Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the launching of an offensive to retake the Islamic State stronghold of Falluja after the military told residents on Sunday to get ready to leave before fighting started.
A Baptist pastor in Uganda died last week from poison believed to have been put in his food by a Muslim villager.
Members of Parliament angered over midwives chief Cathy Warwick's decision to support the lifting of all legal restrictions on abortion will call for her resignation this week through a parliamentary motion.
The EgyptAir jet which crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday sent a series of warnings indicating that smoke had been detected on board, shortly before it disappeared off radar screens, French investigators said on Saturday.
ISIS militants have reportedly used nitric acid in its public execution of at least 25 Mosul civilians accused of spying for Iraqi security forces.
"Forgive them" are the last words spoken by a 12-year-old Iraqi Christian who died in her mother's arms after suffering from fourth degree burns caused by the Islamic State militants.
The leader of a house church in Wenzhou, Zheijiang was confronted by a group of men and beaten by a village resident on May 8 because of his opposition to church demolition.
A group of 51 countries including Russia and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has blocked 22 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) and drug user groups from attending the United Nations (UN) summit for global AIDS to be held next month.
Three hundred Muslim leaders from 33 countries gathered in Jakarta, Indonesia recently to denouce extremism and to find a way to curb radicalism.
A young girl who was burned alive by ISIS lay dying in her mother's arms and told her to forgive the attackers.
Officials working on the investigation of the missing EgyptAir jetliner that's believed to have crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday, May 19, are looking into the initial theory of terrorism but warn that it may be too early to tell for certain.
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.