A Chinese pastor detained by the communist state of China claimed that he was tortured to extort a confession and that state prosecutors threatened him to be fed to the pigs.
After two days of searching, Canadian authorities have recovered the body of the South Korean exchange student who went missing on June 8 during summer camp in British Columbia.
The Philippine government confirmed that Canadian Robert Hall was beheaded by the militant group Abu Sayyaf after the deadline for the payment of ransom had passed on the afternoon of Monday, June 13.
A human rights activist has been detained in Turkey since February on charges of participating in an "armed organization."
Pastors in the state of Telangara, India went through a basic legal course to help them become aware of their rights so they will know how to handle abuse and persecution.
A group of 13 Christian churches in Mizoram, India has called for church members to refrain from practising yoga since it is rooted mainly on Hinduism.
A Christian leader has claimed that the Egyptian government is deliberately keeping secret the number of Christians in the country, allegedly because it is afraid that they would demand that Christians occupy some senior posts in the government.
Bangladesh police arrested over 8,000 extremists in a nationwide crackdown that began Friday, June 10 as it moves to end the surging violence that has wracked the Muslim nation targeting religious minorities, secular intellectuals, and activists.
Tourists who wish to visit the Old City of Jerusalem or al-Quds are given a map of the area, but it does not cite significant historical Christian and Muslim holy site, and not many are happy with this move by the Israel's tourism ministry.
The Christian grandmother of Indian actress Priyanka Chopra passed away recently, but her parish church would not allow her to be buried in their grounds because she was married to a Hindu and did not live a Christian life.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria announced last week that they would suspend active participation with the Christian Association of Nigeria, the organization of various Christian denominations in the country, until some issues are resolved. In response to the announcement, the National ...
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.