0 5 min 2 mths

Detained Chinese pastor says prosecutor used his children in attempt to force confession

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Liu Zhenbin, a pastor detained in China amid a crackdown on his unregistered congregation, says a prosecutor invoked his young children in an attempt to press him into a confession. He made the claim in a letter […]

Religion
0 4 min 2 mths

Anglicans and Catholics unite in battle over Welsh faith school

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A campaign to protect the church status of an Anglican school in Wales has received support from the Roman Catholic Church in Wales. Trouble began on 14 May, when Pembrokeshire County Council voted to remove Voluntary Controlled (VC) […]

Religion
0 5 min 2 mths

Bishops appeal to Saudi Crown Prince over Ethiopian Christians facing execution

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Three Church of England bishops have appealed directly to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to stop the execution of Ethiopian nationals. “The right to hold, practise and express one’s religious faith, including within a prison setting, is […]

Religion

UN rights panel hears concerns about discrimination against Christians in Europe

0 3 min 7 mths

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A recent resolution by the European Parliament noted that anti-Christian persecution is often most severe in the land of its birth, the Middle East. Now however, a UN event has heard about the situation in Europe itself, where […]

Religion
0 7 min 7 mths

Trump admin. urged to place Syria, Libya on list of worst religious freedom violators

BY   :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    A bipartisan federal government watchdog entity has recommended that the U.S. State Department designate more than a dozen countries as “countries of particular concern,” including Syria and Libya, as a key post overseeing the government’s monitoring of […]

Religion
0 3 min 7 mths

British court rejects Ukrainian extradition for Church supporter

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A British court has rejected an extradition request by the Ukrainian government for a supporter of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) who claims to have been tortured by the country’s security services. Artem Dmytruk, a member of the […]

Religion
0 6 min 7 mths

Bishop of Guildford, Andrew Watson, dies from cancer aged 64

BY  :   Obianuju  Mbah  Christian  Today   The Bishop of Guildford, the Rt Rev Andrew Watson, has died peacefully at the age of 64, just weeks after disclosing that he had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. His death on Tuesday was announced to the […]

Religion
0 7 min 7 mths

As missiles fly overhead, Christians in Lebanon are ‘exhausted’, says bishop

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian  Today   Almost 30,000 people have been forced from their homes in Lebanon after a series of overnight missile attacks struck Beirut on 2 March, bringing an end to the fragile ceasefire that had been in place since late 2024. […]

Religion
0 3 min 7 mths

Turkey should be placed on Special Watch List for barring foreign Christians, says US body

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has joined the European Parliament in taking up the issue of foreign Christians expelled from Turkey, many on “national security” grounds. Since 2020, over 200 foreign Christian workers have been […]

Religion
0 3 min 7 mths

Church Under the Bridge founders to retire after over 30 years of ministry

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor    The husband-and-wife founders of a church that meets under an interstate bridge in Texas have announced they are stepping down after more than three decades of ministry. Jimmy and Janet Dorrell, leaders of the Church Under the Bridge, which meets […]

Religion
0 6 min 7 mths

‘I’d kiss His feet’: Shia LaBeouf ponders meeting Jesus after arrest in New Orleans

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter   Actor Shia LaBeouf appeared to become emotional when discussing what he would say if he ever met Jesus during an interview that also touched on his recent arrest for allegedly assaulting several people in New Orleans amid […]

Religion
0 9 min 7 mths

Christians praying for Iran after death of Supreme Leader Khamenei

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Christians are praying for a new and better future for Iran, one that includes the protection of religious freedom, following the death of the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Open Doors said it was praying for an […]

Religion