An Egyptian court on Saturday, May 7 ruled a death sentence for six individuals including two Al Jazeera journalists on charges of endangering national security by passing over important documents to Qatar during the administration of ousted president Mohamed Mursi.
A priest shared to a church in California what he went through when he was detained by jihadists in Iraq in 2006, and said that it's impossible to be a Christian in the Middle-Eastern country.
A report by six non-government organizations says that Christians and non-Muslim asylum-seekers in Germany are being bullied and harassed by other migrants and even security personnel, and the call for separate housing seems to become more urgent.
Myanmar's Union minister for religious affairs met with Christian communities in Kayin state and apologized for the actions of a Bhuddist monk, who built two stupas in the property owned by a church.
Around 40 Christians were hacked to death in a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu provice, prompting thousands of people to flee the area. The attacks reportedly started late on May 3.
Christian ministry Release International has given praise to the journalist who went to North Korea to cover the real news but was detained then expelled from the country.
A Christian volunteer from the U.K. recently brought in Bibles to a North African country where Christian materials are prohibited, and she brought home many amazing stories.
The Church of England has withdrawn an interfaith award from a Pakistani Muslim cleric after past comments praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced. Lambeth Palace announced Thursday that it had rescinded the Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation presented to Maulana Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Sept. 11.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.