SHANGHAI, China — Some Christians in China are using creative ways to bypass the official system to distribute Christian literature, including Bibles. Despite the considerable
BARNAUL, Russia — Catholics in the Siberian Altai region are encountering persistent obstacles in their work. The Barnaul, Russia, Catholic parish’s attempts to regain its
JERUSALEM — Israel’s Supreme Court ruled Aug. 23 that all synagogues in the now-vacated Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank should
Tommy Green preaches in the pulpit while people outside scream obscenities, call church members bigots and accuse him of being the Antichrist, but he is
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Responding to a growing chorus of denunciation, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson apologized Aug. 24 for suggesting on his television show, “The
BANSWARA, India — Hindu extremists violently attacked Christians at a prayer meeting in India’s Rajasthan state at midnight Aug. 14, seriously injuring nine believers. The
DASOGUZ, Turkmenistan — On Aug. 14, anti-terrorist police raided the worship service of a registered Baptist church in the northern Turkmenistan city of Dasoguz and