Samuel Smith
ISIS has 'returned in force' to Iraq
As governments try to combat the spread of COVID-19, there has been a resurgence of deadly attacks by the Islamic State in Iraq over two years after the group's territorial defeat.
GOD TV in Israel threatened with closure
A new evangelical Christian television channel in Israel has been threatened with being shut down if it engages in any type of missionary activity
Abducted seminarian was killed because he shared Christian faith with his captors
A member of a Nigerian highway gang that's responsible for killing a kidnapped Catholic seminarian earlier this year admitted in a recent media interview that the aspiring priest was killed because he wouldn't stop proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ to his captors.
Judge says Wheaton College students can evangelize in Chicago park
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Wheaton College students who were barred from evangelizing in a downtown Chicago park must be allowed to exercise their First Amendment rights until the legal dispute is resolved.
Another church is shut down as crackdown continues in Algeria
Yet another Christian church has been ordered to shut down in Algeria as the government's crackdown on houses of worship continues.
Family of Leah Sharibu deny reports Christian teenager has given birth in captivity
The family of abducted Nigerian Christian teenager Leah Sharibu has spoken out after reports published over the weekend suggested that their daughter has given birth to the son of a Boko Haram commander and that she was forced to accept Islam.
Pastor execution shocks Christians; Answers demanded from government
Christians are demanding answers and calling for three days of prayer and fasting after the execution of one of a pastor.
Biden accuses Trump of fuelling hatred in address to black church leaders
Democrat presidential hopeful and former Vice President Joe Biden told hundreds of black church leaders that President Donald Trump is fanning the flames of hatred in the United States.
Many young Christians feel like the Church can't answer their questions
Extensive new research from The Barna Group shows that nearly half of young adults worldwide who have a connection to Christianity feel that the Church can't answer their questions.
35 million young people to have abandoned the Christian faith by 2050 - report
It is also predicted that Christianity in America will make up just 59 per cent of the country's population by 2050, compared to 73 per cent today.
Trump earmarks $25m fund for the protection of religious freedom
President Donald Trump announced Monday that the United States will dedicate $25 million to protect religious sites and houses of worship across the world and also announced the creation of a coalition of top business leaders to help protect religious freedom in the workplace.
India, suspicious of religious conversions, tightens rules on foreign-funded non-profits
Authorities in India are reportedly now requiring employees of foreign-funded nonprofits to sign notarized affidavits saying they will not engage in religious conversion.
Islamic extremists tell Christians to convert or leave
Thousands of Christians have fled their homes this month and are seeking shelter after they were given the choice to either flee or convert by Islamic extremists.
Wheaton college students sue city of Chicago after being stopped from evangelising
Four student evangelists from Wheaton College in Illinois are suing Chicago city over a set of rules that they say are restricting their freedom of speech and religion at a popular park.
Site of Jesus Christ's resurrection may have been found, archaeologists say
Archaeologists believe they may have discovered the location of the town of Emmaus, where Jesus is recorded in the Bible as appearing to two of his disciples after His resurrection.
Christian film 'Overcomer' opens in top 3 at box office, grosses $8.2M
The faith-themed Kendrick brothers film "Overcomer" had a strong opening, placing third at the box office its opening weekend and grossing over $8.2 million at over 1,700 theaters.