Nepali Christians attacked as constitution deadline nears

December 8, 2011

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Two years after an explosion shook one of the biggest Catholic churches in Nepal and killed three people, the underground group that

New rules outline religious censorship in Kazakhstan

December 8, 2011

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan’s state Agency of Religious Affairs (ARA) has prepared — but not yet adopted — the new rules to implement the system

Mass held in abandoned church after Turkey earthquake

December 8, 2011

Just hours before a deadly 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s southeast Oct. 23, well over 3,000 visitors crowded into an ancient Armenian cathedral in nearby Diyarbakir

USCIRF’s work as watchdog for global religious liberty threatened in US Senate

December 8, 2011

The work of the congressionally approved watchdog for global religious liberty will continue for at least another week. Both the Senate and House of Representatives

Crisis pregnancy centers fight attempts to restrict free speech

December 8, 2011

The city of Austin, Texas, has relented, for now, on an ordinance targeting pro-life crisis pregnancy centers. Lawyers for Austin LifeCare say the city agreed

Families trapped in Horn of Africa famine receive SBC World Hunger Fund relief

December 1, 2011

Barefoot children run giggling through the center of the village. The girls squeal in delight as a group of boys give chase. Sarah Salesa watches

Southern Baptist worker makes impact in Chinese factories

December 1, 2011

The taxi races down the elevated 10-lane highway. There’s not much to look at on this journey. Endless rows of blank-faced factories barricaded behind 6-foot