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.
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.
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks that took place at a Coptic church and a Christian-owned shop near Cairo, Egypt on Friday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized Iran's foreign minister over the arrests of Christians in the Islamic regime in the run up to Christmas.
The Indonesian government handed out sentence reductions to more than 9,000 Christian inmates on Christmas Day, including the jailed Christian governor who was convicted of blasphemy earlier this year.
Two Christians who were jailed in eastern India earlier this year were reportedly beaten by other inmates after it was discovered that they were accused of defiling Hinduism.
Four Christians were reportedly killed by suspected Fulani militants while they were holding Christmas carols in Southern Kaduna, Nigeria.
A school in the French city of Langon had reportedly suspended the showing of the Christmas film "The Star" because it was deemed not secular enough.
A group of pro-choice activists in Spain was sentenced to prison for disrupting a Catholic Mass to protest against the Catholic church's stance on abortion.
Pope Francis has stated on Tuesday that the story of St. Stephen, who was the first Christian martyr, demonstrates that the message of Jesus is often "upsetting," but it is an invitation for people to convert and change their way of thinking.
A landlord has refused to renew the lease of a church in China's Hubei province, prompting the parishioners to conduct their meetings on the streets and in the homes of church members.
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.