Emily McFarlan Miller

A new study by the Christian research firm Barna Group suggests that many people aged 18 to  35 worldwide have anxiety and that faith can be an asset when dealing with mental health concerns.

The United Methodist Church’s deadline for petitions for its next global meeting passed Sept. 18, setting the terms for a final reckoning with LGBTQ issues that have divided the denomination for more than 40 years. 

Does President Trump have a Messiah complex? No, according to some of his most loyal evangelical Christian supporters — but one could see how he might get the idea that he is here to save the world.

The largest presidential election forum focused on the concerns of Native Americans drew several leading Democratic presidential candidates in its first day, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

"This is not just a celebration for women, or women of color or for the LGBTQIA+ community." 

A new social statement from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America labels patriarchy and sexism as sins and acknowledges the church’s complicity in them.

Members of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America taped 9.5 theses to the door of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Milwaukee as part of their churchwide assembly.

Immigration and gun violence are among the topics for discussion as leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America gather this week in Milwaukee.

In 2013, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago held the single largest giving campaign in its history, bringing in pledges totaling $427 million.

Where humans go, faith seems to follow. It’s no less true of NASA’s first manned mission to land on the moon.

Research suggests that constantly staring at screens may be making us more distracted, distant, drained and lonely. Some are realizing that lighting candles, inviting people over, sharing a meal and logging off may guard against those things.

Rachel Held Evans, a popular progressive Christian writer and speaker, died May 4 at age 37 after a brief illness.

Like most Americans, students at Taylor University have strong feelings about President Trump and his vice president, Mike Pence, as well as the relationship between religion and politics.

The United Methodist Church’s top court has upheld much of the Traditional Plan approved earlier this year, continuing the global denomination’s ban on the ordination and marriage of its LGBTQ members.

President Donald Trump is working on a plan for peace in the Middle East. And if Trump unveils a plan evangelicals hate, they could turn on him — or at least not turn out as enthusiastically for his re-election next year. So it's important to him to hear the concerns, hopes and input of evangelical leaders now.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended his department’s decision to drop the word “occupation” from its description of the Golan Heights and Palestinian territories.

A special session of the United Methodist Church decided Feb. 26 to strengthen the denomination’s ban on the ordination and marriage of LGBTQ people.

In a surprise, the plan recommended by the United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops was rejected Feb. 25 by the denomination’s decision-making body.

Every morning when Khadra Abdo wakes up, her mind turns to her children. "My first thought is that I hope they are safe today, and that stays on my mind throughout the whole day," Abdo told Religion News Service.

A Catholic high school in Kentucky is apologizing after videos surfaced of students dressed in the school's garb confronting and mocking a group of Native Americans in Washington, D.C.