Three missionaries reportedly arrested while distributing tracts and other Christian material in south-east Asia have been deported. The trio, who had been volunteering with the US-based evangelical ...
They were taken into custody by authorities in February for copying a DVD of a Christian film. Three pastors in Laos who were arrested on charges of spreading Christianity have been released from pri...
The level of refugees is at its highest since the second world war. Figures from the UN released on World Refugee Day show 51.2 million people fled their homes in 2013 and are now living in camps.Tha...
A man who was caught in the Las Vegas massacre said the tragic incident on Sunday turned him from an agnostic to a "firm believer". Taylor Benge was speaking during a CNN interview with Rick Berman.H...
The final funeral has been held for the last of the nine victims of Charleston church shooting in South Carolina. Nine people were shot dead at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church by a w...
The remaining four captives in a mass-abduction at a Christian school in Cameroon have been released, according to a local church leader. Two students, the principal and a second staff member are now...
Authorities in Sudan have demolished the last church standing in a part of the country's capitol. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) said the sanctuary, two offices and a centre used for Sund...
The only Catholic Church in Somaliland has closed again due to "public pressures", just one week after being officially re-opened. The restored church, St Anthony of Padua, in the Shaab area of Harge...
French presidential candidate and Christian Francois Fillon is holding what's been dubbed as a last-ditch attempt to garner support for his candidacy, as he fac Francois Fillon held a rally at the Ei...
Latin Catholic leaders have expressed concern at the latest refusal by Israel's military to return control of land it seized from the Church almost 40 years ago Seventy acres, located at the northern...
A Nepali bill on 'hurting religious feelings' and conversion has come into force . The law was passed a year ago but at the time, human rights concerns were voiced about the law limiting freedo...
Potential extremists could be free to work within the Indian government under plans to change the law, a Christian anti-persecution charity is warning. Open Doors World Watch Research says the propos...
A law has been passed in Burundi which limits the number of churches that can be set up. The African nations government agreed a bill that means for a Christian denomination to be recognised it must ...
Borowicz mentioned Jesus at least 13 times during her opening prayer for Democrat Movita Johnson-Harrell's swearing-in ceremony on Monday. "God forgive us - Jesus - we've lost sight of you, we've for...
The chief lawyer for two South Sudanese pastors who are on trial in Sudan has been arrested. According to anti-persecution charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Mohaned Mustafa was arrested a...
Legal action against a Christian baker who refused on religious grounds to make a cake celebrating a lawyer's gender transition has been dropped. In a deal struck with state officials at the Colorado...
The lawyers representing a 16-year-old Pakistani Christian boy accused of blasphemy report being intimidated and harassed. Nabeel Masih was arrested for liking an "inappropriate" photograph on Facebo...
According to anti-persecution charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide, the lawyers who represented Meriam Ibrahim are back defending her case at the Supreme Cour Despite being released earlier this ye...
A Chinese Christian pastor and 24 members of his congregation have been refused access to lawyers since they were arrested by officials last month. The lawyers of a Chinese pastor who was arrested wi...
Environmental groups and one of France's largest labour unions have called for stronger measures to ensure clean-up work at fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral do The Paris regional administration susp...
