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Non-Arab Christians in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains said they feel forgotten after Sudanese air forces killed at least 11 of the faithful in bombings...

Iranian government forces began a coordinated and pre-planned raid during a meeting of Iranian Christians celebrating Christmas last week, during...

As part of heightened persecution of Christians since South Sudan seceded from Sudan last year, Sudanese authorities have arrested two priests of...

As the international community and the Nigerian government continue to discuss how to confront the Islamist group Boko Haram, Christians in Nigeria...

Here are the stories the editors of ReligionToday.com believe most affected Christians around the world during the past 12 months.

Christmas Eve attacks by suspected Islamic extremists in northern Nigeria’s Borno state – already reeling from the slaughter of at least 10...

A few dozen churches in the U.S. offer concealed carry certification classes as a way to reach out to non-Christians and attract new members....

A new study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life shows that while Christians and Muslims make up the two largest groups, those with no...

"The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. Those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them" (Isaiah 9:2). Those words...

As American Christians prepare to celebrate the birth of the Son of God with family and friends, safe from the threat of physical persecution and...

"We are not celebrating Christmas like before," says a church leader from the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. "We will have services in church and...

I am thankful for the lessons I have learned from persecuted Christians, especially on their observance of Christmas. They return to the true heart...

Unfortunately, the U.S. State Department has not held Saudi Arabia to its 2006 pledge to reform Saudi textbooks within two years. In October, seven...

A teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., reflecting on the carnage and tragedy of one of the worst school shootings in U.S....

Even in the face of such a tragedy, Christians must speak. We will have to speak in public about this evil, and we will have to speak in private...