An Iraqi woman from Mosul narrated how she was "married and divorced" several times a night. These fake marriages were held prior to raping her, a way for her captors to justify their acts.
The construction of Bloomberg's European headquarters in London has unearthed 405 ancient Roman writing tablets, including the earliest document of its time, depicting a clearer picture of Roman Britain.
A coalition of Christian groups in Nigeria is alleging that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is attempting to Islamize the country "through the backdoor." This is in relation to a proposed amendment to the 1999 Constitution that would expand the jurisdiction of the Sharia Court of ...
Christian converts seeking asylum in the United Kingdom are reportedly asked Bible trivia questions rather than being asked about their faith, something that is being deemed by some as unfair.
A Coptic bishop called on the authorities to fully enforce the law against the group of Muslims who attacked and humiliated the 70-year-old Christian woman over a spreading rumor about her son.
Four activists were detained by Beijing police on May 31 after holding a secret meeting to pray for those who died during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
World leaders recognize that there is a correlation between corruption and, among other things, the persecution of religious minorities around the globe, and the G7 said they support the effort to "drive out the culture of corruption."
The skeletal remains found buried in Japan most likely belong to a martyred Italian priest who went to the country at a time when it was closed to Christianity.
The mandatory installation of emergency panic buttons, CCTVs, and GPS-enabled tracking devices on public transport buses was passed into law on Thursday, June 2.
A 17-month U.S. effort to retrain and reunify Iraq's regular army has failed to create a large number of effective Iraqi combat units or limit the power of sectarian militias, according to current and former U.S. military and civilian officials.
The United States warned its citizens this week of possible summer terrorist attacks in Europe, saying targets could include the European football championship in France, although a State Department official said there was no specific threat information.
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.