A federal judge has ruled in favor of a lawsuit brought by a Christian school that accuses Maryland officials of kicking it out of a voucher program because of the school's belief in traditional marriage. Published November 18, 2019
A jury in San Francisco on Friday ordered that undercover pro-life activists must pay $1.2 million in damages for surreptitiously filming and publishing videos of Planned Parenthood employees discussing fetal tissue sales. Published November 15, 2019
A federal appeals court this week overturned a lower court's dismissal of a lawsuit that accuses Florida officials of violating the religious freedom of two Christian high schools seeking to read a prayer over a loudspeaker before their championship football game. Published November 14, 2019
A court in Russia has convicted a 44-year-old Jehovah's Witness of "extremist activities." Published November 14, 2019
An attorney representing a black-owned entertainment company Wednesday accused Comcast of refusing to air its channels due to racial bias, telling the U.S. Supreme Court that the cable company was violating one of the nation's oldest discrimination laws. Published November 13, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence hailed the Trump administration's receptivity to faith-based adoption agencies Tuesday at a ceremony for adoptive families and groups. Published November 12, 2019
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops elected as president Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, an immigrant born in Mexico, on Tuesday morning in Baltimore. Published November 12, 2019
Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston, told a meeting of U.S. bishops Monday that the Vatican's long-awaited report on Theodore McCarrick has "resulted in great frustration on the part of bishops." Published November 11, 2019
The civil trial of pro-life activists who shot video surreptitiously of Planned Parenthood employees and infiltrated abortion conferences using fake IDs will come to an end next week, after the defense wrapped up testimony in a San Francisco courtroom Thursday. Published November 8, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence is not backing down from criticism that his office improperly funneled federal aid to several Christian groups, particularly those in the religiously diverse Nineveh Plains of Iraq, saying it's part of the Trump administration's "vision" for helping victims of Islamic State genocide. Published November 7, 2019
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is calling attention to millions of "religious prisoners" being held and persecuted around the world — and the commissioners hope a new, congressionally mandated database will help. Published November 6, 2019
South Carolina lawmakers are considering legislation that would ban nearly all abortions in the state — and likely trigger a lawsuit in state or federal court, as have anti-abortion laws enacted this year in Alabama, Missouri and Georgia. Published November 5, 2019
A federal appeals court has ruled that a Christian adoption agency in New York cannot admit any new prospective parents while its legal standoff with the state continues. Published November 5, 2019
The spiritual adviser to President Trump says she has never wanted to walk away from God's most famous assignment for her -- even when she sat on a hotel bed in Paris, watching her Twitter followers dwindle after news broke that she would give the benediction at Mr. Trump's inauguration. Published November 2, 2019
An undefeated high school team from Pierre, South Dakota, posted a hundred points against a playoff opponent -- in football. Now a state legislator says the public wants action. Published November 1, 2019
The Federal Aviation Administration's investigation of a Texas airport denying a contract to Chick-fil-A is part of the Trump administration's effort to fight liberal city councils that punish the fast-food chain for its ties to conservative Christian groups, an administration official told The Washington Times on background. Published October 31, 2019
The District of Columbia saw slight increases in math and reading proficiency among fourth and eighth graders in the 2019 Nation's Report Card, while Maryland and Virginia saw slight declines in those same areas. Published October 30, 2019
The 2019 Nation's Report Card shows that 2 out of 3 U.S. fourth and eighth graders in public school can't read proficiently at grade level, which Education Secretary Betsy DeVos described Wednesday as "devastating" and a "wake-up call." Published October 30, 2019
The University of Michigan has done away with definitions of "harassment" and "bullying" and dismantled its Bias Response Teams in order to end a lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations. Published October 29, 2019
A Missouri official in St. Louis on Monday opened a hearing that will determine whether the Show Me State will become the first in the nation without an abortion clinic. Published October 28, 2019
