WASHBURN, Missouri, September 5 - Turning their backs on the isolated religious commune in the rugged Ozarks mountains where many had grown up, a group of members fled with only the clothes on their back, trudging several miles down a

LONDON, September 2 -- Anti-Semitic attacks have become so widespread in Britain that a parliamentary inquiry is set to declare them endemic.

ROME, September 5 - Priests working in the Vatican for Poland's secret services during the communist era extensively spied on Pope John Paul II, a Polish cardinal was quoted as saying Tuesday.

There's a bad buzz around the upcoming ABC docudrama mini-series, Path to 9/11. Writers at the Democratic mega-site Daily Kos and former counterterrorism czar Richard Clarke say the movie, produced by conservative activists and strongly supported by conservative organizations, is...

Let me explain the government to you. There s God, then there s the president and then there s my father. Jack Roberts, 6-year-old son of Chief Justice John Roberts, overheard speaking to one of his young peers on the

Daredevil crocodile hunter Steve Irwin died doing what he loved. Maybe his death wasn't a tragedy but a lesson in how to live. By Mary Beth Crain

My 29-year-old son Kevin passed away in August of 1996 from a brain tumor triggered by the AIDS virus. I had known about his condition for more than three years, but his HIV status changed to full-blown AIDS in the

When U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris said separation of church and state is "a lie," many critics figured this was a characteristic Harris gaffe--another sign she was out of the mainstream. Actually, she was reflecting what has become a common view

The activities and operations of a group calling itself the gay and lesbian association of Ghana, coupled with their intention to play host to an international conference in Ghana, has met fierce condemnation and opposition from the Christian community.

The Right Reverend Dr Sam Prempeh, former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, has expressed concern about occultism and the use of narcotic drugs in institutions.

How could the Church convey such a lie, which has made and is still making fools out of billions of Christians ?" I mumbled when I went through the pages of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code.

Cehl Meeah confirmed his wish to remain in Saudi Arabia despite doubts expressed by the government over whether he will obtain political asylum there. His lawyer, Raouf Gulbul, asserts that it would not be "illogical to say that the request

An intervention by Bishop Zephania Kameeta of the Evangelical Lutheran Church managed to avert the planned massive ex-combatant march to State House, which was called off yesterday.

PRESIDENTIAL candidates should focus on debating issues rather than personal attacks on each other, Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) executive director Bishop Paul Mususu has advised.

President Olusegun Obasanjo has applauded the "unique contributions" of the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. John Onaiyekan, the entire Catholic Church in Nigeria and indeed the management of the prestigious Loyola Jesuit College, Abuja to the provision of quality

The First Baptist Church (FBC) located in Oldest CongoTown outside Monrovia on Sunday held its reconciliation, recommitment and budget support fund-raising program at its edifice.

Religious leaders yesterday vowed to mobilise their faithful to resist attempts by the political class to run away with the constitutional review process.

Katherine Harris isn't the only public official speaking out in favor of theocracy and the demolition of what remains of the "wall of separation" between church and state. American Atheists National Legal Director Edwin Kagin describes the ARCW - "American

Baptizing 250 new Seventh-day Adventist church members anywhere is, of course, good news. But, in Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city, with a population of around 3 million, church leaders say it's especially good news.

Emmanuel Cardinal Wamala yesterday paid a courtesy call on President Yoweri Museveni at State House, Nakasero.