A Ukrainian religious leader was arrested while preaching to the St. Petersburg Messianic Jewish community in Russia. The preacher, Sergei Zhuravlyov, was accused of violating an anti-terror law that prohibits missionary activity.
Pagan youths attacked a Catholic priest on Monday, Aug. 29 during a rosary procession in the Obubo community in Anambra State, Nigeria. Rev. Fidelis Ifeanyichukwu Ugozo was beaten and stabbed in the face because the mob believed Ugozo burned down their gods' shrine.
Numerous refugees in Switzerland are now joining evangelical churches. The Counselling Center for Questions about Integration and Religion reported that many Afghans and Kurds have converted to Christianity in the last month.
Nine teenagers were cut in half with a chainsaw by the ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) terrorist group. The youths were sentenced to death upon accusations of joining an anti-resistance group in Mosul, Iraq.
Five Christians detained for four months were suddenly released by Chinese authorities on Aug. 28. Locals believe that the release is related to the upcoming G20 summit which will take place in Hangzhou, China on Sept. 4.
Churchgoers at the Campus Santiago Apostle in Danli, Honduras reportedly saw tears dripping from the eyes of a statue of the Virgin Mary. A priest from a nearby parish, Juan Angel Lopez, did not know what is causing the phenomenon but believed it to be genuine.
The law regarding the construction and renovation of churches in Egypt has been approved by Parliament. Critics fear that the new law will further restrict Christian activity in the state.
To prevent potential terrorist attacks, churches in England have been advised to hire bouncers to guard their doorsteps while church services are taking place. An adviser to England's Home Office drafted a 12-page guide after the recent murder of a French priest in Normandy.
At least 72 mass graves found in Iraq and Syria revealed a massacre of thousands at the hands of the Islamic State, according to reports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged students to study the Bible and their Jewish heritage at a cabinet meeting last week. He added that "excellence and Zionism" will be the basis of the revolution in education.
Forced abortions and sterilizations are still performed in China despite the abandonment of the One-Child Policy, according to Women's Rights Without Frontiers (WRWF). The organization recently filed a complaint to the U.N. over the continuation of coercive population control programs enforced by ...
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.
The Presbyterian Church in America has voted to leave the National Association of Evangelicals due to the ...
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.