An Iraqi television host has reportedly cried on-air regarding the persecution of Christians in Iraq, saying the religious minority is \"our own flesh and blood\" in the Middle Eastern country.
Atheist activist Richard Dawkins stirred controversy on social media on Wednesday, arguing that it would be "immoral" the bring fetuses with mental disabilities like Down Syndrome into the world if the mother has the option of abortion.
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke out on the purported beheading of American journalist James Foley by Islamic State militants, saying \"no just god\' would allow such a brutal killing to take place.
A Bible translation group has announced its decision to translate the Christian Bible into eight indigenous languages in Uganda.
A convoy carrying dozens of Ukrainian citizens, including women and children, was struck by rocket fire Monday while traveling through the eastern city of Luhansk.
The father of two Amish girls who went missing for nearly 24 hours last week says he feels "sad" for the two suspects who allegedly kidnapped his children and sexually abused them before the two girls were able to escape.
The Navy announced Friday that it would reverse its previously-established ban and allow Bibles to be placed in military hotels. The Bibles had been previously removed from military lodges after receiving pressure from an atheist group.
The Ferguson police department has released the name of the officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager last week in the suburb of St. Louis, Missouri following a call to investigate a robbery.
The two Amish girls who briefly went missing from their home in the rural community of Oswegatchie were safely returned last night, but police say the mystery of their disappearance remains.
A Christian rock artist has come out as gay at the age of 35, saying that \"God loves me just the way I am.\"
An Arizona appeals court ruled Wednesday that Thomas Beatie, a transgender man who previously gave birth to three children, has the right to divorce his wife of over 10 years.
Algerian special forces raided a Christian worship gathering at a humanitarian shelter on Sept. 4, detaining all 12 people present on suspicion of holding an unauthorized non-Muslim religious service. Police entered the site and transferred the 12 detained Christians to the Bethioua police station.
Nearly 100 students have been baptized during five periodic worship gatherings held at a Christian high school in Colorado after athletic competitions. Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch launched the 5th Quarter gatherings in fall 2024 and holds the student-focused worship and testimony events twice each academic year.
Two United Nations experts have called on Iran to explain the confiscation of St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in Tehran and the eviction of Christian families from the property. Reports emerged in July that Iranian authorities had seized the church, described as the country’s oldest Protestant congregation, and removed Christian residents living on the site.
President Donald Trump used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to draw attention to the persecution of Christians worldwide, criticizing the U.N. Human Rights Council for giving the issue little attention while condemning some of the world’s most repressive governments. “Christians are being persecuted all over the world; it's not even believable. I never thought I'd say it, but it's been happening for a long time.”
Fulani militia attacks in one county in Plateau state, Nigeria over the weekend killed at least eight Christians, including a Baptist pastor and a church employee on their way to church services on Sunday (Sept. 20), sources said.