A mob of Hindu nationalists demolished the homes of four Christian families in a village in India s Maharashtra state after they refused to abandon their faith, amid a broader surge in violence
Asylum seekers in the United Kingdom are getting tattoos of crucifixes and Jesus to falsely claim they are converts to Christianity to bolster their case to attain British citizenship which some suggest could be the reason why the Liverpool bomber in last week’s attack was identified as a Christian convert.
Two young people joined the pope as he delivered his Angelus address.
The pope offered Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King.
The historian and "Dominion" author spoke movingly about the profound impact of witnessing the suffering of Christians in other parts of the world firsthand in Open Doors' inaugural 'Perspectives' lecture.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An Ohio-based church organization says two of 17 abducted members of a missionary group have been freed in Haiti.
A trial court judge in Pakistan granted bail to two Christian nurses, who were charged with “defiling the Quran,” two months ago but the decision was kept secret to avoid Islamist backlash, according to the defendants’ lawyer.
A century ago, in 1921, there was an attack perpetrated against Our Lady of Guadalupe in the old basilica in Mexico City, in which the Marian image was protected by a crucifix that is now known as the "Santo Cristo del Atentado."
Islamic extremists in an eastern Uganda district accused a 58-year-old Christian pastor of being an “infidel, who had harmed the religion of Allah” for refusing to remove his church building. Wielding long knives and blunt objects, the men attacked the pastor in front of his daughter, who fled the scene to report the crime to police, according to reports.
The papal team includes Swiss Guards and migrants.
"This issue is too important to rush," the Christian Institute has said.
