Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric who was accused of instigating the failed coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year, said that he does not plan on leaving the U.S. to avoid extradition and that he is willing to be sent back to Turkey if Washington requests it.
The General Synod of the Church of England has overwhelmingly voted in favor of a motion to welcome and affirm transgender individuals to the congregation.
Five Christians are facing long prison sentences after a court in China's northwestern Xinjiang rejected their appeals.
Three Christians were reportedly arrested in their home in Tanzania last month for cooking food during the Muslim Ramadan fast.
The Somali-based terror group Al-Shabaab has beheaded nine civilians in an early-morning attack in a village in southeast Kenya on Saturday.
A woman fighting for the Islamic State terror group has been seen in a photograph clutching a baby in her arms just a few seconds before she detonated her suicide vest.
The Church of England has called on the U.K. government to ban the practice of conversion therapy, which is aimed at altering a person's sexual orientation.
An Islamic preacher has decried the distribution of Bibles to families who fled from Marawi City, where the Philippine military is currently fighting against terrorist groups who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
Charlie Gard, an 11-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic condition, is getting another chance to receive treatment after the London hospital where he was admitted asked for a new court hearing to reconsider his case.
Egypt's Coptic Christians are fearing that extremists have resumed its jihadist campaign against the Coptic community after four men were killed in the past few weeks.
The Nigerian Army has announced that over 700 members of Boko Haram have surrendered to government troops last week, following a series of bombardments of suspected hideouts of the terror group.
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.