China bans Christian summer camps and Sunday schools in Zhejiang
Chinese officials in Zhejiang province have issued orders to shut down Sunday schools and prevent Christian churches from holding events during the summer months.
Chinese officials in Zhejiang province have issued orders to shut down Sunday schools and prevent Christian churches from holding events during the summer months.
Indian authorities have rounded up four suspects on Saturday in connection with the murder of a Christian pastor in Ludhiana.
China's ruling Communist Party has threatened its estimated 85 million members with punishment if they refuse to abandon their religious beliefs for Marxist atheism.
The Hungarian government is donating $1.7 million to help with the restoration of Christian churches in Lebanon, government records revealed.
At least 547 members of a choir once run by the brother of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI were reportedly abused by Catholic clergy in Germany over a period of sixty years, according to a report released on Tuesday.
A U.S. House committee has advanced a measure to grant permanent residence to Charlie Gard, an 11-month-old critically ill baby whose parents are fighting a court battle over his medical care.
Abune Antonios, the patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, made his first public appearance in a decade at a mass in St. Mary's Cathedral in Asmara on Sunday.
Christian refugees were reportedly prevented from seeking asylum on the Greek mainland after they fled from camps in the Greek Isles due to persecution at the hands of Muslim migrants.
A document found in the newly liberated Iraqi city of Mosul appears to show how women in the city were traded as sex slaves by members of the Islamic State terror group.
An opinion poll conducted by ComRes has found that almost a third of people in the U.K. believe that Jesus Christ was an "extremist."
Archaeologists working at Shiloh in the West Bank have found ancient clues that could help them determine whether the site really held the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle.
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.