Eight people died when a mob burned down the house of a Muslim in Zamfara, Nigeria on Monday, Aug. 22 because the man tried to prevent the lynching of a Christian student. The student from Abdu Gusau Polytechnic was beaten by the angry crowd when he allegedly made blasphemous remarks denouncing ...
At least eight people died in Nigeria following an incident where a Muslim passerby intervened and rescued a badly beaten Christian student accused by a Muslim mob of blasphemy.
The Coptic Orthodox Church criticized the Egyptian cabinet regarding the amendments made to a bill about the restoration and building of churches in Egypt.
Prince Hassan of Jordan strongly urged for interfaith relations as he condemned the Islamic State and embraced Christianity as an essential part of the Middle East.
Mpho Tutu-van Furth, the daughter of South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, spoke about the discrimination of homosexuals in Africa at a human rights congress held in Johannesburg on Tuesday. She mentioned at the event that even when there are laws protecting LGBT rights, discrimination still ...
Parents and students in Scotland received atheist handbooks that will guide them in opting students out of required religious sessions and filing complaints for religious discrimination. The information is said to assist readers with understanding their basic human rights regarding religion, ...
With the continuous high alert warning in Europe, it is no wonder that a viral anti-Christian video of an imam's 16-year-old son would draw outrage from Christians living in Belgium.
Twin Chilean Catholic priests are convinced that God was at work in their lives while they were yet to be born when their mother kept them alive and said "no" to medically advised abortion.
Two pastors in Sudan faced the death penalty as prosecutors charged them of seven alleged crimes, including lying about Christian persecution.
A senior Iranian religious leader lauded Pope Francis for refusing to identify Islam with violence even after extremists brutally murdered a French Catholic priest in the name of Allah.
The Proclaiming Christ Church in central Henan continued its gatherings even after the government ordered the church to stop its operations by July 20. A notice ordering the church to cease activities was issued by the Zhecheng County Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau on July 15.
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.