Saudi Arabia to monitor use of religious texts
December 20, 2017
RIYADH — King Salman of Saudi Arabia recently announced the establishment of an authority to monitor use and interpretation of the words of Muhammad in
Orthodox Church consecrates deaconesses
December 20, 2017
ALEXANDRIA, Greece — Patriarch Theodoros II, pope and patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, and the Greek Orthodox Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria
Iraqi Christians now fearing ‘Shiafication’
December 18, 2017
DUHOK, Iraq — Amir Yaqu, an Iraqi Christian who fled his hometown of Bartella in northern Iraq because of the rise of the Islamic State
Restrictions on worship continue in Kazakhstan
December 13, 2017
EKIBASTUZ, Kazakhstan — Local police in Kazakhstan continue their crackdown on Christian church services. In October police raided the Sunday morning worship service of Baptists
Christians in Egypt lose more worship sites
December 12, 2017
SHOBRA EL-KHEIMA, Egypt — Fear of Islamist attacks was again cited as the cause of stopping worship in Egypt recently, even though parishioners said local
Officials replace religious images in China
December 11, 2017
HUANGJINBU, China — In China’s Jiangxi province, officials are removing religious images and replacing them with portraits of Xi Jinping, the nation’s leader. Officials said
Australia votes to legalize same-sex ‘marriage’
December 10, 2017
CANBERRA, Australia — More than 60 percent of Australians voted in favor of legalizing same-sex “marriage,” according to results from a national postal survey. And
At least 25 Christians killed in Philippines
December 10, 2017
MARAWI, Philippines — Muslim militants reportedly targeted Christians during a six-month-long conflict on the Philippine island of Mindanao, killing dozens. About 200 people, many of
