Indian officials ban prayer assemblies
January 24, 2018
Pathakpur, India — A pastor in northern India was told his church should not assemble for prayer and worship anymore because the police cannot guarantee
First female Bishop of London appointed
January 24, 2018
LONDON — On Dec. 18, 2017, Sarah Mullally was appointed the 133rd Bishop of London, the third most powerful job in the Anglican church. Mullally
Houses of worship can now receive FEMA aid
January 22, 2018
WASHINGTON — After lawsuits and a Supreme Court decision, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a new policy extending disaster relief to churches,
Moody Bible Institute under new leadership
January 21, 2018
CHICAGO — Saying it is “time for a new season of leadership,” the Moody Bible Institute (MBI) board of trustees has announced the resignations of
Largest group of Mennonite churches leaves
January 20, 2018
LANCASTER, Penn. — The Lancaster Mennonite Conference (LMC), the largest group of Mennonite congregations in the U.S., has officially separated from the broader Mennonite community
Mississippi ‘religious liberty’ bill allowed to stand
January 18, 2018
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court refused Jan. 8 to hear a challenge to a Mississippi law that would allow government workers and businesses to
Indian seminarians detained for caroling
January 10, 2018
SATNA, India — A group of 32 Catholic seminary carolers in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh were detained Dec. 14, 2017, following allegations they
Sudanese officials evict pastors, take property
January 10, 2018
OMDURMAN, South Sudan — An Islamist judge in Sudan upheld the eviction of two pastors from their church-owned homes while 60 other Christians have been
