The communist state of China has a command and control center dedicated to persecuting Christian churches, according to a Christian member of a targeted house church in the country.
A Christian man in Nigeria nearly lost his right eye and sustained multiple wounds on June 7 after getting stabbed by a group of young Muslim men who were angered to see him eating during Ramadan.
Activists fighting for homosexual rights in Poland were joined by thousands of supporters Saturday June 11 throughout the streets of Warsaw in a predominantly Catholic country where gay rights are among the least recognized.
The Scottish Episcopal Church has voted on Friday, June 10, to revise its canon law by removing the clause that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Authorities in Xinjiang, China announced that the residents of Ili prefecture need to submit blood samples for DNA profiling as a requirement for their travel documents.
A team of scientists in the UK are investigating a way to create babies using DNAs of four parents amidst fears of potential negative effects in the long future.
Evangelical leader Franklin Graham expressed his hope that the late Muslim boxer, Muhammad Ali, has given himself to Christ before passing away. He claims only Jesus Christ can save one's soul – Islam's Muhammad can't.
The ancient worship of Greek gods appears to be returning as churches that espouse adoration for the mythological figures have spung up in modern-day Greece.
A human rights watchdog reported that religious freedom is deteriorating in India, citing the government's failure to implement existing laws and its impunity for police.
Leaders of Christian churches in Pakistan announced that they are in solidarity with the Shia Muslims.
Yazidi girls try to be less desirable by covering their faces with dirt or by claiming young boys as their sons just to escape being raped by their militant captors. An escaped teenage boy adds to the grim tales of being an Islamic State captive.
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.