Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby launches community refugee sponsorship scheme in Britain
Archbishop Justin Welby and Home Secretary Amber Rudd launched Tuesday, July 19 a new scheme that enables British communities to sponsor Syrian refugees.
Islamists in Egypt attack families of Christian priests, leaving one dead, three injured
Islamists in Egypt attacked the family of Coptic Christian priests with knives and batons Sunday, July 17 that left one dead and three injured.
Christians fined for worshipping in Kazakhstan
Kazakh police exercised their power under the country's restrictive law on religious freedom and imposed fines on three Christians meeting for worship.
Facebook prayer campaign helps locate missing baby following Nice terror attack
Prayer power and lots of Facebook shares have made it possible to reunite a less than a year old baby boy with his family after chaos erupted during the Nice attack on Thursday, July 14.
ACLJ proposes five steps to take on ISIS
Conservative group American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) laid out five concrete steps that the United States could take to defeat the terrorism of radical Islam.
Muslim mob in Egypt attacks Coptic priests, kills one man and injures others
A Muslim mob attacked Coptic Christians with knives and batons, killing one man and injuring three others on Sunday, July 17 in Tahna al-Gabal in Minya, Egypt.
China seals the doors, cuts off power & water to persecuted House Church
Chinese authorities placed its official seal on the doors of a persecuted branch of Guangfu Church in southern Guangdong June 23 after forcibly shutting it down.
Turkey crackdown on military, judiciary intensifies after failed coup
Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on Sunday, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed forces and judiciary to 6,000, and the government said it was in full control of the country and economy.
ISIS claims responsibility for Nice terror attack; Police arrest three in Nice
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the truck attack in the French city of Nice on Saturday and police arrested three more people there after the carnage that claimed the lives of at least 84 people.
Christian minors in China told to quit house churches or be barred from college entrance exam, military academy
China would bar minors from college entrance exams and military academy unless they quit Christian house churches as the state steps up its religious clampdown on Guizhou province.
Free health care to Rome's impoverished, provided by Vatican's medical van
Vatican's donated camper van turned into a mobile medical unit and transports volunteer health professionals and free health care straight to Rome's impoverished.
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France’s Main Protestant Bodies Agree to Closer Cooperation After Historic Meeting
The leaders of France's two main Protestant umbrella organizations have agreed to create a standing forum for dialogue and cooperation, following a two-day meeting both described as unprecedented. Delegations from the executive boards of the Protestant Federation of France, known by its French initials FPF, and the National Council of Evangelicals in France, or CNEF, met Sept. 3-4 at the Domaine du Lazaret in Sète.
Evangelical Christianity Growing Among Young Adults, Men, and Ethnic Minorities in Britain: Report
Evangelicals in the United Kingdom are “younger, more ethnically diverse, and more likely to be male than the wider population,” according to a new report from the Evangelical Alliance UK. “Adults under 35 are the age group most likely to identify as Evangelical and to hold Evangelical beliefs,” the report reads. “Approximately a third of the most committed Evangelicals come from ethnically diverse backgrounds, while an estimated 60% of Evangelicals are male.”
Trump Nominates Cissie Graham Lynch as U.S. Religious Freedom Ambassador
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.
Practicing Christians Report Less Difficulty Forgiving Themselves and Others, Survey Finds
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.”
Archbishop of Canterbury revokes award to Pakistani cleric after bin Laden remarks resurface
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.