More stories in world

• 

  With fewer than 1,500 Catholics in Mongolia, Pope Francis' upcoming visit brings attention to the long and complex history of the minority religious group

  Huaiyu Chen | Wed 30 Aug 2023 11:38 BST

  Pope Francis is set to make the first-ever visit to Mongolia, a country with fewer than 1,500 Catholics, all of whom have come to the faith since 1992. But the pope's visit is a reminder that the country has a long and complex history with Christianity, among many other faiths.

• 

  American nurse kidnapped in Haiti forgives abductors

  Nicole Alcindor | Mon 28 Aug 2023 10:28 BST

  Alix Dorsainvil, an American Christian nurse kidnapped from the school of Christian education ministry El Roi Haiti and released this month, has spoken out in a public video saying she "holds no grudges" against her kidnappers and forgives them.

• 

  Indian bishops call for UN action against anti-Christian violence in India and Pakistan

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 28 Aug 2023 10:21 BST

  The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council in India has called for United Nations intervention amid escalating anti-Christian violence in Pakistan's Punjab province and Manipur state in northeast India.

• 

  Nigerian court affirms right to convert from Islam to Christianity

  Anugrah Kumar | Sat 26 Aug 2023 8:51 BST

  A court in northern Nigeria has granted a court order protecting an 18-year-old Christian convert from threats to her life by family members, a ruling that emphasizes the fundamental right to change religion, in this case, from Islam to Christianity.

• 

  Gender conversion laws threaten religious freedom in Australia

  David Goodwin | Fri 25 Aug 2023 16:55 BST

  "There is a danger that NSW parents could lose the legal right to discuss issues of sex and sexuality with their children under new conversion practices legislation."

• 

  Tribunal upholds religious liberty in drag queen case

  David Goodwin | Fri 25 Aug 2023 9:21 BST

  "This is a really good precedent-setting decision for all Christians who want to stand up and speak out against the sexualisation of children."

• 

  Christian in Pakistan charged with blasphemy for TikTok upload

  Morning Star News | Wed 23 Aug 2023 12:35 BST

  Video posted of content that led to prior attacks in Jaranwala.

• 

  Kenya closes churches over 'starvation massacre' that has killed 427

  Fredrick Nzwili | Wed 23 Aug 2023 12:13 BST

  While deploring the mass starvation of members of Good News International Ministries in Malindi, officials of established churches are resisting calls for more regulation of religious groups.

• 

  3-month jail term given for halting Christian worship in Indonesia

  Morning Star News | Wed 23 Aug 2023 12:02 BST

  A Christian would have received harsh punishment for same crime, rights advocate says.

• 

  Concerns for treatment of believers in Holy Land

  David Goodwin | Tue 22 Aug 2023 8:47 BST

  Visiting the Stella Maris monastery in Haifa to express his solidarity with Christians, Israel's President, Isaac Herzog, spoke out against the growing trend of religious intolerance.

• 

  Pakistan: Christians hold open-air services after churches and homes destroyed

  Raymond Powell | Mon 21 Aug 2023 9:43 BST

  Christians in Pakistan were forced to worship in the open air on Sunday after their homes and churches were burnt down by mobs last week.

• 

  Indian Christians arrested after being accused of conversion

  Christian Today India | Sat 19 Aug 2023 8:44 BST

  Five individuals, three of whom were pastors, were detained and freed on bail the same day after being brought before a sub-divisional magistrate.