office in Rome. The centre is a sign…

At least five federal agencies are weighing whether to withhold funds from North Carolina in response to a new law designed to protect the religious convictions of its citizens. They are Education, Transportation, Labor, Housing and Urban Development and Health…

Japan is pursuing facial biometric technology for border security at the nation’s airports. It has appropriated $2.69 million in funding for such a system. Japan is planning the new biometric facial recognition capabilities to be deployed at domestic airports as…

In the spring of 1836 Francis J. McIntosh of St. Louis killed a policeman and wounded another. He would have received the death penalty in a court of law. A mob, however, tracked him to an outhouse where he was…

While Donald Trump has dominated the American election cycle, Trumpism is not merely a U.S. phenomenon. “The underlying trends that have brought us Trump in America are happening around the world,” wrote Stratfor. For instance, Europe, especially Poland, France and…

The movie industry is warning Georgia’s governor that if he signs a religious liberty bill into law, the state risks losing business. The threat comes from 34 actors, writers, producers, directors, movie studios and whole entertainment companies. “Disney and Marvel…

While on a campaign stop in Wisconsin, Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner told an audience that the Christian faith is on the defensive in the United States and the main religious movements in the country need to rally around him….

North Korea has threatened “indiscriminate nuclear strikes on the U.S. and South Korea as they began their largest ever military drills. North Korea says it views the annual war games as a rehearsal for invasion. Last year during the war…

The move toward a cashless society is gradually getting traction. Arguments in favor of eliminating high denomination bank notes are frequent in the press. The first step to a cashless society is to remove high denomination bank notes on concerns…

Pope Francis met with Russian Patriarch Kirill on February 12. Their two churches have been separated for more than 1000 years. Kirill is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, which is involved in Russian politics. There is much more…

U.S. President Barak Obama called for the world to unite to fight the scourge of terrorism in response to the deadly attacks in Belgium. “We can and will defeat those who threaten the safety and security of people all around…

“Pope Francis is more popular than any political world leader,” according to a new opinion poll, said the BBC. The pole, conducted by WIN/Gallup International questioned 1,000 people in 64 countries, suggested that he is the most popular political leader…