Newly discovered documents have revealed that the Islamic State terrorist group has been conducting experiments on humans to test out the effects of chemical weapons before launching attacks on Western targets.
A new survey has indicated that only half of young British people believe that Jesus Christ really existed, and less than half believe that he was real but not God.
The Church of Scotland is expected to take steps towards accepting same-sex marriage when it gathers for the General Assembly to debate the issue this Thursday.
The Egyptian government has referred 48 suspected Islamic State militants to military court for their involvement in the Palm Sunday church bombings in April as well as the attack on a church in Cairo in December.
Members of an outlawed Christian sect have stormed a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday to free their leader and 50 other prisoners.
Rev. Rola Sleiman, the first female pastor in the Arab Christian world, has been prevented from boarding a flight to Edinburgh, Scotland despite being granted a visa by U.K.'s Home Office.
The Turkish government has accused jailed American pastor Andrew Brunson of delivering special sermons to Kurdish people and having links to the Fethullah Gülen movement, which has been blamed for the failed coup attempt in July 2016.
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.