Religion Today Archives

Police in Egypt arrested, abused and then extorted money from a Coptic Christian for rescuing his daughter from her Muslim husband, who was holding...

Officials went on alert against churches, ready to quell potential "unrest" with military force after last month's demolition of a church.

Christian relief agencies working in the aftermath of Indonesia's earthquakes must delicately balance their faith and humanitarian aid as they...

An Egyptian Christian arrested in Cairo for handing out gospel leaflets and held in prison illegally for four days has been released.

Churchgoers outpace the general population in charitable giving, but they still give only 2.56 percent. And much of that goes directly to the...

Relief groups have divided their efforts - and joined forces with some unexpected partners - to aid the nearly 4 million people affected by the...

Only 24 people have been convicted a year after anti-Christian mayhem took place in India’s Orissa state, while the number of acquittals has risen...

A Somali Christian woman was shot to death after a militia leader's wife pretended to be interested in Christianity and confirmed that the woman...

An Ethiopian court on Sept. 21 threw out an appeal by two evangelists said to be falsely accused of offering money and gifts to people to convert...

Charlie Daniels is in mid-sermon when an elderly woman faints. It isn't the Kenyan heat that's the culprit -- it's hunger.

The number of American adults who do not identify with a particular religion is growing and may comprise more than 20 percent of the population in...

"This represents a critical victory in the ongoing challenge to protect those who take great risk in proclaiming their Christian faith," said the...

Rick Moore and his congregation are part of an emerging shift away from single-location megachurches toward multiple site church that offers more...

A funeral for a Coptic Christian gruesomely killed on a village street north of Cairo by a Muslim assailant last week turned into a protest by...

The faith journey of a long-time underground Christian in Somalia ended in tragedy this week when Islamic militants controlling a security...