A recent study sponsored by the USCIRF found that school textbooks in Pakistan portray those of other religions as "untrustworthy, religiously inferior, and ideologically scheming and intolerant."
A Christian woman has been subjected to caning in a public square in Aceh, Indonesia for breaking Muslim Sharia law.
In the recently published Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation titled Amoris Laetitia or The Joy of Love, Pope Francis said that fear of overpopulation, economic difficulties, industrialization, sexual revolution, and consumerism are factors that keep couples from having children.
The Katarina Church and the Stockholm Mosque in Sweden are collaborating to provide accommodation for those who are fleeing war and persecution,
The European High Court has ruled in favor of an Iranian Christian convert seeking asylum in Sweden. The court's ruling in the case of F.G. v Sweden was based on the life-threatening situation that the man could and would face should he be deported back to his Islamic country.
The Lutheran Church in Norway voted in favor of allowing same-sex couples to get married, and the religious movement in the church that lobbied for the change is happy with the results.
Two Christian churches have been burned in Chile, the fourth and fifth alleged arson cases in 24 hours. The perpetrators are supporters of the Mapuche, an indigenous people who are said to be trying to get rid of those who practice religion that contradicts their beliefs.
Muslims helped both in raising funds and in restoring a Christian church in the small Bulgarian village of Kozlets, and the mayor expressed that this an example of tolerance among those of different faiths.
A 55-year-old Christian man in Pakistan was brutally murdered by two assailants. He apparently had a previous argument with the two men when he told them to leave the Christian youth in his village alone.
"Jesus himself told us that if you don't have a sword you should go out and buy one." -- Christian militia leader Rayan al-Kildani
The Nigerian military has set up a camp to rehabilitate Boko Haram members who have surrendered and help them re-integrate into society.
Algerian special forces raided a Christian worship gathering at a humanitarian shelter on Sept. 4, detaining all 12 people present on suspicion of holding an unauthorized non-Muslim religious service. Police entered the site and transferred the 12 detained Christians to the Bethioua police station.
Nearly 100 students have been baptized during five periodic worship gatherings held at a Christian high school in Colorado after athletic competitions. Valor Christian High School in Highlands Ranch launched the 5th Quarter gatherings in fall 2024 and holds the student-focused worship and testimony events twice each academic year.
Two United Nations experts have called on Iran to explain the confiscation of St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in Tehran and the eviction of Christian families from the property. Reports emerged in July that Iranian authorities had seized the church, described as the country’s oldest Protestant congregation, and removed Christian residents living on the site.
President Donald Trump used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to draw attention to the persecution of Christians worldwide, criticizing the U.N. Human Rights Council for giving the issue little attention while condemning some of the world’s most repressive governments. “Christians are being persecuted all over the world; it's not even believable. I never thought I'd say it, but it's been happening for a long time.”
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.