Four Indian Catholic priests have been charged with rioting and criminal intimidation after they resisted a Hindu nationalist group's attempt to take over a piece of land in front of a church-run hospital in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh state.
Christians in Syria held their first prayer service in six years on Saturday inside the war-ravaged church of St. Mary in the city of Deir Ezzor.
A science teacher in Missouri has drawn complaints from a prominent atheist group for allegedly teaching students creationism instead of evolutionary theory.
Christian charity Tearfund has built more than 100 new earthquake-resistant houses in Nepal following the catastrophic earthquake that has killed 9,000 and has left millions homeless in 2015.
Local officials in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad have reportedly reversed its decision to shut down unregistered house churches within the district for security reasons.
Pat Robertson, the chairman and founder of Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), sustained an embolic stroke on Friday but is expected to make a full recovery after receiving emergency treatment.
Jerusalem's city council has called for an end to tax exemptions on properties owned by churches and the U.N., claiming that the exemptions only applied to buildings that are legally recognized as places of worship.
China and the Vatican are reportedly ready to sign a breakthrough deal on the appointment of bishops in a few months, according to a senior Vatican source.
Amnesty International has denounced the Nigerian government's response to communal violence that is taking place between Fulani herdsmen and Christian villagers, saying it has been totally inadequate, too slow, in effective and in some cases unlawful.
The Mississippi House of Representatives has approved a legislation that was aimed at banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, making it the earliest ban in the U.S. if signed into law.
China has reportedly sent more than 100 Christians to 're-education camps' in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, where they are taught how to be loyal to the communist ideology.
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.