A Christian society in Canada has filed a lawsuit against a school district, claiming that the society's school was punished over the inclusion of biblical references in its school material.
A new study has found that the Protestant church is regarded by South Koreans as the most unpopular major religious institution in the country.
Two Coptic Christians were reportedly killed after a masked gunman shot them at a liquor in Giza province on New Year's Eve.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.