Contact: Ryan R. Ellis, Christianity Today, 630-260-6200 ext 4276, rellis@christianitytoday.comCAROL STREAM, Ill., Mar. 9 /Christian Newswire/ -- All of us at Christianity Today International would like to express our deepest sympathies to the Winters family and all of the members of First Baptist Church in Maryville, IL. Though we cannot understand the depth of their pain or the magnitude of the loss they suffered this weekend, our thoughts and prayers go out to them in this tumultuous tim Source: Christianity Today

Supreme Knight Anderson says bill is an affront to religious liberty for allContact: Patrick Korten , Knights of Columbus, 203-752-4474   NEW HAVEN, Conn., Mar. 9 /Christian Newswire/ -- An attack on the Catholic Church of Connecticut by leaders of the state legislature's Judiciary Committee"is clearly unconstitutional and poses a danger to all religions, even though its immediate target is the Catholic Church,"Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Source: Knights of Columbus

Most of us are aware that domestic violence is a major problem in our culture. We've all heard stories of women who have dealt with an abusive spouse, or possibly know someone has been in that situation.

Christianity in India has the first saint to be ordained will be Southern India born Sister Alphonsa on October 12 by Pope Benedict XIV in Vatican Rome. A group of nuns from Alphonsa's Franciscan Clarist congregation have already left to Rome with the mortal remains and a portrait of the late nun to be displayed during the canonisation.

Billy Graham will will celebrate his 90th birthday November 7th 2008. As the days are nearing to his father's 90th birthday Franklin Graham says “On November 7, my father will celebrate his 90^th birthday, and we’d like to give him a special gift."

Senators debated for nearly four hours Wednesday before voting 27-9 for the landmark bill, which would give gay and lesbian couples many of the same rights as married couples. Vermont has approved civil unions and Massachusetts has gay marriage, but the changes came only after lawsuits were brought by same-sex couples.