A Pakistani Christian family has fled from their home in Punjab province after their 16-year-old son was charged with blasphemy last week for talking with a colleague about his faith.
A new survey conducted by Premier Christian Communications has indicated that more than nine out of 10 Christians feel that their faith is being marginalized in British society.
Barronelle Stutzman, a florist from Washington state, has filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that found her guilty for refusing to make floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding.
Researchers have discovered that the Shroud of Turin, which is believed by some to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, contains the blood of a torture victim.
The Jehovah's Witnesses expressed its plans to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg after the Russian Supreme Court upheld a ruling that banned the sect and declared it as an "extremist" organization.
Connie Yates and Chris Gard, parents of 11-month-old Charlie Gard, were furious after learning that the lawyer appointed by the British government to represent their son in court heads a charity that supports euthanasia.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pulling over $200 million in taxpayer funding away from teen pregnancy prevention programs and research. Instead, it will redirect the money to abstinence programs.
David and Jason Benham, the hosts of the now-canceled reality TV program "Flip it Forward" on HGTV, recently recounted that they almost promised the network to stop talking about their Christian beliefs on political issues in an attempt to save their show.
James White, a well-known professional debater and Reformed apologist, has drawn criticism for holding an interfaith dialogue with a Muslim imam at a Mississippi church.
The Christian community in the city of Ludhiana, India have blocked a road in protest over the killing of a pastor, who was shot dead outside his church on Saturday.
The former archbishop of Hong Kong has denounced the new agreement between the Roman Catholic Church and the Chinese Communist Party, saying the Vatican is giving an atheistic government the power to choose bishops.
More than half of Protestant pastors in the United States say economic conditions are negatively affecting their congregations, as church donations continue to lag behind inflation, according to a new Lifeway Research survey. The annual study found that 54% of pastors believe the economy is hurting their churches, compared with 36% who reported no impact and 8% who described its effects as positive.
A new federal school choice initiative is being hailed as the “greatest evangelism opportunity since the Billy Graham crusades,” with supporters expecting it to expand access to Christian education for millions of American children beginning in 2027. The Ohio-based Center for Christian Virtue has established the Christian Education Network Scholarship Granting Organization to provide financial assistance to families seeking Christian schooling.
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.