Church Bells Toll 350 Times for Climate Change
Church bells across the nation rang 350 times Saturday to sound the alarm on the threat of global climate change in observance of International Day of Climate Action.
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Church Growth in China Too Fast to Keep Up With, Says Chinese Leader
One of the greatest challenges facing churches in China is training enough pastors to keep up with the booming Christian population, said the president of a Christian organization in China. -
Baptist Pastors Arrested for Aiding Guantanamo Churches
Two Baptist pastors were arrested and detained by the Cuban government recently after distributing financial aid to needy churches in Guantanamo province in the eastern coast of the island nation. -
Nobel Prize Winner Claims World Is Better Without Bible
A Nobel laureate said the Bible is a “handbook of bad morals” and the world would be a better place without the Christian holy book. -
Franklin Graham Preaches to 10,000 at China Megachurch
American evangelist Franklin Graham preached at the second largest church in China on Sunday, proclaiming to around 10,000 people the story of tax collector-turned-Jesus follower Zacchaeus, as recorded in Luke 19. -
1 Million People Rally Against Abortion in Spain
An estimated one million people participated in a rally in Madrid Saturday to protest a proposed new law that would expand permission for abortion. -
Current Food Crisis a Decade in the Making, Says U.N. Agency
The current food crisis was preceded by more than a decade of losses in the fight against world hunger and reached new depths as a result of last year’s food crisis, reported the United Nation’s anti-hunger agency. -
Relief Efforts Strained by Multiple Disasters in Asia
Christian relief groups are responding simultaneously to several major natural disasters in South Asia, which has caused the groups to appeal urgently for donations. -
Campaign Launched to Protect Christians from U.N. Resolution
A ministry working with persecuted Christians launched a campaign Tuesday against a U.N. resolution that many human rights groups say can be manipulated to oppress religious minorities living in Muslim-majority countries. -
Samoan Church Draws 1,000 Mourners for Tsunami Victims
About 1,000 people attended a funeral service at a church located in the formerly picturesque coastal city of Lalomanu, Samoa, Sunday to pay their last respects for those who died in the recent tsunami. -
9 Chinese Megachurch Leaders Kidnapped, Says Rights Group
Nine church leaders from the destroyed Fushan Chinese megachurch were kidnapped by local public security officials, according to a rights group on Tuesday. -
Chinese Officials Secretly Offer to Pay Destroyed Megachurch
Under pressure from the central government, local Chinese officials from Fushan city secretly offered to pay $219,000 (1.5 million yen) in damages to the megachurch it leveled last week. -
Chinese Megachurch Demolished; Congregants Badly Beaten
A megachurch in eastern China was recently demolished by reportedly 400 people in police suits, a human rights group reported Tuesday. -
Egypt Muslim Council: Building of Churches is 'Sin' Against God
Egyptian Muslim leaders are caught in a storm of controversy after a human rights group confronted them about a fatwa (Islamic edict) that stated the building of a church is “a sin against God.” -
WCC Calls on Israel to Dismantle Settlements
The World Council of Churches on Wednesday called on Israel to cease and dismantle its settlements in the occupied territories. -
China Gives Secret Order to Attack Major House Churches
The Chinese government has reportedly issued a secret directive to crack down on at least several major house churches in Beijing, a U.S.-based group reported Tuesday. -
Christian Agencies Offer Aid to Taiwan Typhoon Victims
Christian relief groups were among some of the first organizations to respond to Taiwan’s Typhoon Morakot and remain active in helping in the aftermath of the disaster. -
World Evangelical Alliance Battles Human Trafficking
The world’s largest evangelical organization announced on Monday that it has created a task force on human trafficking. -
Al Qaeda Link Suspected in Pakistan Anti-Christian Riots
Pakistan government officials on Tuesday said they suspect Al Qaeda and Taliban allies are behind the latest series of deadly attacks on Christians. -
Officials: 6 Pakistani Christians Killed by Muslim Extremists
Six Christians, including a child, were killed Saturday in eastern Pakistan by members of a banned radical Muslim group, officials said. -
BWA Awards India's 'Living Saint' Top Rights Award
The Baptist World Alliance awarded an Indian woman who cares for lepers, children infected with HIV/AIDS, and female sex workers its top human rights award this past weekend. -
China Reports 13 Million Abortions a Year
Chinese health officials reported Thursday that compared to 20 million births, more than 13 million abortions are performed each year in China. -
Christian Group Feeds Nearly 150,000 in Pakistan's NWFP
One of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations said it has helped feed nearly 150,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pakistan’s conflict-torn Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP). -
Lawyers to Defend Rights of N. Korean Refugees in China
A group of human rights lawyers will defend a Chinese-Korean Christian woman who was jailed for helping to smuggle 61 North Koreans across the China border. -
Formerly Detained Eritrean Christians Expose Harsh Treatment
After five months in a tiny pitch-black cell, Hzkias, an Eritrean Christian jailed for his faith, said he “looked like another creature.”
