Violations of religious freedom in Cuba had increased between January and July 2016, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). The religious freedom advocacy group documented a total of 1,606 cases of violations that included demolition and destruction of Church buildings, destruction of ...
Eight people died when a mob burned down the house of a Muslim in Zamfara, Nigeria on Monday, Aug. 22 because the man tried to prevent the lynching of a Christian student. The student from Abdu Gusau Polytechnic was beaten by the angry crowd when he allegedly made blasphemous remarks denouncing ...
The Coptic Orthodox Church criticized the Egyptian cabinet regarding the amendments made to a bill about the restoration and building of churches in Egypt.
There are currently no resident priests for five parishes in the Diocese of Kerry in Ireland, according to Kerry's pastoral director, Fr. Ger Godley. Four priests have recently retired due to old age with only one priest waiting to be ordained next year.
Mpho Tutu-van Furth, the daughter of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, spoke about the discrimination of homosexuals in Africa at a human rights congress held in Johannesburg on Tuesday. She mentioned at the event that even when there are laws protecting LGBT rights, discrimination still ...
Autumn Productions and VRWERX will release a full feature-length virtual reality film about the birth and resurrection of Christ this Christmas. A 40-minute preview of the film will be featured at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival in September.
Elizabeth Smart, who was kidnapped in June 2002 at age 14, recently appeared in a video talking about how her male captor's addiction to pornography made her experience much worse.
Scottish police contacted the Catholic Church after investigating a report of a poltergeist at a home in Rutherglen, Glasgow. The officers reportedly witnessed flying clothes, lights turning on and off, doors opening and closing, and lampshades turning upside down.
The Proclaiming Christ Church in central Henan continued its gatherings even after the government ordered the church to stop its operations by July 20. A notice ordering the church to cease activities was issued by the Zhecheng County Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau on July 15.
Catholic, Greek and Armenian Orthodox monks are working in cooperation to restore holy sites in Jerusalem including the Church of the Nativity. Members of different denominations are known to have fought over the use of the shared churches in Bethlehem and Jerusalem.
The trial of three Sudanese and one Czech pastor in Khartoum had begun on Sunday. Czech pastor Petr Jasek was charged with illegal entry to Sudan and spreading false information. The other three defendants, Rev. Hassan Abdelrahim Kodi, Rev. Kuwa Shemaal and activist Abdelmoneim Abdelmoula are being ...
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.