Franciscan priest in Aleppo Fr. Ibrahim Alsabagh has been working in northern Syria for two years now and has witnessed the worsening state of the country's war. He says the conditions in Aleppo has just gone from bad to worst, describing the cemetery-like eerie silence of the streets where almost ...
A former Christian Brother, who worked at St. Augustine's Orphanage for boys in Victoria, Australia in the '60s, pleaded guilty to multiple charges of indecent assault and was found guilty for multiple counts of buggery and one of attempted buggery.
In its "Three Rectification and One Demolition" beautification campaign where church buildings or crosses are most often deemed as illegally constructed, China adds one more in its growing list of demolished Christian churches.
Fulani herdsmen allegedly supported by Boko Haram has once again attacked Christian villages April 25 killing at least 27 indigents. The series of death and destruction which previously took place in the central region of Nigeria have started to spill over the southern states. Many perceive that ...
The British government is expected to announce a bill on May 18 that would address counter-extremism, but the leader of a Christian organization has warned that Christians who go against gay marriage could be criminalized if the bill becomes law.
A report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has named seven countries that should be added to the list of the worst offenders of religious freedom.
A Christian family became the target of an attack on Tuesday when attackers, believed to be Muslims, threw homemade bombs at the family's home in western Chuadanga. The attack adds to the increasing discrimination against minorities in Muslim dominated Bangladesh.
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.