Christian leaders have launched a petition calling on the Nepalese government to repeal a new law that prohibits evangelism and religious conversion.

Christians in the predominantly Muslim town of Tudun Wada Dankadai in Kano State are currently worshipping under a tree because the authorities are forbidding them to rebuild the churches that were destroyed by extremists a decade ago.

A newly discovered mosaic in the western Galilee in Israel is offering new clues that women have played a significant role in the early church.

A hotel in Sydney, Australia has decided to cancel an event organized by a Christian group after the establishment received backlash from patrons who were upset about the discussions on the issue of same-sex marriage.

A Christian couple in Edmonton, Canada has claimed that their application to adopt a child was rejected because of their views on gay marriage and homosexuality.

Five Christian families have reportedly fled a village in rural Pakistan after a teenager who has been accused of blasphemy against Islam received death threats.

Doctors in Canada are increasingly receiving inquiries from children, teenagers and parents about accessing medically assisted suicide for minors, just a year after the practice became legal for adults.

One British missionary has been killed while three Christian charity workers have been released following their abduction in Nigeria three weeks ago.

Three provinces in China have reportedly expelled hundreds of South Korean Christians who are helping North Korean defectors as the communist government continues its crackdown on religious activities.

Students have gathered in Eritrea's capital of Asmara last week to protest against an attempt to shut down a religious school as part of the government's plans to force all schools in the nation to go public.

A pastor in Southern India was beaten unconscious by suspected Hindu extremists just weeks after they accused him of forcibly converting five families to Christ.