• 2016 Top Christian Song 'Trust In You' by Lauren Daigle Points People to Hope

  Singer-songwriter and Christian music breakout artist Lauren Daigle captured her first No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart with the song entitled "Trust in You." The tune is from her debut full-length "How Can It Be," which has been in the No. 1 spot for five weeks on the Top Christian Albums chart.

  

• Pope Francis To Replace U.S. Ambassador: Was It Over Kim Davis Secret Meeting or Canon Law?

  Speculation is mounting about who may be the next U.S. ambassador for Pope Francis. The pope's current ambassador, or nuncio, to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, is still in the role, however church sources indicate the pontiff has chosen French-born Archbishop Christophe Pierre, now the Vatican's representative to Mexico, to be his next envoy to the states.

  

• Michelle Obama Will Not Run for President But 'Will Miss One Thing' After Not Being First Lady

  While speaking at a "South by Southwest" music and film event in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, First Lady Michelle Obama shared she will not run for the presidential spot herself in the future but that she was going to miss something about her White House duties after leaving next year: interacting with youth every day.

  

• Merrick Garland: Would His Jewish Faith, Religious Freedom Record Affect Supreme Court?

  Because religious-associated decisions rank highly in the most debated issues among U.S. Supreme Court justices, some Americans wonder how the Jewish faith of newly nominated Merrick Garland, as well as his record on religious freedom cases, would affect the outcomes of the highest court of the nation. Garland would be the current court's fourth Jewish justice if confirmed.

  

• Obama Team 'Targeted Christian Faith for Quarantining' Claims Conservative Radio Host Tony Perkins

  After a caller to "Washington Watch Live Daily" recently shared she was disappointed with her church pastor for strongly supporting President Barack Obama, the radio host Tony Perkins suggested the caller consider changing churches. Perkins, also president of conservative policy and lobbying organization Family Research Council in Washington, D.C., added he believed the Obama administration has "systematically targeted the Christian faith for quarantining" inside churches.