78-year-old Pope Francis said Friday at St. Peter\'s Square in Rome that he does not believe in the notion of \"leaders for life\" within the Catholic church, saying such a practice would be similar to a country dictatorship.
Witnesses in Nigeria are reporting that a teenage suicide bomber killed 12 Friday when she detonated her explosive device in a mosque in the northeastern village of Malari.
Authorities in Nigeria reported Thursday that the Boko Haram terror group reportedly gunned down 97 victims Wednesday evening as they participated in evening prayers at local mosques.
Five people were injured Wednesday when suicide bombers targeted a temple in Luxor, Egypt, but were stopped from entering by an alert security guard.
U.S. President Barack Obama said this week that there is still not a \"complete strategy\" for the U.S.-led coalition to combat the Islamic State because the Iraqi government needs to make more \"commitments.\"
A member of Iraq\'s parliament recently stated that a new democracy must be formed in the Middle Eastern country to combat extremist Muslim groups like the Islamic State.
The highest court in Saudi Arabia recently ruled to uphold the strict sentence for liberal blogger Raif Badawi that includes lashings and imprisonment.
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the G7 Summit in Germany this week regarding the Islamic State.
Actor Patrick Stewart has reportedly spoken out in support of a U.K. bakery that refused to make a cake for a same sex wedding.
The pilot suspected of intentionally crashing a Germanwings flight earlier this year had reportedly contacted doctors prior to the incident, investigators say.
Sources are claiming that eight of the ten Taliban gunmen convicted of attacking teen education activist Malala Yousafzai in 2012 have been \"secretly acquitted\" of their 25-year jail terms this week.
A bipartisan group of 10 U.S. senators called on President Donald Trump to raise China’s persecution of Christian pastors and other religious minorities during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington this week. Led by Sens. Ted Budd, R-N.C., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., the lawmakers thanked Trump for diplomatic pressure they said helped secure the July 3 release of Beijing Zion Church founder Ezra Jin after 266 days in detention.
Asbury Theological Seminary plans to leave the federal student loan program and stop processing Title IV loans beginning in May 2027. Title IV governs federal student aid under the Higher Education Act. The Kentucky seminary said the move reflects a desire to reduce student debt and concerns that a future administration hostile to its beliefs could use federal funding as leverage against the school.
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.