The ongoing drug war in the Philippines is presenting a tough challenge to the Catholic clergy who is now divided over the issue of killings that resulted from President Rodrigo Duterte's campaign.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) and 50 civil society organizations and religious groups in Vietnam urged the government to to comply with international human rights laws by revising the draft of the Law on Belief and Religion.
Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu stated that he would like to die the way he chooses to and called on Christians to support assisted suicide.
The militant group Al-Shabaab admitted killing six Christians in Mandera town in Northeastern Kenya in an attempt to push them out of the predominantly Muslim region.
A Pentecostal Christian who served as a councilor in the town of Padappai in Chennai, India, was chased down and hacked to death by five men inside a church last Sunday.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari rejected a $5.6-billion ransom deal with Boko Haram in exchange for the freedom of 219 Chibok girls who were captured in April 2014.
The Light Presbyterian Church in Mississauga, Ontario, has made a public plea to the federal government to secure the release of its pastor, Rev. Hyeon Soo Lim, who is currently serving a life sentence in North Korea.
A Pakistani family is now is now in despair after their youngest daughter was kidnapped and raped by a group of men who were forcing them to convert to Islam.
A Pakistani man who shot his sister for marrying a Christian said he had to kill her for dishonoring their family.
Donald Ossewaarde, the Baptist missionary who fought against his conviction for violating Russia's anti-evangelism law, has lost the first court appeal.
A house church pastor is now suffering from serious illnesses after being detained in Guizhou Province for 10 months, according to his lawyers.
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.