A Christian organization published a report stating which cities are most at risk of climate-induced coastal flooding in the future, and these places are mostly located in countries that are high carbon polluters: India, China, and the U.S.
The world's major power foreign ministers and leaders of the 17-nation International Syria Support Group (ISSG) have met in Vienna to renew calls for a complete cessation of hostilities in Syria, but failed to set a date for the next round of peace talks to be held in Geneva.
The Kenyan government has decided to close its refugee camps, which could displace an estimated 600,000 refugees who came from war-torn countries.
The wife of a Vietnamese pastor went through intense interrogation on Wednesday, May 11 in connection with her meeting with U.S. officials in March.
Iran has arrested eight people allegedly involved in an "un-Islamic" modeling practice on Instagram, Tehran's cybercrimes court prosecutor Javad Babaei announced on Sunday.
In recognition of the position taken by the council of churches that rejects the proposal to make Liberia a Christian nation, the country's National Muslim Council has restored its membership with the Interreligious Council of Liberia.
There might no longer be Christians in Iraq in five years' time because of the persecution they face in the hands of the Islamic State terror group, said an Assyrian priest.
A young Yazidi girl who faced a United Nations meeting to narrate her experience as a former Islamic State (IS) captive implored the international community's support in a plea that they recognize the genocide against her tribe and other minorities.
Access to the site where Jesus is believed to have been baptized had long been restricted because of the land mines left after the 1967 war, but a new project now aims to clear the area of explosives.
A third church this year has been burned down in Tanzania, in a series of arson attacks targeting Christian churches that began in 2013.
CLAAS UK Director Nasir Saeed argues that local Muslims have no right to impose conditions upon Pakistani Christians forcing them to leave their village, convert to Islam, or hand over an escaped Christian boy accused of blasphemy.
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.