In the midst of ongoing atrocities by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), there have been calls at the international level for ISIS atrocities to be acknowledged as a genocide against Christians, Yazidis, and other non-Muslims in the region.
Taiwan recently made history by becoming the host country to the first ever meeting of religious rights leaders and groups to promote religious freedom among countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
New research has found that the ability of humans to believe and perceive that there is a God may have been pre-programmed in our brains.
Several lab test results suggest that the international terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has used mustard gas during an attack against the Kurdish forces of Iraq last year.
Renowned American evangelist Billy Graham has shared some important lessons in finding love.
A suspected member and recruiter of the Islamic terrorist group ISIS, as well as other terrorist members, have been arrested in Nigeria.
Two Christian pastors have been detained in Sudan since December despite no charges being filed against them.
A mother and daughter, who have not seen each for almost their entire lives, have reunited at last.
A Biblical artifact in Israel has been recognized as a world treasure by UNESCO.
A self-professing atheist has revealed that she feels God's presence around her.
A Christian church has filed a federal complaint against a county in California because its zoning ordinances prohibit the church from expanding its property.
The leaders of France's two main Protestant umbrella organizations have agreed to create a standing forum for dialogue and cooperation, following a two-day meeting both described as unprecedented. Delegations from the executive boards of the Protestant Federation of France, known by its French initials FPF, and the National Council of Evangelicals in France, or CNEF, met Sept. 3-4 at the Domaine du Lazaret in Sète.
Evangelicals in the United Kingdom are “younger, more ethnically diverse, and more likely to be male than the wider population,” according to a new report from the Evangelical Alliance UK. “Adults under 35 are the age group most likely to identify as Evangelical and to hold Evangelical beliefs,” the report reads. “Approximately a third of the most committed Evangelicals come from ethnically diverse backgrounds, while an estimated 60% of Evangelicals are male.”
President Donald Trump has nominated Cissie Graham Lynch to serve as U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, a State Department position focused on promoting religious liberty abroad. The White House announced that the nomination of Jane Lynch, better known as Cissie Graham Lynch, had been sent to the Senate for consideration.
American Bible Society research suggests that Christians who are more active in their faith and Bible reading are less likely to struggle with forgiving themselves and others. Overall, 29% of respondents said “It is really hard for me to accept myself once I’ve messed up” was “true of me,” while 56% said it was “not true of me.”
The Archbishop of Canterbury has withdrawn an interfaith award given to Pakistani Muslim cleric Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi after past remarks praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced, raising questions in Pakistan about why he was recommended for the honor by Church of Pakistan’s Moderator Bishop Azad Marshall.