Jews, Christians gather for national day of prayer

November 8, 2012

GALILEE, Israel — Recent tensions in Israel and the Middle East found local believers gathering for a national day of fasting and prayer Oct. 27.

International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church is Nov. 11

November 2, 2012

With persecution of Christians increasing by 400 percent in India alone and similarly throughout the "10/40 Window" over the past 10 years, Christians everywhere are

Birmingham’s Dawson helps Sudanese village

November 1, 2012

Dawson Memorial Baptist Church, Birmingham, has taken a costly new step in its nine-year commitment to the South Sudanese village of Akot. On Oct. 7

Grenade hits Nairobi church: kills boy, injures others

November 1, 2012

NAIROBI, KENYA — Speaking just after her Oct. 9 return from the funeral of 9-year-old John Ian Maina, Sally Gatei was in a reflective mood.

Churches in Kazakhstan pressured over re-registration

November 1, 2012

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Shortly before the Oct. 25 re-registration deadline for all of Kazakhstan’s religious communities, officials pressured nearly a quarter of the signatories on

Possible 15 years’ jail for UNHCR-recognized refugee

October 29, 2012

Uzbekistan is now seeking to extradite detained UNHCR-recognized refugee Makset Djabbarbergenov from Kazakhstan on charges which carry a maximum 15 year jail term. The Protestant