Two Copts shot dead in Egypt days after Cairo church attack
Two Coptic Christians were reportedly killed after a masked gunman shot them at a liquor in Giza province on New Year's Eve.Read More
Chile steps up border policing ahead of Papal visit
Chile has announced that it will step up border policing to prepare for a wave of visitors from Argentina for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis.Read More
Persecution Trends Report lists China, India as top countries of concern for 2018
China and India were among the top nations of concern listed in the 2018 Persecution Trends Report published by the U.K.-based group Release International, which monitors the persecution of Christians across the world.Read More
8 killed in DR Congo as Catholics defy ban on anti-president protests
At least eight people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday after security forces stormed Catholic churches across the country in an attempt to break up the protests against President Joseph Kabila.Read More
China tears down only Catholic church in Zhifang
Chinese authorities have demolished the only Catholic church in the village of Zhifang, in Shaanxi province, saying the building "illegally occupied" the ground in the scenic area of the town.Read More
UNICEF: Boko Haram forced 135 children to carry out suicide bombings in 2017
A report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has found that the Islamist militant group Boko Haram had forced at least 135 children to conduct suicide bombings in northern Nigeria and Cameroon in 2017.Read More
Pakistani man acquitted of blasphemy after serving 9 years in prison
Pakistan's Supreme Court has exonerated a man who had served nine years in prison after a lower court had convicted him of blasphemy in 2009.Read More
Pope prays that God would 'convert hearts' of terrorist who attacked Coptic church in Egypt
Pope Francis has expressed his "closeness" to Egypt's Coptic Christians and prayed that God may "convert the hearts" of the terrorist who carried out the attacks that left 11 people dead in Cairo on Friday.Read More
Teen sisters in Laos tied up, locked out of house by family for converting to Christianity
Two teenage sisters in Laos have recounted how their own family have tied them up and locked them out of the house for four days after they converted to Christianity.Read More
Explorer claims to have found evidence of Noah's Ark in Turkey's Mount Ararat
A California-based explorer has claimed that he has found new evidence that Noah's Ark rested on Mount Ararat in modern-day Turkey and the boat's remains are still up on the mountain.Read More
Tanzania threatens to revoke registration of churches that criticize president
The Tanzanian government has threatened to revoke the registration of churches after a bishop used a Christmas sermon to criticize President John Magufuli for muzzling political expression in the country.Read More
Christians don't have to affirm transgenderism, but they can’t express that view at work: tribunal
Archaeology discovery: Medieval Christian prayer beads found on Holy Island
Presbyterian Church in America votes to leave National Association of Evangelicals
Over 50 killed in 'vile and satanic' attack at Nigerian church on Pentecost Sunday
Ukrainian Orthodox Church severs ties with Moscow over Patriarch Kirill's support for Putin's war
Islamic State kills 20 Nigerian Christians as revenge for US airstrike
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UNC excavation crew in Galilee region of Israel uncover first known depictions of biblical heroines
An excavation team in Israel has discovered the first known depiction of two biblical heroines from the Old Testament.
Franklin Graham asks Putin and Zelenskyy for a Holy Week ceasefire amid Ukraine invasion
As more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, evangelist Franklin Graham is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree on a ceasefire during the 10 days of Easter observances.
Pastor, 3 others killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria: reports
Suspected Fulani herdsmen shot to death four people, including a pastor and two women in two separate attacks in Benue State on Tuesday, according to Nigerian media reports.