“Arise, shine, Bethlehem, for the light of peace has dawned anew.” With these words, Bethlehem celebrated the traditional lighting of its Christmas tree on a packed Manger Square on Dec. 6, 2025, following a two-year hiatus.
A gunman killed at least nine people on Tuesday during an attack on Dreierschützengasse High School in the southeastern city of Graz, officials said. Six women and three men were killed, and 12 more ...
A new Pew Research Center report has found that Christianity remains the world’s largest faith, but Islam is now outpacing it in growth—especially when it
DALLAS -- Stories of transformation and the importance of global outreach highlighted the International Mission Board dinner June 9 at the 2025 SBC Annual Meeting in Dallas. Close to 2,000 people attended the event that commemorated a milestone for the Journeyman program and honored many who have supported the IMB.
A woman stands with her dog, Lucifer, on a sidewalk in northern Tehran, Iran, June 2, 2025. Associated Press / Photo by Vahid Salemi Iranian judicial authoritie...
A billboard that reads in Spanish, "Miguel Uribe Turbay, Colombia prays for your life" is seen in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, June 8, 2025, after the senator was shot at a political rally. ...
Belgian police arrested Canadian activist Chris Elston, known as Billboard Chris, and Lois McLatchie Miller, a senior staff member at the legal advocacy group ADF International, for holding signs
The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Monday said authorities had diverted a small ship toward an Israeli port after it attempted to reach Gaza. A dozen pro-Palestinian activists and journalists were aboard...
Meeting on a possible forced closure of the world’s oldest continuously active Christian monastery, Greek and Egyptian officials last week stated the monastery and its monks would be protected but provided no clear legal guarantees on how that would be achieved.
At a three-day conference, African theologians and scholars considered how colonizing countries can make amends for historical wrongs and the place of forgiveness.
The Israeli Navy stopped the sailboat Madleen and its crew of 12 activists, including Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, as it approached the Gaza Strip overnight
