German Police Chief claims migrants are using Christian conversion as cover to avoid deportation
Many asylum seekers in Germany are claiming to have converted to Christianity in order to avoid deportation, according to a German police chief.
Evangelical Alliance calls for prayers after UK General Elections resulted in hung parliament
The Evangelical Alliance (EA) has called on Christians to pray for the U.K. after the general election resulted in a hung parliament, leaving the country's political environment in uncertainty.
Kurds in Iraq are seizing lands that belong to Christians, says USCIRF report
Iraqi Christians, who have fled from persecution at the hands of the Islamic State terror group, have complained that ethnic Kurds are seizing their properties and lands in Kurdistan.
Pastor says 100,000 people in China convert to Christianity each year despite ongoing crackdown
Despite the ongoing crackdown on Christianity in China, the number of Christians continue to increase in the Communist country, with one pastor reporting as many as 100,000 new converts each year.
House approves bill aiming to provide emergency aid for surviving victims of ISIS
The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bipartisan legislation that would authorize the government to provide emergency aid to religious minorities who fled from their homes in Iraq and Syria due to the rise of the Islamic State terror group.
Christian women in Pakistan are converting to Islam to escape abusive marriages
Many Christian women in Pakistan are considering converting to Islam so that they could get away from their abusive husbands because the current law makes it difficult for them to finalize their divorce as Christians.
British imams refuse to perform burial rites for London and Manchester attackers
More than 130 imams across the United Kingdom have refused to perform funeral rites for the suspects of the terrorist attacks in Manchester and London.
One of London Bridge attackers appeared in TV documentary titled 'The Jihadis Next Door'
One of the London Bridge attackers has been featured in a TV documentary titled "The Jihadis Next Door," where he was seen praying with a black Islamist flag with other British jihadis.
Muslims in Marawi risk their lives to help Christians escape from extremists
Muslim residents of the city of Marawi in southern Philippines have risked their lives to help dozens of Christians escape from Islamic extremists.
Pastor who fed congregants with live snakes pleads to celebrity preacher for deliverance
A controversial South African pastor who once fed live snakes to his congregants came to a popular Nigerian preacher to seek deliverance from his bizarre actions.
Al-Shabaab overtakes Boko Haram as Africa's deadliest terrorist group in 2016
Somalia-based terrorist group Al-Shabaab has overtaken Nigeria's Boko Haram as Africa's deadliest militant group, according to new figures from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED).
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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.