A political bureau has told religious groups to promote Chinese culture and become more compatible with socialism, as Beijing circulated orders for retired party cadres to shun all religious activity.
Recent reports reveal that over a thousand Christian converts from Islam live in fear of retaliation against them from the Muslim community in Italy.
Georgia is planning a "blasphemy bill" that will make religious insults punishable by law, prompting concerns about freedom of expression in the devoutly Orthodox Christian society.
80 percent of chilren and young people have been subjected to various forms of physical and psychological violence in Saudi Arabia.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stated that providing refuge to Iraqis and Syrians is part of Germany's effort to combat and fight ISIS.
A Catholic priest, and three of his church laymen, were attacked and mobbed by a group of people, resulting in severe injuries.
A study has revealed that more than 7,500 people a day die in China due to cancer, whilst doctors diagnosed nearly 12,000 new cases daily in 2015.
In an interview with Asia Times, Pope Francis praised China and gave warm greetings to President Xi Jinping in latest effort to thaw chilly relations.
Pakistani Christians gathered in front of the Embassy of Royal Kingdom of Thailand, calling for justice for asylum seekers.
A Christian man in India was humiliated by a Hindu activist group on Friday after they found out that he converted some Hindus into Christians.
An ancient Christian church in Turkey was damaged in the midst of the war between the Kurdish Workers' Party and Turkish authorities.
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.