The first International Religious Freedom Report released under the administration of President Donald Trump has highlighted the Islamic State's attack on Christians and other minorities, specifically calling it genocide.
Iceland is apparently on the brink of completely eradicating Down Syndrome because women in the country are aborting nearly all the unborn babies with the condition.
Hillsong, an evangelical megachurch founded in Sydney Australia, has been labeled by a private TV channel in Spain as a "hipster cult" in a recent report about its worship services.
About 500 Iranians who secretly converted to Christianity from Islam have sought asylum in Turkey to avoid persecution by the authorities, according to a report from a Kurdish news website.
One policeman and a civilian were killed after gunmen stormed the Assemblies of God Church in Anambra state in southeast Nigeria on Sunday.
An Australian inquiry has stated that priests who fail to report cases of child abuse heard in confession should face criminal charges.
Lawmakers in the Indian state of Jharkhand have passed a legislation that would ban religious conversions, despite widespread disapproval from religious groups, as well as from civil society and tribal groups across the state.
Islamic clerics in Iran are expressing concern about the massive rise of Christianity in Iran, especially among youths, despite rigorous Islamic indoctrination.
Mideast Catholic and Orthodox patriarch are calling on Pope Francis to "scold" world leaders in the hopes that they would address the issue of the displacement of Christians from the Middle East.
Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim, who was recently freed by North Korea after more than two years in jail, recounted the "overwhelming loneliness" he experienced while he was incarcerated in a labor camp.
A mother of three who was arrested in May during the ongoing crackdown against Evangelical Christians in Eritrea has died in jail last week.
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.