There are now only approximately half a million Christians in Syria compared to the almost 1.5 million prior to the civil war that started in 2011. This is according to Antoine Audo, a Chaldean Catholic bishop in Aleppo.
Some campaigners are not happy with the British government's decision to appoint David Isaac as the new Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) chairman, saying he would be biased against Christians.
A church in Camberwell, London has been ordered to pay a fine amounting to £7,740 (US$11,174) after nearby residents complained about its noisy "anti-demon" services at 3 a.m.
All 62 people aboard a passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when their plane crashed on its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport on Saturday, Russian officials said.
A 26-year-old American man who was captured by Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, said he had traveled from Turkey to join Islamic State before deciding to escape, according to an interview with Kurdish television on Thursday.
Islamic teaching does not justify the Islamic State's (ISIS) persecution of Christians, based on a study on Prophet Mohammed's previously untranslated writing.
Muslim Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria have killed almost 500 farmers in Nigeria --- most of them Christians --- in the last month, and the villagers are still too afraid to come out and bury their dead.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has finally declared that ISIS is committing genocide against Christians in the Middle East.
Mar. 15 marks the fifth anniversary of Syria's civil war, and Christians commemorated the event by launching the #PrayForRefugees campaign.
Christians and other religious minorities will be the groups most affected in the event that the Syrian peace talks in Geneva fail, according to groups urging global leaders to do more to protect the groups facing severe persecution in the Middle East region.
Easter, Holi, and Diwali have been officially declared as national holidays in Pakistan after Parliament adopted a new resolution.
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.