A Cambodian branch of a Nigerian church was linked to drug trafficking after after eight Nigerians were arrested for allegedly selling methamphetamine in Phnom Penh. A spokesman for the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) church denied that the arrested Nigerians were its members.
Pope Francis sent his condolences and sympathies to the victims of the raging wildfires in Portugal that killed at least four and evacuated thousands.
French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran stressed that peaceful relations between Christians and Muslims could defeat the threats of radical terrorism that caused the life of an 85-year-old French Catholic priest, among others.
Prominent house church pastor Yang Hua will finally be tried in court this month after spending eight months in prison in Guizhou, China. Yang, who was only allowed to meet with his lawyers a month after being detained, was accused of "illegally possessing state secrets."
Christians in Bhopal India are upset with Baba Ramdev when a cross appeared in his advertisement of Patanjali products. The cross shown in the advertisement was a part of the British East India company logo which was used to represent foreign products.
Followers of #ThisFlag are now unsure about the future of the movement against President Robert Mugabe after Pastor Ewan Mawarire went to the United States. The pastor has not confirmed whether he is staying in the U.S. for good but some supporters criticized him and started to use the hashtag ...
Nigerian Christians resumed their disruptive lives in communities almost completely destroyed by the Islamic insurgent group Boko Haram.
At least 36 Christians, possibly more, died from Saturday's sectarian attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo suspected to be carried out by a new yet unknown militant group.
Egyptian Christians defied the ban on public protests and took to the streets in Cairo on Saturday to demand for their equal rights as citizens in the predominantly Muslim country.
Joshua Wong, one of the student leaders for Hong Kong's pro-democracy Umbrella Movement in 2014, avoided jail sentence after a court found him guilty of unlawful assembly.
Charities and human rights advocates reported that children from a state-run Greek refugee camp on Thessaloniki suffered incidences and threats of sexual assault.
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.