The prime minister of Samoa has called for a review of the republic's constitution, a proposal that the council of churches has welcomed. However, the secretary general of the council suggested that they should go beyond incorporating Christian priciples and ban Islam from entering the country ...
The Islamic State (ISIS) has recently launched its very first mobile application targeted exclusively for children teaching them Arabic letters and words, including jihadist terminologies.
Cuban author and artist Armando Valladares received a medal from the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty on Thursday, May 12 in New York for choosing to stand up for religious liberty.
More than half a million refugees are at risk as Kenya announces plans to close down its refugee camps in Dadaab and Kakuma. A Christian humanitarian agency warns this could be a deadly move leading to thousands of deaths among the refugees.
Iranian authorities have released a detained pastor and his wife several hours after they were arrested on May 13, but three other Christians are reportedly still in custody.
Norway's act of separating the Bodnariu children from their Christian parents to prevent them from allegedly being "indoctrinated" has been called out by more than a hundred lawyers from the United States and abroad as well as members of the European Parliament as a serious transgression against ...
Bangladesh police have arrested a homegrown Islamist militant over the murder of two gay rights activists in a series of violent attacks that targeted liberal and secular activists in the country.
A research organization has published a study that can give an insight into the religious practices and beliefs of Christians in Israel.
Humanitarian organizations, churches, and the media have done a lot to let the world know of how Christians in the Middle East are suffering due to the conflicts in their respective countries, and this has drawn the concern of many people around the world. However, an author says there has been ...
The British Broadcasting Network, in an internal review, deems that their programming is "too Christian"; thus, they find that there is a need to give other religious views more airtime.
The recent killing of another activist in Pakistan, Khurram Zaki, has exposed how the country is unable to protect its human rights defenders who are now seen as clearly vulnerable targets in an environment that's slowly becoming more and more hostile.
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.