• Chinese Lawyer Faces Up to Six Years Detention for Protesting Cross Removal, U.S. Calls Arrest a 'Particularly Alarming Development'

  A Christian lawyer who had been advising churches in China's Zhejiang province that are resisting government orders to remove crosses from church roofs faces up to six months in secretive detention after the police detained him and accused him of threatening state security.

  

• Former Lesbian Shares How Churches Can Better Minister to LGBT Community: 'Only Jesus Can Make You Whole'

  Jackie Hill-Perry, a Christian rapper and former lesbian, has shared her thoughts on how churches can better minister to the LGBT community and why she believes Christian leaders should remind those struggling with same-sex attraction that their identity is more than their sexuality.

  

• Pope Francis U.S. Visit 2015 Schedule and Dates: Pontiff Invites Rick Warren To Speak at Philadelphia Conference on Family

  Rick Warren, senior pastor of Saddleback Church, has announced he will be speaking in Philadelphia later this month at the World Meeting of Families event to commence Pope Francis' highly anticipated visit to the United States.

  

• Franklin Graham Praises Christian Students at Duke University Who Refused to Read Assigned Porn Novel, Warns Parents About LGBT 'Propaganda'

  Franklin Graham has praised a group of students from Duke University who refused to read an assigned novel because its pro-LGBT, pornographic content violated their Christian beliefs. He has also warned parents to be aware of the LGBT community's attempts to push their "propaganda on America's young people."

• ISIS Demolishes 2,000 Year-Old Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria: 'This is the Most Devastating Act Yet'

  Islamic State militants have demolished the Temple of Baal in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, one of the most culturally significant pieces of architecture in the world.