Vice President Mike Pence's tweet commemorating the International Holocaust Remembrance Day sparked outrage among some Jews who complained about the supposed Christian overtones in the message.
The Archdiocese of Braga in Portugal has released a new guideline stating that divorced and remarried Catholics may receive Communion after undergoing a process of discernment for around six months.
A North Korean pastor, who is now living in China, has revealed that children of Christians in the Communist regime are growing up without knowing about Christianity because their parents are forced to hide their faith for fear of what the authorities will do to their family if they are discovered.
Eighty-seven Canadian religious leaders have written an open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, asking him to reverse a government policy that denies summer jobs grants to businesses that oppose abortion.
A group of ultra-Orthodox Jews protested the re-opening of a meeting center for Messianic believers in southern Israel and reportedly threatened some of the people in the building.
A London council has admitted that it does not have enough evidence of harassment outside abortion clinics to justify a ban on pro-life prayer vigils.
A church in Zimbabwe's capital of Harare has sent an eviction notice to former President Robert Mugabe's family in an attempt to reclaim a land that was confiscated in 2015.
Authorities in Cuba have reportedly invoked the name of Fidel Castro as their god while arresting a Christian man for being a member of a dissident group.
The Manchester City Council has voted to ban pro-life protests outside abortion clinics, making it the second local authority in England to approve such a measure.
The Holy See has reportedly asked two underground bishops in China to retire and make way for church leaders that are backed by the Communist government.
More than 80 Christians have been killed by Fulani militants in Nigeria's Benue State since Jan. 1, less than two months after the state approved a bill aiming to prevent further violence in the region.
Director Alejandro Monteverde, best known for “Sound of Freedom,” is bringing the Nativity to the big screen this Christmas season with “Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ,” a biblical epic highlighting the courage and faith behind the birth of Jesus. Distributed by Angel Studios, the drama-thriller opens in theaters Dec. 11 and depicts Mary and Joseph’s struggle to protect the newborn Messiah amid political turmoil.
The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast has chosen the Rev. Paul Donison as its next bishop, ending months of uncertainty following an inconclusive election in May. The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) announced Wednesday that the Texas-based diocese elected Donison on Nov. 7.
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice-elect Maggie Ellis has announced plans to overturn a rule protecting judges who decline to officiate same-sex weddings because of their religious beliefs.
A law that came into effect this year gives the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) increased powers to restrict religious practice even as several Christians remain imprisoned for carrying out their ministries, according to an advocacy group’s new report. In the past year freedom of religion in China has deteriorated with the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress coming into effect on July1.
Several pastors affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement have publicly criticized Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s affirmation of women serving as pastors, following an announcement by Char Brodersen at the church that once served as the movement’s flagship congregation. The Calvary Chapel Association (CCA), through its Heartland Regional Team, reaffirmed its opposition to appointing women as pastors or elders.