A Turkish prosecutor is demanding a life sentence for American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been detained since Oct. 7, 2016 over his alleged links with an armed terrorist organization.
Major secularist organizations are cutting ties with Arizona State University (ASU) professor Lawrence Krauss after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment.
Christian activists have warned that about a million Syrian civilians are facing certain death in northwestern Afrin because of assault being carried out by Turkey and its allies.
Several priests were reportedly arrested on Friday when local officials conducted a raid on a historical Catholic Church in China's central Henan province.
"The View" co-host Joy Behar has apologized on air for the remarks she made last month when she compared Vice President Mike Pence's Christian beliefs to a "mental illness."
A professor at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) has reportedly removed a student from a religious studies class after challenging her transgender and feminist arguments.
A Hindu nationalist group carried out attacks on five churches in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Sunday with the help of a police officer.
A Mennonite criminal defense investigator from Colorado has agreed to testify in a death penalty case after she was jailed for refusing to take the stand because she feared that her testimony could be used to help execute the defendant.
The screenwriter of the film adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" has defended her decision to remove Christian references from the movie, saying she wanted it to be more inclusive.
Human rights advocates in Pakistan are expressing concern about the plight of the country's persecuted minority communities after a court ruled on Friday that all citizens must declare their religion when applying for identity documents.
Thousands of pro-life advocates took to the streets across Ireland on Saturday to oppose the legalization of abortion as the country prepares to vote on a referendum on the issue in May.
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.