The Salvation Army reported that it received 4,500 victims of modern slavery between July 2011 and March 2016. The demand for support continued to grow and the organization, along with its partners, adapted its services to support the people being referred to it, according to the UK branch of the ...
Pope Francis expressed sorrow and solidarity as he led thousands of Vatican pilgrims to pray instead for the victims of earthquake which shook Italy early Wednesday.
Violations of religious freedom in Cuba had increased between January and July 2016, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). The religious freedom advocacy group documented a total of 1,606 cases of violations that included demolition and destruction of Church buildings, destruction of ...
Eight people died when a mob burned down the house of a Muslim in Zamfara, Nigeria on Monday, Aug. 22 because the man tried to prevent the lynching of a Christian student. The student from Abdu Gusau Polytechnic was beaten by the angry crowd when he allegedly made blasphemous remarks denouncing ...
At least eight people died in Nigeria following an incident where a Muslim passerby intervened and rescued a badly beaten Christian student accused by a Muslim mob of blasphemy.
The Coptic Orthodox Church criticized the Egyptian cabinet regarding the amendments made to a bill about the restoration and building of churches in Egypt.
Prince Hassan of Jordan strongly urged for interfaith relations as he condemned the Islamic State and embraced Christianity as an essential part of the Middle East.
Mpho Tutu-van Furth, the daughter of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, spoke about the discrimination of homosexuals in Africa at a human rights congress held in Johannesburg on Tuesday. She mentioned at the event that even when there are laws protecting LGBT rights, discrimination still ...
Parents and students in Scotland received atheist handbooks that will guide them in opting students out of required religious sessions and filing complaints for religious discrimination. The information is said to assist readers with understanding their basic human rights regarding religion, ...
With the continuous high alert warning in Europe, it is no wonder that a viral anti-Christian video of an imam's 16-year-old son would draw outrage from Christians living in Belgium.
Twin Chilean Catholic priests are convinced that God was at work in their lives while they were yet to be born when their mother kept them alive and said "no" to medically advised abortion.
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.