Cardinal Vows Prayer, Aid After Varanasi Stampede
Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Mumbai and president of the Bishops' Conference of India, said the Church in India was planning to observe a special Day of Prayer for...
Christians Rally Behind Asia Bibi
According to Independent Catholic News, the Supreme Court of Pakistan will decide on October 13th whether to approve the execution of Christian mother Asia Bibi, who has been convicted of...
Three Iranian Christians Appeal Flogging Sentence
Three Iranian Christians are to appeal a sentence of 80 lashes they received for taking communion wine, Sight Magazine reports. They were charged with "acting against national security" and...
Saudi Arabia Deports 27 Christians
Saudi Arabia has deported 27 Christians for "conducting Christian prayers" and being "in possession of Bibles," Jihad Watch reports. These Lebanese Maronite Christians included women and children who were...
China’s Crackdown on Christianity
China is set to launch a nationwide crackdown on Christianity, ABC News reports.
The country's governing Communist Party has just enacted regulations tightening its oversight of religion. This is the...
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Church in Kazakhstan
Archaeologists from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have uncovered an ancient city and cemetery with eight Nestorian gravestones in Usharal village. This recent discovery proves that Christianity was present...
Man Vandalizes Four Churches in Rome
According to Catholic News Agency, Italian police have arrested an African immigrant after vandalizing four churches in Rome.
The 39-year old Ghanian man entered several historic churches in central Rome...
French Church Reopens after Priest’s Murder
The Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray church, the church where a priest was murdered by teenage jihadists two months ago, reopened Sunday with a procession and a special penitential mass, RFI reports.
The Catholic...
Mexicans Rally to Defend Marriage
Some 400,000 people filled the streets in Mexico City to protest a government proposal to legalize same-sex marriage, BBC UK reports.
Organizers clarified that they do not denounce gay or...
Report: Christians Tortured in North Korea
A new report reveals that Christians suffer torture in Communist North Korea. Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a religious liberty activist group, released a report that states, "Documented incidents against Christians...