Canadian pastor arrested over worship service freed from prison
A Canadian pastor says he is "thankful" to be freed from prison after being detained over an outdoor worship service.
A Canadian pastor says he is "thankful" to be freed from prison after being detained over an outdoor worship service.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned a wave of violence across Canada that has seen a number of churches attacked.
This week, China celebrates 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party. But do not be fooled by the skyscrapers and consumer goods. A hundred years on, China is still a communist nation. And its leaders still hate Christians who refuse to bow to their ideology, writes Dr David Landrum.
Hindu nationalism is driving a wave of violent persecution against Christians in India, human rights group Open Doors has warned.
Euthanasia has come into effect in Spain, a few months after legislation was passed in March.
Three Iranian Christians have been sentenced to five years in prison for "engaging in propaganda against the Islamic regime."
Tearfund has launched an appeal to help people left displaced by a volcanic eruption in the Democratic Republic of Congo last month.
A new documentary will be taking a closer look at Hillsong in the wake of the Carl Lentz scandal that led to a major overhaul across the Australia-based Church.
Many groups view religious leaders and their influence on their communities as a threat to their power, and as such often attempt to use them as a means of ensuring the total cooperation of civilians in the areas under their control. Where leaders refuse to be used in this manner, they can face threats, violence, extortion, and even execution.
Save the Children, Plan International and World Vision warn that children are suffering disproportionately.
In what some say is an "unprecedented" move, the Vatican lodged a diplomatic protest against an Italian bill that would penalize discrimination and hate speech based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Bishops on both sides of the English Channel have appealed to their countries for more "constructive" policies on migrants and refugees than "closing frontiers".
Iran recently changed the law to criminalise "deviant education or propaganda", and it is already being used to persecute Christians.