Lawyer Zhang Kai posted a message in Chinese social networking site WeChat on Wednesday, saying that he has been released from prison. He was put behind bars last year for assisting in the litigation of religion-based cases.
While many people undoubtedly want miracles to happen in their lives, 25-year-old Yakim Manasseh Jordan promises to perform them -- at a hefty price. He is also quite enthusiastic in offering his services, making unsolicited robocalls to people.
Christians and governments in different parts of the globe are on alert especially with Easter fast approaching, a time when further terror attacks might happen.
The amendment to the Immigration Bill filed by Labour's Lord Dubs was supported by peers, outvoting the government in the House of Lords 306 to 204. Once the bill becomes law, ministers would have to allow 3,000 child refugees from Europe to take refuge in Britain.
On Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will be washing the feet of young refugees, in the way that Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. Right Reverend Rachel Treweek, the Bishop of Gloucester, will also be washing feet, but it will be those of women at the Eastwood Park Women's Prison in Falfield, ...
A study conducted by the Pew Research Center reveals that Christians in the United States have views of Israel that are different from those Christians living in the Jewish state.
The Museum of the Bible is currently being constructed in Washington, D.C. and is scheduled to be open to the public in 2017. The 430,000-square-foot structure will house approximately 40,000 items, including biblical manuscripts, rare printed copies of the Bible, fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls, ...
The placard that a preacher placed in a public area in Manchester has captured the interest of the online community. It lists the sins that would prevent those who commit them from going to heaven.
Christian hip hop artist Lecrae was given an Honorary Doctorate of Music degree by the Canada Christian College, making the 36-year-old performer the youngest recipient of the degree.
It has been established years ago that a part of the modern human population, particularly Eurasians, carriies Neanderthal DNA. But early humans also interbred with other hominids like the Denisovans. The the interbreeding between Homo species helped strengthen the immune system of human ancestors.
In the past, majority of people in Norway believed in God, but according to a recent survey, this is no longer the case. Also, the Pew Research Center conducted a survey last year which shows that there are now more Americans who do not identify with any religion than in 2007.
The United Methodist Church (UMC) will convene its 2028 General Conference at two locations simultaneously for the first time in the denomination’s history, bringing together delegates in the United States and Africa for its highest legislative assembly. The UMC Commission on the General Conference announced Tuesday that Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Harare, Zimbabwe, will jointly host the gathering.
Christian persecution has worsened in more than half of 18 countries surveyed by a Catholic watchdog, raising concerns about the future of Christian communities in the Middle East. The Middle East has emerged as an area of particular concern, where prolonged instability threatens Christianity’s presence in its historic birthplace.
Multisite churches are expanding rapidly across the United States, attracting nearly one in 10 Protestant churchgoers, but their growth is increasingly outpacing the development of qualified leaders, according to a new national study. The report identified more than 1,800 multisite churches operating over 6,000 campuses nationwide, highlighting the growing influence of congregations that maintain multiple worship locations under a unified organizational structure.
New York Times bestselling author and BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey has drawn mixed reactions from Christians after questioning whether believers should embrace Halloween festivities and consume horror-themed entertainment. During the Oct. 19 episode of her “Relatable” podcast, Stuckey addressed the different ways Christians approach Halloween, acknowledging that the subject involves personal convictions and differing interpretations of Christian freedom.
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.