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 ...
The Muslim residents of a village in Pakistan are helping to build a mud chapel for their Christian neighbors. Khaksabad, located in the province of Punjab, is a place in the country where people of two different faiths live side by side and are not segregated because of religion.
Pope Francis has condemned the Orlando shooting on Sunday, June 12 at the Pulse nightclub that targeted homosexuals, calling it a "homicidal folly" and a "senseless hatred."
Defiant Christians in Wenzhou, Zhejiang gathered for worship service amid the ruins of their church building on May 22 following the demolition of their government-sanctioned church that took members by surprise.
In a controversial case involving a man who sexually assaulted his stepdaughters and a dog, Canadian Supreme Court ruled Thursday, June 9 that sex with animals is legal as long as there's no penetration involved.
A former policemen at the Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom was not allowed to join the regular police force because of a Crusader knight tattoo on his arm. He intends to file a lawsuit against the Sussex police force for religious discrimination.
Seven Christians were arrested on Thursday, June 9, in Dolakha district, Nepal for allegedly converting people to Christianity.
The communist state of China has a command and control center dedicated to persecuting Christian churches, according to a Christian member of a targeted house church in the country.
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.
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.”
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.