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The Lutheran World Federation has elected the first woman as its next general secretary.

Last week, Southern Baptists passed a resolution seeking to abolish abortion with no exceptions. The resolution decried the use of incremental steps to end abortion. It laid down a bold and ultimately foolish agenda – no exceptions for the life of the mother and no small wins.

This week, messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention passed a resolution calling for the immediate abolition of abortion "without exception or compromise."

Southern Baptists agree at the annual meeting to launch a major investigation in the denomination's response to widespread sex abuse within the SBC.

On Tuesday, Trinity Church Wall Street announced that it will be awarding more than $4.6 million in grants to various Christian organizations across the United States, Latin America and Africa.

A Georgia pastor has identified up to 13 boys he says were sexually abused by a Southern Baptist minister whom top leaders of the denomination declined to inquire about with the minister's church.

According to a new poll, most Catholics believe Catholic politicians who promote abortion should not present themselves for Holy Communion.

A committee that determines whether churches are conforming to Southern Baptist Convention affiliation rules will consider whether the prominent Saddleback Church can continue in fellowship with the SBC after church leaders recently ordained three women pastors.

The Southern Baptist Convention elected pastor Ed Litton as the denomination's new president. Here are a few facts you should know about Litton.

This week, the Southern Baptist Convention is gathering in Nashville, Tennessee for what may be the denomination's most consequential denominational meeting for any Protestant denomination in the last 30 years. But who are Southern Baptists, and why is their vote on a new president and a series of resolutions reverberating so loudly across the entire American religious landscape?