Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro has declared that anybody who shouts "Allahu akbar" in the city's famous St. Mark's Square will be gunned down by the police "after three steps."
The Islamic State terror group has indicated that it is targeting a world-famous church in Dresden, Germany for an attack in the latest edition of its propaganda magazine.
The Nepalese parliament has reportedly advanced a legislation that would outlaw religious conversions and the "hurting of religious sentiment" across the country.
The Iranian government has barred a Christian convert, who recently completed a four-year-jail sentence, from leaving the country for six months.
Al-Shabaab fighters have reportedly killed three Christians in Kenya's Lamu County last Friday after they refused to recite the Shahada — the Islamic prayer of faith. The militants also killed a fourth Christian man who is said to be mentally challenged.
The Moroccan terror group that was responsible for the recent attacks in Spain is reportedly just a part of a much larger group affiliated with the Islamic State that is poised to launch more attacks in at least six European countries, according to a report from DEBKAfile.
Sudanese authorities have reportedly evicted two church leaders and their families from their homes in the city of Omdurman last week.
Chile's highest court has upheld a measure that is aimed at allowing abortion in cases of rape, fetal disability and danger to the pregnant woman's life.
Lebanon has announced the launch of an operation to drive out the Islamic State terror group from two Christian villages and other areas near the Syrian border.
Pakistani authorities have arrested an 18-year-old Christian on blasphemy charges for allegedly burning pages of the Quran outside a shrine.
Spanish security forces have discovered an abandoned plan to blow up a church in Barcelona during a raid on the headquarters of terrorists believed to be responsible for the van attack in Las Ramblas on Thursday.
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.