Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the battle of Hattin, an opponent of Martin Luther being made a cardinal, and the Augsburg Interim.

Long Before Twitter, Martin Luther Was a Media Pioneer The 500th anniversary of Luther’s 95 theses is being celebrated at institutions across the country, showing how deftly he used the media of ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination remembered FILE PHOTO: A wreath marks the location where Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot to death on the second floor of the Lorraine Hotel, now part of the ...

Luther’s message of freedom In 1517, eight years before the German Peasants’ War, Luther launched the Reformation with his 95 Theses.

When German monk Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of All Saint's Church in Wittenberg on 31 October 1517, he started a religious revolution. The document was about the church's ...

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

What is MLK Day? What to know about the federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr. The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther ...

Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.

American icon has inspired many a movie over the decades Martin Luther King, Jr.—here are five to watch to honor the civil rights leader ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.