Anugrah Kumar
Women and children among dozens killed in Pentecostal church stampede
At least 31 people, including a pregnant woman and children, were killed in a stampede at an annual "Shop for Free" charity program organized by a Pentecostal church in southern Nigeria, according to a report.
Only 37% of pastors have biblical worldview - study
A new study from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University has found that just 37% of Christian pastors in the United States have a biblical worldview, demonstrating that spiritual awakening is "needed just as desperately in our pulpits as in the pews," according to the pollster.
Churches attacked after Muslims arrested over death of Christian student
A mob of Muslims have vandalized three church buildings and damaged and looted Christian-owned shops in Nigeria's Sokoto state after police arrested two Muslims for beating to death 25-year-old Christian student Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu and burning her body over false allegations of blasphemy.
Tim Keller shares cancer update: 'God has seen it fit to give me more time'
The 71-year-old pastor said that "a rigorous and demanding" procedure awaits him.
Nigerian student beaten to death, body burned over 'blasphemous' WhatsApp message
A 25-year-old Christian student in Nigeria's Sokoto State was beaten to death and her body burned after her Muslim classmates purportedly found a blasphemous message she had sent to a school WhatsApp group, according to a persecution watchdog.
Coptic Christian shot dead at work, assailants set fire to his car and flee
Four unidentified masked men barged into the shop of a young Coptic man in the city of Dabaa in Egypt, shot him in the head 22 times, killing him on the spot, and burned his car before fleeing the scene, according to media reports.
Parishes that left the US Episcopal Church over same-sex stance ordered to hand back property
The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that properties held by 14 churches that left The Episcopal Church over its ordination of gay clergy and acceptance of same-sex unions more than a decade ago shall be returned to the denomination and its affiliated diocese in the state.
Iranian pastor granted Easter furlough from prison
"We urge the Iranian authorities to go one step further and release this innocent man, so that he can enjoy his freedom without fear of harassment or re-arrest."
Dozens of Christians arrested in India just before Easter
Police in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state arrested dozens of Christians celebrating Maundy Thursday in their Evangelical church after a mob of radical Hindu nationalists surrounded the building and locked the doors in retaliation for the alleged forced conversions of Hindus to Christianity.
Man poisoned by wife after converting to Christianity
A Muslim woman in eastern Uganda added poison to the food of her husband, a former Islamic teacher who converted to Christianity about a week earlier, after noticing him praying in the name of Christ, according to a report.
Christian YouTuber sentenced to 10 years in prison in Indonesia
An Indonesian Christian YouTuber has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for posting a video that purportedly offended people across the Muslim-majority country.
Hillsong denies making Bobbie Houston redundant by text
Hillsong Church refuted claims Saturday that it fired its co-founder, Bobbie Houston, by text message after she and her husband, founder Brian Houston, publicly shared communications she received about her termination.
Myanmar military destroy over 47 churches in 2 predominantly Christian states, rights groups say
Myanmar's military has destroyed at least 47 churches and more than a dozen affiliated buildings in its attacks in the predominantly Christian states of Chin and Kayah since it staged a coup last February, human rights groups have said.
Top Christian worship songs of 2021
After reviewing 2.7 million songs churches sang and 91,000 sermons delivered in 2021 amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic, the church technology company Faithlife has published its annual report revealing top worship songs and sermon trends of the last year.
Tribunal to hear case of Christian doctor who refused to use preferred pronouns
"My case affects everyone, not just me and Bible-believing Christians, but anyone who is concerned by compelled speech and transgender ideology being enforced on the NHS and other public services."
Oklahoma megachurch leaves United Methodist Church over theological differences
A megachurch in Oklahoma has dropped "United Methodist" from its name and started fully disaffiliating from America's second-largest Protestant denomination due to what it describes as the United Methodist Church's "slow and steady drift" from its historic Christian mission.