An Iraqi child works on a temporary mosaic of Pope Francis' face made from wheat, beans and lentils in Alqosh, a village of some 6,000 inhabitants about 31 miles north of Mosul, northern Iraq. (AP)

Iraqi Christians May be the Next Group of People to Push for Their Own...

Kurds in Iraq voted overwhelmingly last week in favor of seeking full independence from the central government in Baghdad — setting off a firestorm of...
President Donald Trump arrives at Luis Muniz Air National Guard Base to survey hurricane damage and recovery efforts and shakes hands with the mayor of San Juan. (Evan Vucci / AP)

President Trump Meets Puerto Rican Leaders, Surveys Hurricane Damage, Distributes Aid to Residents

President Donald Trump touched down in Puerto Rico on Tuesday and highlighted what he describes as the federal government's effective response to the storm...

Las Vegas Churches Pray, Ponder Response to Mass Shooting

Las Vegas-area Churches of Christ are praying for their community and accounting for members after at least 59 people were killed in the worst mass shooting...

U.S. Expels 15 Cuban Diplomats From D.C. Embassy Amid Sonic Attack Probe

The U.S. Department of State announced Tuesday that it is ordering the ejection of 15 Cuban employees from its embassy in Washington. The department...

2 Dozen Dead as Plague Hits Urban Areas in Madagascar

Authorities in Madagascar are struggling to contain an outbreak of plague that has killed two-dozen people in recent weeks and has prompted a ban...

After Vegas Massacre, Christian Leaders at D.C. MLK Memorial Call for National Commitment to...

After recent violent protests and the deadliest mass shooting recorded in U.S. history on Sunday, Christian leaders invoked Martin Luther King, Jr. as they...

Israeli PM Netanyahu Sets Conditions for Reconciliation Between Fatah & Hamas

Israel’s prime minister says his country will not accept a reconciliation deal between rival Palestinian factions that puts Israel at risk. Benjamin Netanyahu says the...

Acts of Heroism Saved Lives at Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Rob Ledbetter’s battlefield instincts kicked in quickly as bullets rained overhead. The 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran who served as a sniper in Iraq immediately began...

Massachusetts Minister’s Wife, Rhonda LeRocque, Shot in Back of Head as She Fled Vegas...

A Tewksbury, MA, mother was among those shot and killed at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas Sunday night, her family told Boston 25...
Las Vegas mass shooting victims.

WATCH: Photos, Stories of First Victims of Las Vegas Massacre Revealed

The first shooting victims have been identified after 58 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a music festival in Las Vegas...

WATCH: President Trump Urges Comfort from Scripture, Condemns Las Vegas Attack as ‘Pure Evil’

President Trump addressed the nation on the mass shooting in Las Vegas which left 58 dead and over 580 injured. From his remarks: Hundreds of our...

WATCH: Deadliest Mass Shooting in U.S. History: Over 58 Dead, Nearly 600 Wounded in...

America is reeling from the worst mass shooting in its history after at least 50 people were killed and more than 406 wounded at...

T.D. Jakes and Kimberly Lawson Roby Top October 2017 BCNN1/BCBC Bestsellers List

T.D. Jakes (Soar!: Build Your Vision from the Ground Up — Nonfiction) and ReShonda Tate Billingsley (A Sinful Calling — Fiction) lead the bestsellers list of Black...

Stephen Paddock Named as Man Who Gunned Down Hundreds from 32nd Floor of Las...

The gunman responsible for the worst mass shooting in modern US history is believed to be a grandfather who lived in a remote desert...
Hope Carpenter speaks at Redemption Church. (10/1/17 FOX Carolina)

WATCH: Ron & Hope Carpenter Address Controversial Comments On NFL Protests During Sunday Service

Pastor Ron Carpenter and his wife Hope, founder and co-founder of Redemption Church, took time during Sunday services to address Hope's recent comments on...

Tragic: Body of Missing Virginia Teen Found Dumped On Lawn Behind East Stonewall AME...

Federal investigators announced Saturday that a body found behind a North Carolina church has been identified as a Virginia teenager who disappeared earlier this...
Church member Danny Carter leads attendees in song during Wednesday service at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tenn., on Sept. 27, 2017. The service was the first to be held in the church since Sunday's shooting. (Photo: Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean)

Burnette Chapel Church of Christ Moves Forward With Regular Services After Deadly Shooting

The sound of gunfire haunts Terry Carter.  She and the young students in her Bible class barricaded a classroom door one week ago as a masked man opened fire at...

Two Women Stabbed to Death by Terrorist Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ in Marseille, France

A man killed two women with a knife at the main Marseille train station on Sunday afternoon, an incident French authorities are investigating as...

Catalonia’s Independence Referendum Descends Into Chaos as Hundreds Clash With Spanish Police

Catalonia’s defiant attempt to stage an independence referendum descended into chaos on Sunday, with hundreds of people injured in clashes with the Spanish police...

O.J. Simpson Quietly Released from Prison Early Sunday Morning

Moments after he became eligible for parole, O.J. Simpson was released from a Nevada prison early Sunday morning after serving nine years for a...