The bank account of Huoshi Church in the Chinese province of Guizhou has been frozen by local authorities. Three of its pastors have also been ordered to pay a fine amounting to $32,500.
Militant group Al-Shabaab raided the Bishaaro Hotel in the Kenyan town of Mandera and killed 12 people on Tuesday.
More than 50 armed men stormed the house of pastor Michael Robert in Punjab province to forcibly evict his whole family. The attack resulted in the kin's serious injuries.
Several Iraqi Christian students narrowly escaped death when ISIS launched a surprise attack on the Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The students, who hid under the bed as the militants rummaged through their house, ascribed their survival to a miracle.
The owners of Ashers Baking Company lost the appeal against a ruling that found them guilty of discriminating a gay man when they refused to bake a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan. The decision was handed down by the Belfast's Court of Appeal on Monday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Baghdad on Saturday to meet with Iraqi Prime Minster Haider al-Abadi and assess the campaign in Mosul.
A woman who was incarcerated at a North Korean prison camp has revealed that people living under the regime are taught to hate Christians and told that Christians kill people in order to sell their victims' blood.
Pakistani authorities have ordered the closure of house churches in the city of Bahawalpur in southern Punjab after Muslims complained that they were disturbed by the prayers of Christians.
Israeli archaeologists have discovered the site where the Romans breached walls to capture Jerusalem and destroy the Second Temple almost 2,000 years ago.
Over 500 churches across the world have been ringing their bells at 5 p.m. daily to protest the brutal siege in the Syrian city of Aleppo and demand an end to the ongoing killings of civilians.
As an Iraqi-led coalition fights to free Mosul from ISIS, many displaced Christians are hopeful they can return home soon. But some are not eager to go back, fearing that they would not have a home to return to.
The United Methodist Church (UMC) will convene its 2028 General Conference at two locations simultaneously for the first time in the denomination’s history, bringing together delegates in the United States and Africa for its highest legislative assembly. The UMC Commission on the General Conference announced Tuesday that Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Harare, Zimbabwe, will jointly host the gathering.
Christian persecution has worsened in more than half of 18 countries surveyed by a Catholic watchdog, raising concerns about the future of Christian communities in the Middle East. The Middle East has emerged as an area of particular concern, where prolonged instability threatens Christianity’s presence in its historic birthplace.
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.