Archaeologists surveying the destruction left by ISIS have discovered the ancient palace of King Sennacherib beneath the ruins of the Tomb of the Prophet Jonah.
An American pastor, who has visited Iraq multiple times, has joined forces with an underground network of smugglers in order to help people escape from the Islamic State.
Police officers sought the permission of higher authorities to beat up Christians while they were conducting a raid on a house church in China's northwestern Xinjiang province, according to a report from a persecution watchdog organization.
A 25-year-old Nicaraguan woman died after a pastor and four other people stripped her naked and threw her into a bonfire during an exorcism ritual.
A Christian pastor has claimed that the Sudanese government has been demolishing churches and imprisoning its pastors because of its concern that Muslims will turn to Jesus Christ.
Dozens of Canadian doctors who have initially signed up to provide lethal medications to patients have now backed out and want their names taken off the list, according to medical officials.
Islamic State fighters, who are known for using a range of improvised explosive devices, have strapped a puppy with a bomb in a desperate attempt to maintain control of its captured territories.
A counter-terrorism group has said that it has discovered a handbook that teaches Islamic State fighters to eat their enemies if they are in short supply of food.
A public hospital's decision to hire two doctors who are willing to perform abortions have caused an outcry from Catholics in Italy, where most doctors refuse to carry out the procedure.
The Guatemalan Navy has seized a boat that sought to defy the country's pro-life laws by taking pregnant women to international waters in order to provide them with abortion-inducing medication.
Hundreds of Egyptian Christians have fled the Sinai Peninsula following a series of targeted attacks carried out by suspected militants in the region.
Multisite churches are expanding rapidly across the United States, attracting nearly one in 10 Protestant churchgoers, but their growth is increasingly outpacing the development of qualified leaders, according to a new national study. The report identified more than 1,800 multisite churches operating over 6,000 campuses nationwide, highlighting the growing influence of congregations that maintain multiple worship locations under a unified organizational structure.
New York Times bestselling author and BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey has drawn mixed reactions from Christians after questioning whether believers should embrace Halloween festivities and consume horror-themed entertainment. During the Oct. 19 episode of her “Relatable” podcast, Stuckey addressed the different ways Christians approach Halloween, acknowledging that the subject involves personal convictions and differing interpretations of Christian freedom.
A federal appeals court has handed a legal victory to churches, synagogues and other religious organizations challenging the Trump administration’s decision to permit immigration enforcement operations at places of worship. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower court’s decision rejecting the religious groups’ request for a preliminary injunction.
Soaring food costs are jeopardizing the health and futures of millions of children worldwide, with families in vulnerable communities increasingly unable to afford nutritious meals, according to a new report from the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision. The report found that approximately 35.5 million children experienced acute malnutrition worldwide in 2025, including nearly 10 million who suffered from severe acute malnutrition.
ChatGPT receives approximately 70 million religion-related requests every week, with questions about Islam accounting for the largest share, followed by Christianity, according to a recent analysis released by OpenAI, the developer of the artificial intelligence chatbot.