Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton declared that America needs a president who will "pray with you" and "walk humbly with our God" during her speech at the National Baptist Convention (NBC, USA Inc.).
Christian worship band Hillsong United went on the Today Show recently to promote their documentary "Hillsong: Let Hope Rise."
About 79 percent of Americans say they do not want their pastors to endorse a candidate at church. However, more than half of the respondents do not want their churches to lose its tax-exempt status if they do.
The Cuban Council of Churches criticized the U.S. government for its plans to revoke the tax-exempt status and non-profit status of Pastors for Peace.
The government of Hungary has set up a new department and prepared an initial budget of three million euros to help persecuted Christians in the Middle East. It will be working under the Hungarian Ministry for Human Capacities, which deals with matters regarding education and the Church.
Secours Catholique will be hosting refugees in a new building in the town of Calais, France. The charity will also distribute clothing, shoes and other necessities to the refugees in the camp.
Authors of the book "Growing Young" have found that young people seek authenticity and connection when they go to Church. After researching 250 congregations and speaking to 1,300 young churchgoers, the authors concluded that young people want their Church to be "warm" not "cool."
Displaced Christians from Nineveh Valley are looking towards the Church for leadership because they do not trust politicians to govern the region.
Pastor William Devlin supplied a Christian militia with weapons to aid them in their fight against the IS (Islamic State). The pastor of the Infinity Bible Church in Bronx has spent about $4,000 from his own pockets to supply the group with AK-47 assault rifles, rocket-propelled grenade launchers ...
Megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long is going on a sabbatical after revealing on Tuesday that he is recovering from a "health challenge." According to an elder at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Long will be on leave until October.
About 10,360 people have reportedly filed their applications to leave the Church of Denmark in the second quarter of 2016. A campaign by the Danish Atheist Society has been credited for the withdrawals.
Several pastors affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement have publicly criticized Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s affirmation of women serving as pastors, following an announcement by Char Brodersen at the church that once served as the movement’s flagship congregation. The Calvary Chapel Association (CCA), through its Heartland Regional Team, reaffirmed its opposition to appointing women as pastors or elders.
A 20-year-old Egyptian Christian was reportedly killed by Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Libya after resisting repeated demands to abandon his Christian faith and embrace Islam while in captivity. Milad Malak, a Coptic Christian, was the only Christian among a group of Egyptian workers abducted by ISIS fighters, according to Open Doors, which cited accounts from two Muslim companions who were later released.
Three students were killed and six others injured when Myanmar's military launched an airstrike and drone assault on a Christian Bible school in Karen State. The attack occurred Tuesday in Day Bu Noh village in Hpapun District, an area largely populated by Christian Karen communities. Military aircraft reportedly dropped bombs before armed drones struck the village, with one exploding directly above the Bible school.
Iran has responded to just one of eight communications sent by United Nations human rights experts concerning Christians since 2011, with its sole response portraying Christian converts as national security threats, according to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran. Dr. Mai Sato, who assumed the position in August 2024, discussed the Iranian government's treatment of Christians.
Nearly two-thirds of churchgoers failed a test measuring their knowledge of the Bible, highlighting widespread gaps in biblical literacy, according to a report published Tuesday by Lifeway Research. The assessment used a traditional grading system ranging from A (90 and above) to F (below 60). The average score was 51, with 65% receiving an F, 9% a D, 9% a C, 8% a B and 9% an A.