Thousands of Christians in Denmark have cancelled their church membership in response to a nationwide campaign launched by an atheist group. In its campaign, Ateistisk Selskab or the Danish Atheist Society advised Danish citizens that they could save money by leaving the church.
The Nepalese government has declared that Christmas will no longer be considered a public holiday, a decision that sparked protests among Christians and their supporters in the country.
All five defendants were present Wednesday as the trial for the Vatileaks 2 case resumed. Francesca Chaouqui, one of the accused, took the stand.
Construction workers in Gaza unexpectedly discovered what is believed to be remnants of a Byzantine church. However, Christians in the Palestinian region are not happy with the way the archaeological find has been treated.
The Aedicule, the 206-year-old structure located at the Church of the Holy Sepucher in the Old City of Jerusalem, is at risk of collapsing. Three Christian groups known for disagreeing with each other have joined together to save the place believed to be where Jesus resurrected.
During the annual conference of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, educators said that they will call for the promotion of and campaign for funding and support for transsexualism in schools that are exclusive to either boys or girls.
The government of Spain is aiming to counter extremism by teaching Islamic Studies in public schools nationwide, primarily by letting the students be exposed to a "moderate" interpretation of the religion.
Bertel Haarder, the Minister for Culture and Church in Denmark, advised priests to wait until the refugees' asylum cases are processed before baptising them.
Advocates of LGBT rights in Australia are planning to lodge protests against the annual conference of the organization Australian Christian Lobby.
The Slavic Gospel Association is now preparing to launch a 6-year Bible training program for church leaders in Yakutsk, the capital city of the Sakha Republic in Russia. The course will cover preaching, systematic theology, Biblical couselling, to name a few, and will be composed of at least 16 ...
Last month, the southern section of the the "Calais Jungle" in France was demolished and since then, 129 unaccompanied children have been unaccounted for. The absence of the minors was discovered after non-profit organization Help Refugees UK conducted a census.
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.