A clergyman in India, along with two female associates, were arrested over the weekend for allegedly forcing three people to convert to Christianity while offering them jobs and money.
At least 45 army recruits were killed and 60 injured on Monday, May 23 by a pair of bomb attacks staged by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group, official reports said.
A Christian lobby group in Australia is said to be pushing to have online pornography blocked for all users in the country.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group claim responsibility for the simultaneous attacks on Syrian government-held cities on Monday, May 23, leaving at least 148 people dead and scores more injured.
A church in Syria has stood courageously in the midst of constant threat from the Muslim extremist group ISIS and has seen growth as more people lean on it for support.
Although members of the United Methodist Church in Africa are grateful to their American counterparts for being instrumental in bringing the gospel to their continent, many of them are saddened to see the state that American United Methodist churches are now in.
The Chinese government's campaign to have church crosses removed is continuing, and Christians have not found it easy to handle.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) terrorist group call on its followers who are in the European and American territories to carry on lone wolf attacks during the month-long celebration of Ramadan in June for the sake of martyrdom.
A judge in Colombia has banned prayers at local educational institutions and also at the beginning of city council sessions in Cartagena. Moreover, he prohibited people from engaging in fraternal hugs just about everywhere, something that has sparked fierce opposition, with people calling it a ...
In a press conference in Davao City on Sunday, May 22, the 16th incoming Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lambasted the Catholic Church as the "most hypocritical institution" as he accused the bishops of asking favors from him and other public officials.
A government agency in Italy has ordered a small town to remove signs that ask visitors to respect their Christian traditions or leave.
The Church of England has withdrawn an interfaith award from a Pakistani Muslim cleric after past comments praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced. Lambeth Palace announced Thursday that it had rescinded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation presented to Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Sept. 11.
Vice President JD Vance criticized Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and United Methodist pastor Adam Hamilton at a campaign rally in Olathe, Kansas, accusing his church of financially supporting a Pride event associated with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.Vance urged voters to back Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who is seeking reelection against Hamilton, pastor of Resurrection, a multi-campus United Methodist congregation in Leawood.
A performance of Handel’s “Messiah” blending Western and Eastern music took place Sept. 12 at Mukawir, the hilltop fortress in Jordan traditionally associated with the beheading of John the Baptist. The concert was held under the patronage of HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal.
President John Dramani Mahama has ruled out the use of taxpayers' money to finance Ghana's National Cathedral, saying the country's Christian community should raise the funds needed to complete the stalled project.
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.