Christian groups in Australia were forced to cancel an upcoming meeting at a hotel regarding same-sex marriage after staff reportedly received threatening phone calls.
Sarmad Ozan, a deacon of a church in Mosul, has filed an appeal to the British Home Office after his application for asylum in the U.K. was denied. Before the next scheduled hearing of his appeal, Ozan shared how life was like during the first few weeks of ISIS' (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) ...
A team of aid workers recently went to a detainment center on the outskirts of Fallujah, Iraq to demonstrate God's love for jailed ISIS militants. The non-profit organization Preemptive Love Coalition (PLC) brought food and water to captured ISIS members despite objections from Iraqi leaders.
An Austrian cardinal who is considered to be a frontrunner for the papacy warned against an "Islamic conquest of Europe" during a speech given in Vienna last Sunday.
Sudanese police and officials of the National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) stormed a Christian school in Madani to arrest the headmaster and 12 teachers. The arrested school employees were accused of supporting the rebel group Sudan People's Liberation Army-North.
Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil said that many Christian families are fleeing from the camps in Iraq. The archbishop reported that the number of Christian families in the camps has been reduced from 120,000 to 100,000.
Swazis took part in the celebration of the Eid Al-Adha on Tuesday despite objections from their Christian leaders. The Swazis lined up at the Ezulwini Islamic Centre at the invitation of Muslims who promised to give away free packets of meat.
South African cleric and anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu was discharged from hospital on Wednesday after a successful surgery to treat recurring infections that have afflicted him for more than a year, his family said on Wednesday.
Refugees who convert to Christianity in Turkey are left with no choice but to keep their new faith a secret from others to avoid being treated like "infidels."
Advocacy groups recently met in Washington D.C. to raise awareness about the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and discuss possible solutions to the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Muslims will be greeting each other with "Eid Mubarak," meaning "Blessed Eid" in celebration of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice. The holiday commemorates the day Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son to God.
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.