Two pastors in northern India were arrested after they were accused of offering money to Hindus to convert to Christianity, but they were released soon after they assured a local Hindu leader that no bribe had been given.
The 5-year-old Christian girl, who was removed from the foster home of a Muslim family in London after complaints from her mother, has apparently had a "warm relationship" with her former carers and has stated that she "misses them."
The Anglican church in Scotland is expected to face sanctions imposed by global church leaders sometime this week over its vote supporting same-sex marriage.
The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the knife attack in which two women were killed at the main train station in the southern French city of Marseille on Sunday.
The Islamic State has released a new audio message that was purportedly delivered by its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, suggesting that he is still alive despite speculations about his demise.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested that Turkey could release a detained American pastor if the U.S. hands over Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is currently living in Pennsylvania.
Children in Uganda are reportedly being mutilated and killed in human sacrifice rituals conducted by witch doctors who are counting on miracles to end the drought in the country.
Ireland will holding a referendum on its constitutional ban on abortion May or June next year, just months before Pope Francis' planned visit to the country for an international event celebrating marriage and life.
ChatGPT receives approximately 70 million religion-related requests every week, with questions about Islam accounting for the largest share, followed by Christianity, according to a recent analysis released by OpenAI, the developer of the artificial intelligence chatbot.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to review a religious freedom dispute involving an Orthodox Jewish man in Ohio who alleges that local officials violated his constitutional rights by requiring a permit for prayer gatherings at his residence. Daniel Grand filed a lawsuit against the City of University Heights after officials sought to prevent him from holding religious meetings at home.
The Episcopal Church continued to experience declining membership in 2025, with its total number of members falling by nearly half a million over the past decade, according to newly released denominational statistics. An analysis of the denomination’s 2025 Parochial Report showed that membership stood at approximately 1.425 million in 2025, compared with 1.917 million in 2015.
Christian hip-hop artist Hulvey canceled a sold-out concert in Amsterdam just an hour before he was scheduled to perform, citing sexually explicit images and objects displayed inside the venue that he said were inappropriate for his audience, particularly young children. The rapper said he made the decision after learning that venue officials would not fully cover the graphic material, despite requests from his team.
Myanmar’s military has been accused of violating international humanitarian law following separate attacks that destroyed two churches in the predominantly Christian regions of Chin and Kachin states earlier this month. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), two military aircraft departing from an air base in Magway carried out airstrikes on the town of Mindat in southern Chin State at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 9.