A group including leaders from the World Council of Churches, the Anglican Communion, the World Methodist Council, and the Presbyterian Church (USA) recently paid a solidarity visit to Cuba, aimed at highlighting Cuban suffering and condemning U.S. sanctions.
A pastor was briefly detained in Cuba after uploading a Bible teaching video on YouTube, while the 16-year-old son of another church leader on the island remains in custody after being accused of participating in a protest march, an advocacy group reported.
Iran executed champion wrestler Saleh Mohammadi and two other men after convicting them of waging war against God in connection with the killing of two police officers during protests in January
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prompted intense backlash and debate for quoting the late American historian Will Durant s views on power and his dismissive assessment of Jesus Christ
An advocacy group defending Judeo-Christian values in Australia has launched a database to track infringements of Christians religious freedom
A court has acquitted a 62-year-old Catholic man of baseless blasphemy charges after the complainant said he had forgiven him and wished to withdraw the case, the victim s lawyer said
A state-supported organization formed in 2006 to maintain religious harmony and tolerance in Indonesia has delayed recommending whether to support a building permit for a church in North Sumatra Province, sources said.
Ishtiaq Saleem, a Christian sanitation worker and father from Islamabad, Pakistan, is awaiting a possible death penalty verdict after being accused of sharing material considered blasphemous on
Christians have reacted with sadness after members of the House of Lords failed to back amendments that would have removed the decriminalization of abortion up to birth from the Crime and Policing
The Iran war could be the final blow to Bethlehem’s tourism industry — and to the already-dwindling Christian population as well.
