Abducted Nigerian pastor freed after five days of captivity
A Nigerian pastor who was abducted by suspected Fulani herdsmen last week was freed on Wednesday after five days of captivity.
Italy launches investigation on Eritrean priest who helps thousands of migrants cross the Mediterranean
An Eritrean priest who was once nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for helping migrants cross the Mediterranean is now being investigated in Italy for aiding illegal immigration.
Kazakhstan fines pastor and 5 foreigners for holding baptisms
A court in Kazakhstan has fined a local Protestant pastor and five foreigners for holding an outdoor baptism near the country's commercial capital of Almaty.
Vatican demands religious order in Belgium to stop offering euthanasia to patients
A Catholic religious order in Belgium has been told by the Vatican to stop offering euthanasia to their psychiatric patients or face canonical sanctions.
Attacks against Christians in India reaches record high in first half of 2017
The attacks against Christians in India have reached record high in the first half of 2017, with 410 reported incidents, nearly reaching the number of attacks in all of 2016.
Nigerian pastor abducted by suspected Fulani herdsmen
A Nigerian pastor who serves as the education director of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has been abducted by suspected Fulani herdsmen on Friday while he was traveling in central Nigeria's Plateau state.
North Korea releases Canadian pastor after more than 2 years in detention
North Korea has released Canadian Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim after serving two and a half years of his life sentence for "crimes against the state."
200 Christian charities shut down in Bangladesh amid crackdown on foreign NGOs
Bangladesh has indirectly shut down 200 Christian charities as part of the government's crackdown on foreign NGOs that came as a response to a major terrorist attack in the country last year.
Activists in Europe hold vigils for Christian lawyer imprisoned in Vietnam
Activists in different parts of Europe held vigils on Monday to protest the imprisonment of Vietnamese human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, who has spent more than 18 months in jail without trial.
Atheists suspect fellow unbelievers of being immoral, survey finds
A new survey has found that atheists are not only considered as immoral by adherents of various religions, but also by their fellow atheists.
Researcher confirms historical existence of 53 Biblical figures
A professor at Purdue University has recently confirmed in a recent study that 53 figures "mentioned in a Bible have been identified in the archaeological record."
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Federal Appeals Court Sides With Churches in Immigration Raids Dispute
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.
Global Child Malnutrition Crisis: 35.5 Million Affected, Nearly 10 Million Severely, World Vision Warns
Soaring food costs are jeopardizing the health and futures of millions of children worldwide, with families in vulnerable communities increasingly unable to afford nutritious meals, according to a new report from the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision. The report found that approximately 35.5 million children experienced acute malnutrition worldwide in 2025, including nearly 10 million who suffered from severe acute malnutrition.
Islam Accounts for 45% of ChatGPT’s Religion-Related Requests, Christianity 34%: Report
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.
Supreme Court to Review Ohio City’s Restrictions on Jewish Home Prayer Meetings
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.
Episcopal Church Membership Falls Below 1.5 Million Amid Decades-Long Decline
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.