The government of Queensland, Australia is reviewing religious instruction materials being used in schools in the state following a discovery in one school that a religious curriculum seems to proselytize students into Christianity.
The Roman Catholic Church had long been embroiled in complaints of molestation by priests, and bishops have been accused of covering them up. Pope Francis finally established new procedures that aims to address this longstanding issue.
U.S. President Barack Obama released a statement commemorating Ramadan, the Islamic month of prayer and fasting, but media outlets deem that he was taking a veiled swipe at presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Christians in India are more likely to take their own lives than Hindus or people of other religions, and tribals and Dalits are among the castes with high rates of suicide, according to data from the Union Home Ministry.
Evangelist Franklin Graham is scheduled to visit Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota in June during the next leg of his "Decision America Tour 2016," but some say that encouraging Christians to run for office is rather pointless -- it will not change culture or the moral climate in the United ...
Former students of Accelerated Christian Education schools have raised concerns about the education system, including isolating kids from other students, teaching that women must submit to men, and claiming that evolution is "absurd." Moreover, students are reportedly not equipped with formal ...
A 65-year-old Christian grocer was killed in north-west Bangladesh on Sunday, just hours after the wife of an anti-terror official was stabbed and shot in the head at the south-east part of the predominantly Muslim country.
Last month, it was reported that there are now more people in England and Wales who do not identify with any religion than those who identify with Christianity. This was clear for some time, said Andrew Copson, the chief executive of the British Humanist Association; but now, because of the extent ...
An Iraqi woman from Mosul narrated how she was "married and divorced" several times a night. These fake marriages were held prior to raping her, a way for her captors to justify their acts.
The grandson of a founding member of a terrorist organization ran away from home as a teenager but after being threatened to be deported from Canada where he was staying, he fled to New York where he is now living without fear.
A coalition of Christian groups in Nigeria is alleging that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is attempting to Islamize the country "through the backdoor." This is in relation to a proposed amendment to the 1999 Constitution that would expand the jurisdiction of the Sharia Court of ...
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.