Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has expanded efforts in his country to combat terrorism, however, a worrying new report has claimed he is condoning Christian persecution in his own country by opting to ignore instances where Christians are being targeted.
Muslims are largely responsible for the worst year for Christian persecution in modern history, based on the latest World Watch List compiled by Christian advocate group Open Doors.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has reached out to African-American churches in Detroit to talk about the Flint water contamination crisis.
A U.S. Catholic bishop has warned about the danger that the fight for "gay equality" is posing to Christianity, and has predicted that Christians will be persecuted even more for simply following their beliefs on morality and marriage.
President Donald Trump has nominated Cissie Graham Lynch to serve as U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, a State Department position focused on promoting religious liberty abroad. The White House announced that the nomination of Jane Lynch, better known as Cissie Graham Lynch, had been sent to the Senate for consideration.
American Bible Society research suggests that Christians who are more active in their faith and Bible reading are less likely to struggle with forgiving themselves and others. Overall, 29% of respondents said “It is really hard for me to accept myself once I’ve messed up” was “true of me,” while 56% said it was “not true of me.”
The Archbishop of Canterbury has withdrawn an interfaith award given to Pakistani Muslim cleric Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi after past remarks praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced, raising questions in Pakistan about why he was recommended for the honor by Church of Pakistan’s Moderator Bishop Azad Marshall.
The Costa Rican Evangelical Alliance Federation (Federación Alianza Evangélica Costarricense, FAEC) has asked opposition lawmaker Abril Gordienko to identify the Christian pastor who, she said publicly, offered her 42,000 votes in exchange for 420 million colones (about $940,000) during the most recent election campaign.
LANCASTER, Pa. — Four years in the making, the production “David” opened at Sight & Sound Theatres this year and explores the journey of an unassuming shepherd boy who became a king.