After 500 Years, Reformation-Era Divisions Have Lost Much of Their Potency

As Protestants prepare to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, new Pew Research Center surveys show that in both Western Europe and the United States, the theological differences that split Western Christianity in the 1500s have diminished to a degree that might have shocked Christians in past centuries. Across Europe and the ...

Family imprisoned, tortured for fleeing North Korea – and for their Christian faith

Hannah Cho* was born just before the Korean War broke out in 1950. She remembered the air raid sirens and holding on to her father’s back as they climbed into the mountains to survive another night of bombing...

‘Deeply Worrying’ Fears Around Muslims And Islam Revealed In Damning Report

Britons’ attitudes towards Muslims and Islam have “worsened” with more than half of all respondents to a new survey believing the religion “poses a threat” to the West...

El Paso bishop joins Catholic educators in fighting to save DACA

On Tuesday, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas joined with 1,300 Catholic educators to issue what they called a “moral mandate” to preserve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides protection...

Hundreds Of Christian Leaders Denounce Anti-LGBTQ 'Nashville Statement'

A day after evangelical leaders released a manifesto railing against same-sex marriage and the LGBTQ community, hundreds of Christian leaders and thousands of other concerned citizens have come forward with strong messages of inclusion...

This is what it's like to be a Jehova's Witness in Russia

The current Russia ruled by Putin is an Orthodox-based state. This has brought about the banning of certain religious groups such as the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ since according to the banning passed by the Supreme Court, the religious movement is actually considered a group of religious “extremists” the same name given to ISIS members as well as the neo-Nazis...

TAJIKISTAN: Conscientious objector's military trial imminent

18-year-old Jehovah's Witness conscientious objector Daniil Islamov faces up to two years' imprisonment if convicted at Qurghonteppa Military Court...

Magic school in Brazil offers classes in potions, witchcraft to wannabe wizards

At a castle, a werewolf growls in a cage while a wizard casts spells to try to calm the beast down. Not to worry -- it’s just a normal day at Brazil’s magic school...

Evensong sees a surge even as British church attendance declines

The line of locals and tourists stretches about 400 people long, and one might think they are waiting to get into a play, a museum or even for ice cream...

Violence in Myanmar Pushes at Least 18,500 Rohingya Into Bangladesh

The number of Rohingya, a predominantly Muslim ethnic group, who have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh since border clashes erupted five days ago has reached at least 18,500, the United Nations’ International Office of Migration said on Wednesday...

Technology is changing Hajj

An increasing number of pilgrims are reaping untold benefits...

After three years of ISIS occupation, the Mass returns to Mosul

Pastors arrested in Sudan as government moves to take over church

Police in Sudan arrested and interrogated seven church leaders last week in Omdurman, Sudan before releasing them on bail, sources said...

Nigerian clergy demand compensation for churches destroyed by Boko Haram

Religious leaders in Nigeria are renewing and amplifying their call for the government to pay compensation for the destruction of churches by Boko Haram, even as the Islamist militants escalate attacks in the country’s northern states...