British Church Attendance Stabilizes After Years of Decline

The number of people attending Sunday services at Britain’s Anglican churches is continuing to drop, but church officials say there are signs that the decline is starting to stabilize. A spokesperson for the Church of England said Tuesday that average weekly...

U.S. Christians Look to Solidarity with Israel

Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) President Mark Tooley was honored to co-host today’s Christian Israel Solidarity Event at the Israel Embassy in Washington, D.C. Other members of the host committee included Samuel Rodriguez of the National Hispanic...

Bethlehem Monastery Loses Court Battle on Israeli Wall

A Catholic monastery and convent in a secluded valley outside Bethlehem lost a seven-year legal battle against the building of Israel’s separation wall on its land on Friday, according to its lawyers. The Society of St. Yves, a Catholic human rights group which...

After Africa, Reinhard Bonnke Plans Gospel Crusades Across US

Internationally known evangelist and founder of Christ for All Nations (CFAN), Reinhard Bonnke, announced Wednesday that for the first time in his 35-year ministry history, he will host crusades throughout the United States, to be called “Good News: A Gospel Crusade...

Tensions Flare Over Women’s Prayers at Sacred Western Wall

The ultra-Orthodox rabbi in charge of the sacred Western Wall assured a government emissary on Thursday that Jewish women will not be arrested if they try to recite the mourner’s prayer at the holy site, despite a warning from Israeli police. Tensions have grown...