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Pastor John Hagee says this Sunday's blood moon "points to a world-shaking event that would happen between April 2014 and October 2015."

Pope Francis has urged Congress to follow the "Golden Rule" in dealing with immigration and the refugee crisis around the world and challenged the United States to recognize the importance and beauty of a traditional family structure.

Pope Francis told Congress on Thursday that the United States should reject hostility to immigrants and treat them humanely, directly addressing a thorny subject that is dividing the country and stirring debate in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Pope Francis arrived on his first visit ever to the United States on Tuesday, bringing to Washington a message that its power and wealth should be used to serve humanity.

While a recent poll showed most Americans believe that Kim Davis should be required by law to issue marriage licenses to gay couples, one pastor has compared the controversial Kentucky clerk to Rosa Parks and called her a "modern day hero."

Theologian John Piper has said Kentucky clerk Kim Davis was "morally right and probably legally right" in refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom has released a sobering statement regarding the government proposal to legalize assisted suicide.

Megachurch pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes recently revealed the most important questions people should ask themselves before getting married if they hope to have a successful, God-glorifying marriage.

Pope Francis has likened a person who gossips to "a terrorist who throws a bomb" and charged that sowing divisions is a devastating sickness within the Catholic Church.

Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom, has issued a sobering statement on the refugee crisis in Europe, charging that it is of utmost importance that the plight of these refugees is not "belittled or ignored."

In a heartfelt, highly-personal op-ed, Kay Warren, wife of Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren, argues that the mental health system in America is broken and encourages the church to better embrace the millions of people suffering from various mental illnesses.

Numerous pastors, theologians and bloggers have weighed in on a recent incident at Grace Community Church, where a self-proclaimed prophet accused Dr. John MacArthur of heresy due to the pastor's stance on the doctrine of cessationism.

Pastor John Hagee has voiced his support for Congregation Rodfei Sholom, an Orthodox synagogue in San Antonio, Texas, after it was was vandalized with anti-Semitic and racist graffiti, including images of the Nazi swastika symbol.

Bishop T.D. Jakes has said his opposition to gay marriage remains "steadfast and rooted in Scripture" and slammed a "manipulated" HuffPost interview which led some viewers to believe his views on the issue had shifted.

Pope Francis called for an end to nuclear weapons in a speech given on the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki, which saw the end of the Second World War and killed at least 70,000 people.

California megachurch pastor Greg Laurie used his sermon on Sunday to help Christians across the United States deal with the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage. He gave out six different points on how to tackle the controversial issue.

A broad coalition of evangelical leaders assembled by the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission has released a joint statement on marriage, stating their firm opposition to the Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage:

Conservative and religious leaders in the United States have responded to the Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling that the Fourteenth Amendment requires all 50 states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, warning that the decision that will hurt religious liberty in America and lead to the persecution of Christians nationwide.

The pastor of the church attended by the parents of Charleston shooter Dylann Roof has said the massacre at Emmanuel AME, which left 9 people dead, should prompt both the church and the United States to "address the deep serious issue of racism in our society."

The brutal massacre of nine worshipers at Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church by 21-year-old Dylann Roof on Wednesday night has prompted an outpouring of prayer and demonstrations of unity both in Charleston, N.C. and across the United States.

Pastor Ronnie Floyd, head of the Southern Baptist Convention, has vowed never to perform same-sex nuptials and urged other pastors to join him in taking a stand as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to announce its landmark decision on gay marriage.

Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky, has said Tony Campolo's decision to support same-sex relationships is not only "dangerous" but also abandons Biblical truths.

A group of prominent Christian pastors have vowed to engage in acts of civil disobedience if the U.S. Supreme Court rules same-sex marriage to be a constitutional right.

Pope Francis has urged Christians to refrain from watering down their faith or the message of the Gospel, arguing that the Christian's true identity is rooted in the scandal of the Cross.

Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church in California recently offered words of comfort to the members of Irish rock band U2, whose tour manager of 33 years unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday.