A report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has found that the Islamist militant group Boko Haram had forced at least 135 children to conduct suicide bombings in northern Nigeria and Cameroon in 2017.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has exonerated a man who had served nine years in prison after a lower court had convicted him of blasphemy in 2009.
Pope Francis has expressed his "closeness" to Egypt's Coptic Christians and prayed that God may "convert the hearts" of the terrorist who carried out the attacks that left 11 people dead in Cairo on Friday.
Two teenage sisters in Laos have recounted how their own family have tied them up and locked them out of the house for four days after they converted to Christianity.
A California-based explorer has claimed that he has found new evidence that Noah's Ark rested on Mount Ararat in modern-day Turkey and the boat's remains are still up on the mountain.
A street preacher in Atlanta has sued Georgia authorities after he was banned from spreading the Gospel on public sidewalks in May.
The Tanzanian government has threatened to revoke the registration of churches after a bishop used a Christmas sermon to criticize President John Magufuli for muzzling political expression in the country.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks that took place at a Coptic church and a Christian-owned shop near Cairo, Egypt on Friday.
The abortion rate in Pennsylvania has dropped by around three percent, with 1,000 fewer terminations in 2016 compared to the previous year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized Iran's foreign minister over the arrests of Christians in the Islamic regime in the run up to Christmas.
The Oregon Court of Appeals had upheld a ruling against Christian bakers who turned down an order for a same-sex wedding cake due to their religious convictions.
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.