The first time Joanne Senteko, a hotelier in Nairobi, came across the Hallelujah Challenge on social media, she didn’t think much of it. Her friends would share clips of people singing and praying at ...

Perhaps the greatest musical piece ever written is George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah” with its famous “Hallelujah Chorus.” Handel worked on it from Aug. 22-Sept. 14, 1741, hardly stopping to eat ...

The Trump White House has often cast itself as a defender of religious liberty. “America has always been a nation that believes in the power of prayer,” President Donald Trump said at a meeting of his ...

The Christian House of Prayer in Killeen will host its annual Hallelujah Night on Thursday, Oct. 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. at 3300 E. Stan Schlueter Loop in Killeen. The free, family-oriented event offers ...

Christine has had an infatuation with video games since she was a child, starting with games such as Diablo 2 and Morrowind. Her current obsessions include Final Fantasy 14, Genshin Impact, and Dragon ...

The number of hate crimes recorded by police in England and Wales has risen for the first time in three years, including increases in race and religiously motivated offences, Home Office figures, ...

Taylor Swift may have to knock on wood that Andrea Swift won't catch on to the real meaning behind her racy lyrics. When the Grammy winner released The Life of a Showgirl Oct. 3, fans were shocked to ...

The establishment of a new regulatory body to oversee churches and faith institutions has reignited a national debate about the state’s role in religion, with critics warning that the initiative could ...

Pilgrims were visiting the Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church to mark the annual Virgin Mary festival. Worshippers stand inside the Menjar Shenkora Arerti Mariam Church under construction that ...

Apple has been hit with a federal lawsuit accusing the company of denying religious accommodations and engaging in retaliatory firing. On Tuesday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...

“No more beardos,” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told an auditorium filled with top military officials. “The era of rampant and ridiculous shaving profiles is done.” Hegseth, who summoned hundreds ...

I’ve never been more alarmed about the state of our democracy. The U.S. is sliding toward authoritarianism faster than ever, while corporate media turns a blind eye. That’s why Common Dreams exists—to ...