Christians in Lahore, Pakistan raised a protest against the destruction of four historically significant churches, which will reportedly be demolished to give way for the construction of an underground railway project.
Christians and non-Muslim groups in German refugee camps are being attacked and discriminated against.
Pop icon Justin Bieber who rose to fame as a child singer with the catchy song "Baby" and current hit songs "Sorry" and "What Do You Mean?" has recently made fans ask what the new inked small cross to the right side of his eye means.
A Christian group has made a call for prayer for the UK's newly elected political leaders following local elections held last week, including new London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is the first Muslim to hold such an office in a major western capital city.
Dozens of migrants in Hamburg took part in a mass baptism and communion on May 5, sealing their conversion from Islam to Christianity. However, some expressed doubt on their motives.
Costa Rican and current United Nations (UN) Climate Change Secretariat, Christiana Figueres, is stepping down from her position in July, and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is eyeing former Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa for the said post.
UNESCO has adopted a resolution in April that apparently ignores Jewish claim to the Temple Mount and Western Wall. In response, a Christian representative to the United Nations is asking Christians to condemn the resolution.
Italian police were successful in uncovering and preventing planned terrorist attacks on the Vatican and Israeli embassy in Rome, leading to the arrest of four Morrocan individuals who are suspected to be Islamic extremists.
An arrangement between Japanese married couples wherein the husband and the wife both agree to separate in pursuit of other things is becoming more widespread.
China protested the findings of a U.S. report saying it belongs to a list of countries in which violations of religious freedom are categorized as "severe."
Christian bakers in the United States are not the only ones getting sued for "gay cake" issues. A couple in Ireland who refused to make a cake iced with a pro-gay slogan two years ago is waiting for an appeal hearing this week.
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.