Christians are considered as the most persecuted religious group in the world, with over 90,000 adherents killed in 2016, which is equivalent to one being killed every six minutes, according to a research by Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR).
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently pledged $140 million to support the development of a tiny implantable pump that could prevent the spreading of HIV in places where the epidemic is most severe like sub-Saharan Africa.
Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress denounced U.S. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry after the U.S. failed to veto a U.N. resolution that condemned Israel for building settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia in UAE said that it is involved in the negotiations for the release of Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, who was kidnapped by suspected members of the Islamic State in Yemen last March.
A gunman shot his way into an Istanbul nightclub packed with New Year's revelers early on Sunday, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 40 in what the provincial governor described as a terrorist attack.
A Turkish court has denied the appeal for release of an American pastor who was imprisoned for allegedly being a member of an armed terrorist organization.
Iraqi forces began moving toward the eastern districts of Mosul on Thursday as part of the second phase of the operation to retake the city from the Islamic State.
The 21 Chibok girls who were released by Boko Haram in October were reportedly kept from attending church and spending Christmas at home with their families.
A Catholic group has filed charges against an Islamic leader for insulting Christianity based on a sermon he gave urging Muslims not to allow Christians to greet them "Merry Christmas."
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.
Secular intolerance has a “chilling effect” on Christians who are having to practice “various forms of self-censorship” as they're finding it difficult to express their faith freely in society, according to a new report detailing accounts from four countries.
Gunmen suspected to be Islamic Fulani herdsmen barged into a Catholic Church in southwestern Nigeria, opened fire and detonated explosives while the congregation was celebrating Mass on Pentecost Sunday, killing at least 50 worshipers, including women and children. It's feared that some Christians were also abducted after the attack.
For more than 1,500 days, Nigerian Christian teenager Leah Sharibu has been held captive by the Boko Haram terrorist group as Christians continue to be the target of attacks in the West African nation.