Chinese president Xi Jinping has warned the officials of the nation against foreign infiltration in China by means of religion as well as against religious extremism. He said that they must be "as "unyielding Marxist atheists, consolidate their faith, and bear in mind the Party's tenets."
Seeking an antidote to a rapidly aging population, Japanese policymakers are exploring methods to bring in more foreign workers without calling it an "immigration policy".
A Christian woman was brutally raped by two Muslims who broke into her house in Toba Tak Singh district in Pakistan.
Palestinian Christians expressed their dismay over the government's decision not to declare Easter as a national holiday.
Authorities have cut off the water supply of some Christian families in San Jose, Chiapas because they would not give financial contribution to a Catholic fiesta.
A life-sized replica of Noah's Ark is set to be opened to the public in July at the Ark Encounter theme park in Kentucky, but a different one will soon be crossing the seas from the Netherlands to Brazil.
One year after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Nepal, the country continues to struggle back on its feet, but good things have come out of the tragedy.
A 68-year-old Canadian man was beheaded by members of the Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf in southern Philippines.
Members of a Christian church in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province cried foul when authorities attempted to demolish their church building Monday.
Brazil's lower house has voted to impeach president Dilma Rouseff for allegedly manipulating government funds, and this is seen as a rising influence of evangelical Christians in a dominantly Catholic country.
A town in Hama, Syria was bombed Sunday by the Nusra Front, an Islamist group affiliated with the al-Qaeda militant organization, while they have been pushed back by rival jidahist Islamic State from the Yarmouk refugee camp.
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.