Bangladesh has indirectly shut down 200 Christian charities as part of the government's crackdown on foreign NGOs that came as a response to a major terrorist attack in the country last year.
Activists in different parts of Europe held vigils on Monday to protest the imprisonment of Vietnamese human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, who has spent more than 18 months in jail without trial.
A new survey has found that atheists are not only considered as immoral by adherents of various religions, but also by their fellow atheists.
A professor at Purdue University has recently confirmed in a recent study that 53 figures "mentioned in a Bible have been identified in the archaeological record."
A leading evangelical advisor of President Donald Trump is requesting a meeting with Pope Francis following the publication of a critical article in a Vatican-reviewed magazine.
An Islamic State secret unit that was responsible for terror attacks in Paris and Brussels is reportedly training jihadis to carry out similar attacks in Britain and other parts of Europe, according to a captured militant.
The Swedish migration board is refusing to grant asylum to an Iranian actress who risks imprisonment if she is returned to her country because of her Christian faith.
Archaeologists have unearthed what they believed to be the ancient Roman city of Julias, which was said to be the home of Jesus' apostles Peter, Andrew and Philip.
The U.S.-led coalition and its allies have reclaimed almost a third of territory from the Islamic State terror group mainly due to the changes implemented by President Donald Trump and his administration, according to a senior State Department official.
The Cambodian government ordered the closure of a Christian anti-trafficking charity last week after it was featured in a recent CNN report that highlighted the plight of young girls being sold into sexual slavery by their own mothers.
At least 11 worshippers were killed after gunmen attacked a Catholic church during Sunday Mass in Nigeria's southeastern Anambra state.
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.