Jardine Malado

A senior Chinese official called on Catholics to adhere to socialist values of the Communist Party and operate independently of the Vatican.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has denied accusations that he lobbied foreign leaders to vote for a U.N. resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Christian human rights lawyer Zhang Kai was able to return to his home in China's northern Inner Mongolia last Thursday after he was detained by the police for two days.

An atheist group is calling for the removal of a bench in Justus Park in Oil City, Pennsylvania due to an inscription of a quote that mentions God.

Saddleback Church Pastor Rick Warren said in his daily devotional that every new Christian becomes a minister who should use their talents to help other people.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is known for using inflammatory language, said that he does not see a need to change his ways. He advised those who criticize him for his use of foul language to "go to God and complain."

Release International, an organization serving the persecuted church around the world, has warned that there will be a dramatic increase in the violent persecution of Christians all across the globe in 2017.

Christians are considered as the most persecuted religious group in the world, with over 90,000 adherents killed in 2016, which is equivalent to one being killed every six minutes, according to a research by Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR).

Rapper and actor Nick Cannon has reiterated his criticism of Planned Parenthood, saying that the organization's founder, Margaret Sanger, wanted to "exterminate the negro race."

An Islamic State general has reportedly fled from the war zone in Syria and went back to Europe with up to 400 of his most trusted soldiers.

A federal judge in Texas has issued a preliminary injunction against a regulation that forces religious health care providers and hospitals to perform sex reassignment procedures and abortion services. Several Catholic groups in North Dakota have filed a lawsuit against the mandate on the same day.