The Chosen: Season 3 (Episodes 1 and 2) grossed an estimated $8.2 million for a No. 3 finish, trailing only Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ($67 million) and The Menu ($9 million) and more than tripling another new release, sixth-place She Said ($2.2 million). In per-theater gross, The Chosen: Season 3 finished at No. 2 ($4,055).

Even in the midst of tragedy, the writer of Lamentations could pray, “You have taken up my cause, O Lord; you have redeemed my life” (Lamentations 3:58). And one day “death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away” (Revelation 21:4). We can claim this promise: “He who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new’” (v. 5).

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Indonesia Monday afternoon taking the lives of at least 268 people. One hundred and fifty-one people are still missing and more than 1,000 people have been reported injured.

Christian persecution is escalating in at least 18 countries, according to a new report from Aid to the Church in Need.

Jason David Frank, best known for his role as the Green Power Ranger in the hit 90s superhero television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has died after committing suicide. He was 49.

Pastor Robert Jeffress, a key evangelical ally during Donald Trump's administration, says he will not endorse the former president for the 2024 Republican nomination.

Actress Candace Cameron Bure says in a new interview that she doesn’t expect her new network, Great American Family, to follow Hallmark’s lead in featuring same-sex couples.

Great American Family actress Candace Cameron Bure on Wednesday responded to critics of her support for the biblical definition of marriage, saying she believes "every human being bears the image of God" and that she loves all people, even those who would consider her their enemy.

A state Superior Court judge in Georgia overturned a law on Tuesday that banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy and once a baby's heartbeat is detected.

The Hallmark Channel will break new ground this Christmas season with its first-ever movie featuring a same-sex storyline as the plot's primary focus.