The much publicized report on the beheading of an Islamic militant by a Christian militia fighter in retaliation for the terrorist\'s actions against Syrian citizens is false, Bishop Georges Abou Khazen of Aleppo told the Catholic Fides News Agency.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is calling for the release of two Sudanese pastors arrested by the country\'s notorious secret police and charged with spying, among other things. At least two of the charges carry the death penalty.
Syria ranked number one on the annual People Under Threat list published last month by the human rights organization Minority Rights Group International (MRG). The list included Syrian Christians among the top groups at risk for genocide.
A Baptist leader who recently spent nine days ministering to persecuted Christians in Iraq is urging American believers to stand up for their brothers and sisters who are facing death at the hands of ISIS – and he\'s drawing from the words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in doing so.
Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip opened fire yesterday on Islamic State terrorists, killing at least one as the group was attempting to arrest him, according to FARS, the semi-official Iranian news agency. ISIS is making inroads into Palestinian territories, but the group has said it is in no rush to ...
A group of female ministers in the Church of England wants the church to make it acceptable to refer to God as \"She\" in its liturgy, multiple newspapers in England have reported. Some have claimed only referencing God as a male may be \"idolatrous.\"
Hundreds are missing and several confirmed dead after a small cruise ship carrying 456 people -- mostly grandparents on vacation -- reportedly capsized on the Yangtze River in China\'s Hubei province overnight.
A Chinese pastor\'s wife suffered an unwarranted attack by local law officers inside her home in May and the savage beating continued even after neighbors notified a local squad intended to help such victims.
About 14,000 Napali students returned to schools devastated by a major earthquake in April and a subsequent quake in May.
Pastors and spiritual leaders issued warnings to Christian parents last week after an online craze to summons demons went viral on social media.
An Israeli diplomat and member of Prime Benjamin Netanyahu\'s Likud Party has said all of the Jewish state\'s land – including the disputed West Bank – belongs to Israel. Tzipi Hotovely is Israel\'s second highest ranking diplomat.
A lawsuit against the Chinese government over a woman\'s forced sterilization went unheard in January after the court refused to hear the case. Recent revisions in China\'s judicial process however could breath new life into the dispute and inspire others to file similar legal action.