A North Korean pastor who was once tortured in prison for his Christian faith has described his life in the U.S. as "heaven" compared to the "hell" he experienced before he managed to escape from the isolated country.
A majority of British people no longer see four of the Ten Commandments as "important principles to live by," according to a recent YouGov poll.
Christian families were reportedly forced to evacuate from their homes in the village of Teleskof, Iraq on Tuesday after the Iraqi army stormed the area to confront Kurdish soldiers.
A Christian campaign group has denounced the British government's plan to provide free abortion services for pregnant women from Northern Ireland, where the procedure is heavily restricted.
A court in Portugal has angered women's rights groups for quoting the Bible and a 19th-century law to justify a suspended sentence for a man who assaulted his ex-wife with a spiked bat over allegations of adultery.
The Islamic State has reportedly executed at least 116 residents of a Christian town in Syria before the terror group was driven out by government troops.
The BBC is being accused of partially omitting survey results that showed the British public is not in favor of decriminalizing abortion.
The U.K.'s international development minister has suggested that British Islamic State militants should not be allowed to return to the country and be killed on the battlefields of Iraq and Syria instead.
Five leaders of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) were arrested and detained on Sunday after they refused to comply with an order to cancel worship services at their church.
There were no children attending worship services at about a quarter of Church of England's congregations, according to the latest figures.
A Christian magistrate, who was fired from his position as a director of England's National Health Service (NHS) after he spoke out against gay adoption, has lost his legal battle to regain his job.
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.