Catholic bishops in Nigeria have urged the federal government to pay for the repair of churches that have been destroyed by the Islamic radical group Boko Haram.
Chinese authorities have issued an order banning minors from attending church services as part of the government's continuing effort to crack down on religion.
The five-year-old girl who was placed in the care of two Muslim families has been allowed to live with her grandmother following a court ruling.
A student body at the Auckland University in New Zealand has voted in favor of a motion to disaffiliate a pro-life club from the student union.
A Catholic priest in North Africa has offered his resignation after he drew some backlash from church officials over his decision to allow a Hindu procession into the local cathedral.
Sudanese authorities have arrested seven pastors in Omdurman last week for refusing to comply with an order to turn over the leadership of their churches to a government-appointed committee.
The Canadian government has announced that it will start issuing passports and other immigration documents with a gender neutral option at the end of the month.
A majority of Christians in Australia are in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, according to a new study conducted ahead of the nation's upcoming referendum.
Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim, who was recently freed by North Korea after two years of imprisonment, said that he would not hesitate to go back to the Communist country if he is invited.
A group of pagans has reportedly written a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury demanding the return of two churches that were supposedly stolen 1,300 years ago.
A 5-year-old Christian girl was reportedly "very distressed" after she was sent to live in a foster home with a non-English speaking Muslim family.
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.