Ugandan religious leaders are urging calm as the country prepares for elections on Jan. 15, following a nationwide internet shutdown that has cut major communications networks. Authorities blocked internet access on Jan. 13, just days before President Yoweri Museveni, who has been in power since 1986, seeks his seventh term in office.
The Israeli Knesset, or parliament, swore in its new prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his new, right-leaning government. This will be Netanyahu’s sixth term as prime minister. He is Israel’...
Catholics are praying for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI after Pope Francis revealed that he is "very ill".
A historic biblical site believed to be where Jesus healed a blind man and Jewish pilgrims took ritual baths for purity will be fully excavated for the first time and opened to the general public
Muslim villagers in West Java, Indonesia on Christmas Day stopped a congregation from celebrating Christmas in a home, according to various sources
Police in India s northern Uttar Pradesh state arrested two pastors under the state s anti-conversion law, alleging they converted people to Christianity through enticement or force during the ...
Muslim villagers in West Java, Indonesia on Christmas Day stopped a congregation from celebrating Christmas in a home, according to various sources.
“Although his condition remains serious, the situation at the moment is stable,” the Vatican said on Thursday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has begun his sixth term in office. Israel's 37th government was sworn in Thursday morning in Jerusalem, amid raucous protests from the opposition Knesset members. At the top of the new coalition's platform is a controversial goal to expand the Jewish presence throughout the country, including the biblical lands of Judea and Samaria, known to the world as the West Bank, which is considered "occupied" territory by many nations.
Catholic bishops in Ethiopia have welcomed the recent agreement reached by the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) to cease hostilities.
"Persecution has been on the increase in recent years. 2023 looks set to continue that trend," a Christian ministry leader has warned.
