Christian preachers in Nigeria have criticized the government's decision to impose compulsory Islamic studies in schools and are now calling on Christian students to boycott the classes.
The Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life has drawn criticisms for its statement regarding the withdrawal of life support of Charlie Gard, a 10-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disease.
A Russian Orthodox Christian TV channel has offered to give one-way tickets to homosexuals to emigrate out of the country for good.
The number of religiously unaffiliated Scots has reached a record high, with nearly six out of 10 describing themselves as having no religion.
The Texas Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the spouses of homosexual government workers are not necessarily entitled to employment benefits.
A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a North Carolina law that allows magistrates to recuse themselves from performing gay wedding ceremonies or issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has appeared in a new video, claiming responsibility for new terrorist attacks in Nigeria and declaring that there is no way that Muslims and Christians can work together in peace.
The German Parliament has voted to legalize same-sex marriage despite opposition from the Bavaria-based Christian Social Union (CSU) party.
A public school board in Alberta, Canada has announced that it will terminate its agreement with a Christian school because it refused to remove Bible verses from its student handbook.
Several evangelical groups have written a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, calling on him to take notice of Christians who are suffering severe forms of persecution in Sudan.
Famous author Francis Chan recently revealed the reason for his abrupt departure from his own megachurch in California seven years ago.
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.