China will have the largest population of Christians by 2030, based on a new statistical forecast. An expert in religious trends for OMF International has now said that despite persecution in their homeland, Christians in China are increasing dramatically.
Women in India's largest religious minority are poised to break tradition by training to take on a role that's only been performed by Muslim men before.
Bangladesh, a predominantly Muslim nation with a population of more than 160 million people, has a rising population of Christian converts.
Former prisoners in North Korea traveled to the U.S. to share their experiences in the hope of letting more people know about the plight of those who are living inside the country.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sacked nearly 500 religious officials amid massive arrests and seeming purge before declaring a state of emergency following Friday's blotched military coup.
Christians churches in the predominantly Sunni Muslim country with a long history of Christian persecutions became targets of violence as army coup threatened Turkey on Friday, July 15.
A photo of the abducted Indian priest Tom Uzhunnalil surfaced on social media Tuesday, July 19 that showed signs of abuse and belied authorities' claim of his safety.
It's beyond economics, and apparent ethnic cleansing: Muslim Fulani herdsmen continue to violently attack Christian farmers inl Nigeria
Christians in Kazakhstan were fined without due process because they met together to worship Christ.
Christian students who refuse to stop going to church are prohibited from going to college or joining the military, according to authorities in Guizhou, China.
Former Congressman Frank Wolf urged the U.S. government to look back on the Nigerian Christians, who felt abandoned and forgotten by the West, including Churches in the West.
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.