The law regarding the construction and renovation of churches in Egypt has been approved by Parliament. Critics fear that the new law will further restrict Christian activity in the state.
To prevent potential terrorist attacks, churches in England have been advised to hire bouncers to guard their doorsteps while church services are taking place. An adviser to England's Home Office drafted a 12-page guide after the recent murder of a French priest in Normandy.
At least 72 mass graves found in Iraq and Syria revealed a massacre of thousands at the hands of the Islamic State, according to reports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged students to study the Bible and their Jewish heritage at a cabinet meeting last week. He added that "excellence and Zionism" will be the basis of the revolution in education.
Forced abortions and sterilizations are still performed in China despite the abandonment of the One-Child Policy, according to Women's Rights Without Frontiers (WRWF). The organization recently filed a complaint to the U.N. over the continuation of coercive population control programs enforced by ...
The Church of England will use drones to identify Yorkshire churches in need of maintenance. This is part of the Yorkshire Maintenance Project to keep churches in good condition.
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) criticized the United Nations (U.N.) for ignoring the genocide of Christians. ACLJ delivered a letter to the U.N., asking them to recognize the violence committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) against Christians and other religious ...
A suspected Islamic State suicide bomber resorted to stabbing an Indonesian Catholic priest after his blotched attempt to bomb the church.
Baptist minister Donald Ossewaarde was one of the first to be arrested because of Russia's law against evangelism. Ossewaarde was accused of illegal missionary activity for holding Bible study meetings at his home in the city of Oryol.
The spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, Archbishop Justin Welby, has admitted that he is "constantly consumed with horror" at how the Church has treated the gay community.
Humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders refused to negotiate with ISIS for American hostage Kayla Mueller even after she helped install equipment for the organization's hospital in Syria, and was kidnapped together with other members of the MSF staff in August 2013, the victim's family has ...
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.