Faith

A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to President Trump, urging him to call out Chinese President Xi Jinping on Christian persecution, as well as the persecution against other religions.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has pulled an interfaith award presented to a Muslim cleric who once praised Osama bin Laden.

A public interest law firm is taking the city of Dearborn, Michigan, to court over allegations that officials have spent taxpayer money promoting Islam while refusing to extend the same recognition to Christian and Jewish holidays.

The granddaughter of evangelist Billy Graham, Cissie Graham Lynch, has been selected to serve as the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) announced that Friday, September 18, will be a voluntary day of prayer and fasting for the state.

Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse has declined to accept a $300 million grant from the State Department.

Justice Department lawyers concluded this week that federal rules prohibiting faith-based groups from using funds for worship, instruction, or proselytization violate the First Amendment.

Texas Senate Democratic candidate James Talarico declared that God is "not a Christian" in a rediscovered sermon.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that upheld a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms.

American missionary Kevin Rideout has been released from Niger following his abduction in October 2025.