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Catholic theologians have weighed in on changes Pope Francis has made to the Catechism of the Catholic Church’s teaching on the death penalty, pointing to some unresolved questions about what, exactly, the changes mean.
Christians in Nigeria are suffering severe persecution. Since January, over 6,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed in raids perpetrated by Fulani
ISTANBUL, Turkey (RNS) — A Turkish judge ruled on Wednesday (July 25) that Andrew Brunson, an American Presbyterian pastor and missionary facing terrorism charges, be moved from prison to house arrest.For many in Turkey, it has little to do with his faith or his work as a missionary, and everything to do with how Washington addresses the concerns of Ankara.
The Rwanda Governance Board continues to close churches it says fail to meet requirements laid down at the beginning of the year
On its 10-year anniversary, the founders of Bible app “YouVersion” have announced that their smartphone app has been downloaded some 330 million times.
Immigrants who illegally cross the border into the U.S. often do so because life in their home nations has become too dangerous. Among those nations are countries where many Churches […]
Cricket star–turned-politician Imran Khan declared victory Thursday morning for his party in Pakistan’s historic elections. He said in a televised address that “thanks to God, we won and we were...
Two "thorough, outside, independent" investigations have been initiated by International Mission Board President David Platt into the IMB's handling of any past sexual abuse allegations and into its policies of zero tolerance for such abuse. Platt also stated a public apology to Anne Marie Miller, who has alleged sexual abuse by an individual who subsequently became an IMB missionary yet was not reported to authorities following a 2007 IMB inquiry into the matter.
Pakistan is awaiting national election results Wednesday after voting was disrupted by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle and scattered violence elsewhere in the country. The bomber rammed into people w...
A Turkish court has ordered that Pastor Andrew Brunson be placed under house arrest and released from prison after being jailed for nearly 21 months
