A seminary church singing the Chinese national anthem during its commencement exercises this year is perceived as pledging allegiance to the Communist State instead of the Christian faith.
Authorities in China detained members of several house churches in Xinjiang and even confined a pastor's entire family to their home as part of the state's ongoing religious persecution.
An Islamic militant group killed nine as they attacked three Christian communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo on July 5.
Two men who stormed a Catholic church in France filmed themselves as they preached in Arabic around the altar and then murdered an 85-year-old priest, said a nun who escaped.
Civil rights groups accuse President Muhhamadu Buhari of running an Islamist government and aiding the rising sectarian attacks against Nigerian Christians.
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria urged Egyptian leaders to uphold national unity in the light of increased sectarian attacks targeting the religious minority of Coptic Christians.
A Muslim medical doctor from Pakistan tended to a dying Christian man at the hospital, and he got harassed and received death threats because of it.
Materials and goods that bear a symbol that looks like the Christian cross are no longer allowed in North Korea.
A nonprofit organization that promotes civil liberties in Nigeria warned that bloodshed could ensue over the alleged state supported persecution of Christians.
A priest in his mid-80s was killed with a knife and another hostage seriously wounded on Tuesday in an attack on a church in northern France carried out by assailants linked to Islamic State.
The attacks against Christians in Egypt is intensifying at an alarming rate, and the government appears to provide insufficient response to address the matter, a human rights group said.
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.