Celebrating Calvin, 500 Years Later
As Christians across the globe celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Calvin on Friday, believers are paying tribute to the 16th century reformer whose life was not without controversy, but one to revere.

Anglican Head: Tensions Stem from Deep Bonds
The head of the Anglican Communion suggested Thursday that the tension between The Episcopal Church and Anglicans abroad stem from the love and need for one another in the worldwide church body.

ACLU Demands End to Jail's Anti-Religion Censorship
The American Civil Liberties Union, backed by groups including Prison Fellowship and the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, is demanding that officials at a regional corrections facility in Virginia end their illegal censoring of religious materials sent to detainees.

Church's Anti-Islam Sign Sparks Protest
Christians and non-Christians alike are protesting a sign posted by a Florida church that equates Islam with the work of the devil. The pastor sees the sign as a "message of awareness, of opportunity to talk and to rethink."

Tokyo 2010 to Model After First Global Missions Conference
One hundred years after the first-ever global missions conference, leaders representing mission agencies from around the world will again gather, but this time in Tokyo.

G8 Climate Change Progress 'Painfully Slow,' Say Christian Agencies
International Christian aid agencies say that while there are a few commendable aspects about the G8 summit, progress for the climate change issue has been "painfully slow."

Obama Intends to Nominate Francis Collins to Lead NIH
President Obama announced Wednesday his intent to nominate physician-geneticist Francis S. Collins as director of the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier medical research organization.