During the annual conference of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, educators said that they will call for the promotion of and campaign for funding and support for transsexualism in schools that are exclusive to either boys or girls.
The government of Spain is aiming to counter extremism by teaching Islamic Studies in public schools nationwide, primarily by letting the students be exposed to a "moderate" interpretation of the religion.
Bertel Haarder, the Minister for Culture and Church in Denmark, advised priests to wait until the refugees' asylum cases are processed before baptising them.
Advocates of LGBT rights in Australia are planning to lodge protests against the annual conference of the organization Australian Christian Lobby.
The Slavic Gospel Association is now preparing to launch a 6-year Bible training program for church leaders in Yakutsk, the capital city of the Sakha Republic in Russia. The course will cover preaching, systematic theology, Biblical couselling, to name a few, and will be composed of at least 16 ...
Last month, the southern section of the the "Calais Jungle" in France was demolished and since then, 129 unaccompanied children have been unaccounted for. The absence of the minors was discovered after non-profit organization Help Refugees UK conducted a census.
Pope Francis, during the Regina Caeli prayer on Sunday, has called for peace in Ukraine. In light of his appeal, the papal charitable office will be organizing a special collection and distribution of funds for the country.
The residents of Hong Kong will once again be treated to free Bibles and Christian books worth millions of dollars, courtesy of Christian Resources International.
A group of Christian refugees staying in the Czech Republic will be deported back to Iraq because they "abused the good will" of the country. They were given asylum, but they rejected it and attempted to cross the border to Germany, apparently unsatisfied with whatever future they imagine to have ...
The Kenyan government is honoring a Muslim man who, in December, stood in the way of militants to save the Christians on board the bus he was riding. He subsequently died due to a gunshot wound he sustained during the attack.
The Syrian army and allied forces have gained control of Al-Qaryatayn on Sunday, following their earlier victory in Palmyra. Both the town -- home to many Christians -- and the ancient city were previously held by the Islamic State terror group.
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.