A Vatican-owned hospital has offered to continue treatment of a terminally-ill baby who is scheduled to be removed from life support within a week.
The administration of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken control of at least 50 Syriac churches, monasteries and cemeteries in Mardin province and declared them as state property.
Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquities Authority have unearthed evidence of a battle that culminated in the destruction of Jerusalem nearly 2,000 years ago.
Christian preachers in Nigeria have criticized the government's decision to impose compulsory Islamic studies in schools and are now calling on Christian students to boycott the classes.
The Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life has drawn criticisms for its statement regarding the withdrawal of life support of Charlie Gard, a 10-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disease.
A Russian Orthodox Christian TV channel has offered to give one-way tickets to homosexuals to emigrate out of the country for good.
The number of religiously unaffiliated Scots has reached a record high, with nearly six out of 10 describing themselves as having no religion.
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, has appeared in a new video, claiming responsibility for new terrorist attacks in Nigeria and declaring that there is no way that Muslims and Christians can work together in peace.
The German Parliament has voted to legalize same-sex marriage despite opposition from the Bavaria-based Christian Social Union (CSU) party.
A public school board in Alberta, Canada has announced that it will terminate its agreement with a Christian school because it refused to remove Bible verses from its student handbook.
Several evangelical groups have written a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, calling on him to take notice of Christians who are suffering severe forms of persecution in Sudan.
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.