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Fifteen Christians attending a Bible study in China's southwestern Sichuan Province were recently detained by twenty police officers and forced to remain in custody for over two weeks.

A North Korean woman who was sold as a sex slave in China and then imprisoned risked everything - even her life - to return home and share her Christian faith with her family.

Darren Mulligan of the "We Are Messengers" band said he fled from Ireland to America in 2003 to pursue a rock music career and to escape his home responsibilities; he was living a life not focused on God until he slid downward. He eventually realized his selfish decisions, and became a beacon of hope.

Cuban pastors and worshippers say they are in the middle of a boom in evangelical worship, despite the country's atheism-anchored history.

Due to Muslim conversions, faith leaders indicate Christianity now is making a comeback in Europe.

A devout Muslim woman who harbored a deep hatred of Christians converted to Christianity after Jesus appeared to her in a dream and told her to visit a local church.

Film producers and spouses Roma Downey and Mark Burnett are working on a faith-based series for Netflix entitled "Messiah," reflecting the second coming of Jesus.

Christians dislodged in Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists are being deprived of access to food and assistance at displacement camps run by local Muslim organizations, according to Christian persecution watchdog group, Open Doors USA.

The Case For Christ is a new Christian drama film based on a book written by an award-winning investigative journalist, who as an atheist was working to disprove the newfound Christian faith of his wife. The movie debuts in theaters April 7.

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) signed a bill Friday that gives broad legal protections to faith-based, taxpayer-funded agencies whose representatives refuse to place adoptive children in certain households for reasons based on religious beliefs, especially relating to sexual orientation of child-seeking parents.

Five Christian leaders in China's northeastern Liaoning province, who were arrested for allegedly purchasing and selling Christian books, now received prison sentences for doing so.

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The pastor of a "secret church" has opened up about the dangers he faces in a predominantly Muslim country and shared how he works to care for the widows and families of Christians killed because of their faith.

When Rev. Joe Martin was an atheist, he said he saw most Christians as hypocrites. Then he found God as he aged into his late 50s, and something happened that he describes as "pretty amazing."

A Muslim man who once adhered to a strict interpretation of Islam embraced Christianity after a "mighty man" with "blood-stained hands" saved him from certain death - twice.

Quarterback-turned-baseball player Tim Tebow may have started spring training with the New York Mets organization, but he'd rather be known for his mission work than his skills on the field.

A Middle Eastern man who hated Christianity and struggled with alcoholism embraced the religion he once despised after he miraculously survived being run over by a train.

Not all movie-goers are rushing to see the sexually charged, new sequel film "50 Shades Darker." In fact, religious freedom campaigner Naghmeh Abedini, former wife of previously imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini, countered the release of the film by instead supporting a grassroots movement to combat domestic abuse and sexual violence.

The Ebola crisis and 11 years of rebel war in Sierra Leone have left many people hungry for the hope of the Gospel and compelled hundreds to reject Islam and embrace Christianity, according to a new report.

A roundtrip to The Ark Encounter and Creation Museum, planned by Virginia parks and recreation department employees of a city ironically named "Christiansburg," was canceled after Freedom From Religion Foundation representatives pointed out the trip would violate the Constitution due to the "Christian and proselytizing nature" of the destination's exhibits.

The pastor of a house church in China's coastal Zhejiang province has asked the international community to pray for him amid fears he may be re-arrested

Franklin Graham has clarified his stance on President Donald Trump's executive order restricting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries considered hotbeds of terrorism and said that Americans need to "support the president" when there are "danger signs".

A Muslim man from South Asia, who once led a group of extremists to attack Christian churches, was brought to the end of his rope when his only child was diagnosed with leukemia. He planned to commit suicide with his family, but God intervened and saved them, and healed his son.

Franklin Graham, CEO of the humanitarian aid organization Samaritan’s Purse, said the hospital they set up outside Mosul in Iraq is treating not only civilians but wounded ISIS soldiers as well.

Doctoral students in Baylor University's religion department launched an online petition asking administrators of the private Christian institution to join the growing "sanctuary campus" movement.