Religion

Scientology doctor David Minkoff and a Clearwater clinic are now named in the wrongful death lawsuit of Whitney Mills, who died by suicide.

Indonesian police thwarted an ISIS-inspired plot to assassinate Pope Francis during his Asia tour. Seven suspects were arrested with weapons and propaganda.

Papyrologists in Germany have recently deciphered a manuscript containing the earliest known record of Jesus' childhood.

A Philadelphia megachurch pastor has been sentenced to 5-12 years for sexually assaulting three children, officials said.

Lamor Miller-Whitehead made headlines in 2022 when he and his wife were robbed of $1 million worth of jewelry during a livestreamed service.

A woman in Alabama pleaded guilty to stealing $300,000 from church to use on TikTok to send digital gifts, authorities said.

Artificial intelligence was used recently to show what Jesus Christ possibly looked like using the Shroud of Turin.

An ally to Vladimir Putin claims he is 'God's child' and he was sent to save the world from World War III.

Gerard Schaefer might have killed and raped dozens of women in Florida. Though he worked for a short time as a cop and tried to be a priest.

Pennsylvania man has been arrested after he allegedly walked into a church sermon and pointed a gun at the pastor, officials said.

Tony Alamo was a preacher whose message went across the airwaves. He worked with his wife, Susan. But, by the end, he was a cult leader and in federal prison.

Two teen brothers in Nevada arrested in connection with a firework that was set off inside a church in Nevada, police said.

A woman in Florida claims God made her go on a shooting spree during the eclipse, according to authorities.

Texas man sentenced after he sexually assaulted a child for years, claiming 'God told him to do it.'

California pastor accused of paying two hitmen thousands of dollars to kill his daughter's boyfriend, who he didn't approve of.

Police in Oklahoma are searching for a man in a 'Jesus Saved My Life' hoodie who assaulted a gas station clerk after he tried to ID him when buying a cigar.

A wrestler at a Christian private college in Kentucky is accused of strangling his teammate to death.

Connecticut reverend pulled over for bad registration. Then, he was arrested for having crystal meth on him, cops said.

A Florida man goes on shooting rampage, killing 3, before cops turn the bullets on him, according to authorities.

A pastor in North Carolina is accused of trying to shove his wife's co-worker's head into a deep fryer after 'disrespecting her.'

The Bible says God parted the Red Sea. A report by two British scientists has a new explanation about that.

A missionary in Iowa was found guilty and sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing a young girl and giving her an STD.

A man is accused of stabbing his business partner to death inside a Texas mosque. Police said the suspect was charged with murder and is being held on $1 million bond.

Authorities in Texas arrested a man suspected of killing a minister whose badly burned body was found in his home following a fire believed to be intentionally set.

A woman in Oklahoma was sentenced to prison for her role in the killing of her pastor husband in Oklahoma. She told her lover to shoot him dead.

A former Las Vegas pastor who killed two people as part of a neighbor feud was sentenced to life in prison. He will be eligible for parole in 56 years.

Two people forced their way inside and stole electronics from a Georgia church, police said. They were caught in a traffic stop with some of the items.

A man in Virginia faces charges after stealing from a donation box at a church. Police say he is the suspect in other thefts at area churches.

A woman in New York faces grand larceny charges for taking more than $400,000 from churches. Police said she created fake invoices to bill the churches.

A pastor in Florida is accused of getting naked and performing a sex act on a Starbucks patio, police say. He had previous charges at the same location.

A fugitive attempting to flee the cops in Virginia was arrested in the middle of a church service after he was caught hiding in the ceiling, authorities said.

A pastor in Missouri is accused of killing the man who was allegedly having an affair with his wife, according to a report. The pastor was charged with murder.

Two pastors in Wisconsin have been arrested in connection to a child sexual assault case, police said. They face dozens of felony charges in the case.

A former youth pastor has been convicted of the 1994 murder and dismemberment of a teenage boy he was once a foster father to in Duvall, Florida.

A Catholic school principal in Pennsylvania stole money to pay for rent, DoorDash and a host of other items, prosecutors said. He now faces several felony charges.

A woman was found stabbed to death and left in an Indianapolis church in 2017. Now, the killer will spend decades behind bars for her murder.

Five priests were killed between 1981 and 1984 in the U.S., with at least three of them murdered. Are their deaths linked, or are they just coincidences?

One of the people accused in connection to the beating death of a child in Missouri pleaded guilty and faces decades in prison. The death happened during an exorcism.

An Illinois mother getting her 7-month-old daughter ready for bed by reading her the Bible was shot when a stray bullet struck her in the head.

A man has been arrested after he allegedly vandalized an Islamic Center in Bloomington, Indiana. Police say he damaged several picnic tables, dumped trash over, and broke a security camera.

A man randomly confessed to a decade old murder in Florida said he found religion and couldn't live with the guilt. The victim was strangled and dumped in teh woods.

A man in Texas is accused of murdering a woman and injuring her husband because of their support of President Joe Biden, according to a report.

An elderly Holocaust survivor was found murdered in a famous California neighborhood Frank Sinatra once called home. Police have made no arrests in the case

The man who shot up a California synagogue took a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. He will now be sentenced to life in prison for murder.

A Mississippi man strangled another to death, police say. A fight over a bible verse led to the assault, according to officials. The suspect was charged with murder.