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Southern Baptists, losing members, find solace in baptisms and better attendance
While membership in the US' largest Protestant denomination is down, participation in worship and baptisms went up in 2023. But a new statistical report found that many Southern Baptist Convention churches do little to address sexual abuse.
Six Christians killed, eight wounded in Kaduna state, Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen on Sunday raided a village in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria, killing six Christians, area residents said.
Archaeology in the Holy Land finds evidence supporting Bible's historical records
New research in the Holy Land into the growth and construction of Jerusalem is lending further credence to recordings contained within the ancient texts of the Bible.
Why do some Christians celebrate Easter on a different date?
This year in 2024, across most of the Orthodox world, many millions of people are celebrating Easter on Sunday 5 May. This is the story ...
Azerbaijan named among religious freedom violators by religious liberty watchdog
An independent watchdog on religious liberty has recommended Azerbaijan be listed among the State Department's "countries of particular concern" that have committed the most egregious violations of religious freedom.
Attacks on Christians in Egypt were preventable, group says
State security services at fault, rights observers say
God wants me to stand up and speak out against 'woke mob', says Dr Phil
TV personality Phil McGraw - popularly known as Dr Phil - says he feels compelled to speak up about some of the "strange" ideas being pedalled in modern America.
Slaughter of Christians continues in central Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen on Sunday killed two Christians in one area of Benue state after killing five Christians the previous day in another area, sources said.
Former Aussie PM pens memoir of faith
"People used to accuse me of peddling my faith, which I found outrageous by the way. If I was peddling my faith, you would have known. Based on what you've now read, I kept all of that within."
Bishop stabbed in Sydney church returns to pulpit
An Assyrian bishop stabbed while preaching a sermon at a church in Wakeley, Australia, earlier this month says he has suffered visual impairment in one of his eyes due to the incident.
Candace Owens converts to Catholicism
A prominent conservative political commentator has announced that she has joined the Catholic Church, vowing to provide more details about what led to her conversion in the future.
Court in Pakistan orders change in legal marriage age
Different minimums for males and females ruled discriminatory.
The rise of the US evangelical right
Whatever one thinks about that â and opinions sharply differ â it is a political and cultural phenomenon of great importance. But what is its history? How has the US 'evangelical right' emerged as such a political force? And why is it so supportive of Donald Trump and MAGA?
Church leaders in Kenya give qualified support for plan to close orphanages
Amid a growing push to reunite orphans with extended family rather than keep children in residential homes, Kenyan authorities are set to adopt a new program that will phase out traditional orphanages over the next decade.
Seven teenagers arrested following stabbing of bishop
Seven teenagers have been arrested by Australian police for allegedly belonging to a network that follows "violent extremist ideology".
Early Christian Scripture and ancient codices draw collectors' eyes to Paris
The starring role in a June auction at Christie's will be taken by the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, the oldest known book in private hands. Written on papyrus in the Coptic language, it contains the oldest complete version of the First Epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah.