Maronite Catholic bishops maintained that Christians must continue to co-exist with Muslims in the Middle East as extremists gradually wipe out their existence in the area.

MPs and rights groups supporting the repeal of Egypt's blasphemy law say it's unfairly used to target religious minorities but the Ministry of Justice say amending it is unconstitutional.

A mob attacked people and property in a village in Egypt because they thought that Christians were building a church.

A drone sent by women activists successfully delivered abortion pills Tuesday, June 21 in Northern Ireland where abortion laws violated women's rights.

A Muslim shopkeeper selling shoes carrying the Om symbol enraged the Hindu community who accused him of blasphemy and called for his arrest Monday, June 20.

North Korea said it will not continue negotations with the U.S. regarding two American prisoners until former detainee Kenneth Bae stops talking about his prison experience.

A suicide bomber killed three Christians during a commemoration event in Qamishli, Syria on Sunday, June 19.

Using the term "genocide" to describe the attacks against Christians in the Middle East is "sociological reductionism," Pope Francis said during a question and answer session with students at the Villa Nazareth University College in Rome on Saturday, June 18.

The Church of England will seek to attain a compromise on the divisive issue of homosexuality in the face of a boding splinter within the church.

South African archbishop and social rights activist Desmond Tutu has nominated Marwan Barghouti, an imprisoned Palestinian, for a Nobel Peace Prize.

The Vatican brought in another batch of Syrian refugees last week, ahead of World Refugee Day to heed Pope Francis' call of standing with refugees.