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A Sudanese woman who fled to Egypt after converting from Islam to Christianity is living in secluded isolation as her angry family members try to...

Chinese authorities have quietly sentenced Uyghur Christian Alimjan Yimit to 15 years in prison on the apparently contrived charge of "providing...

Almost 400 years ago, the people of a small German town made a vow that they've kept for centuries. Now, Oberammergau is once again getting ready...

The election of a lesbian bishop poses a stark question for the Episcopal Church: Does it want to continue to be a full member in the global...

Fully 59 percent of those surveyed in Turkey said non-Muslims either "should not" or "absolutely should not" be allowed to hold open meetings where...

China arbitrarily sentenced five more leaders of the Fushan Church in Linfen City, Shanxi Province, on Nov. 30, this time to re-education labor...

The H1N1 flu pandemic is shaking up religious communities and disrupting worship life. But when does caution veer into paranoia, and what is lost...

Constitutional provisions that declare Sunday a day of rest mean German merchants will have to significantly rein in the number of days they are...

World AIDS Day comes with rising hope in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but the battle is far from over among the children born with the disease.

A young Christian man is in hiding in Pakistan from Taliban militants who seek to kill him for "blasphemy" because he defended his faith.

Several Chinese House Church leaders were given severe prison sentences for "illegally occupying farming land" and "disturbing transportation order...

Islamic extremists controlling part of the Somali capital of Mogadishu this month executed a young Christian they accused of trying to convert a...

Most Ethiopians consider themselves Christians because their religion includes biblical teachings and an understanding of Jesus, except that He is...

Since the early morning of November 21, the Upper Egyptian town of Farshoot has been the scene of ongoing Muslim mob violence against Coptic...

Facing "threats" from American culture, prominent Catholic, evangelical and Orthodox Christian leaders are vowing civil disobedience against...