China churches cry out against persecution amid new church demolition attempts by authorities
Members of a Christian church in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province cried foul when authorities attempted to demolish their church building Monday.
Dilma Rousseff impeachment: Brazilian president says move is sexist; shows increasing presence of evangelical Christians in the country?
Brazil's lower house has voted to impeach president Dilma Rouseff for allegedly manipulating government funds, and this is seen as a rising influence of evangelical Christians in a dominantly Catholic country.
Al-Qaeda affiliated Islamist group in Syria bombs town in Hama, pushed back by ISIS in Yarmouk
A town in Hama, Syria was bombed Sunday by the Nusra Front, an Islamist group affiliated with the al-Qaeda militant organization, while they have been pushed back by rival jidahist Islamic State from the Yarmouk refugee camp.
Israel frees 12-year-old Palestinian girl charged with planning to stab guard
A 12-year-old Palestinian girl who was charged with planning to stab a guard was released from an Israeli jail on Sunday, April 24.
Kids taken by Norway government still not returned to Christian parents despite reports
The four children of Marius and Ruth Bodnariu taken in November by Barnevernet, Norway's child welfare service, have not yet been returned. An official statement on the family website says that there is no indication that the family will be reunited before July.
Norwegian bishop suggests priests stop officiating civil weddings
A Roman Catholic bishop in Norway thinks that the clery should stop conducting weddings as officers of the state. Instead, they should officiate only Catholic weddings of Catholic couples.
Christian group in Jamaica campaigning against Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Fundamentalist Christians in Jamaica are pointing a finger at the United Nations and other international agencies for promoting sex education -- in particular, the Comprehensive Sexuality Education -- in the country.
Pope Francis leaves behind two Christian refugees in Greece, brings three Muslim families to Italy
Two Christian refugees have expressed their disappointment toward Pope Francis for allegedly reneging on an offer to help them.
Australia's treasurer Scott Morrison criticized for participating in Christian conference
Australia's federal treasurer Scott Morrison said at the recently held Australian Christian Lobby conference that he respects everyone's beliefs, but this has been taken as a defense for the rights of a Christian keynote speaker to make controversial statements against homosexuality.
Another Christian woman in Pakistan abducted
A 23-year-old Christian woman was abducted this month from her home, and it is said that she had accepted Islam and was married to one of her Muslim abductors. According to a study, around 700 Christian girls from 12 to 25 suffer the same fate in Pakistan each year.
Muslims destroy Christian church, livestock in Uganda
A group of Muslims destroyed a church building and killed Christians' livestock in Nalugondo Village in Uganda earlier this month.
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Baptist pastor, other Christians killed in attacks in Plateau state, Nigeria
Fulani militia attacks in one county in Plateau state, Nigeria over the weekend killed at least eight Christians, including a Baptist pastor and a church employee on their way to church services on Sunday (Sept. 20), sources said.
Hidden garden found beneath Jerusalem church matches gospel account of Jesus’ tomb
Excavations beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem have revealed an ancient garden and burial landscape that archaeologists say is consistent with the description of Jesus’ burial site in the Gospel of John.
Lambeth Palace Revokes Award to Muslim Cleric After Bin Laden Comments Resurface
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.
JD Vance Targets Adam Hamilton Over Church’s Pride Sponsorship, Calls Linked Drag Group “Anti-Christian”
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.
Handel’s ‘Messiah’ performed at site associated with John the Baptist’s beheading in Jordan
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.