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It seems every week brings a new, horrific attack against Christians overseas. Is the church in the West paying attention?

We in America experience nothing like the physical assault, vicious imprisonment, unjust trials, torture, maiming and outright killing so many of...

Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara attended a wedding a few days ago, and it made national news.

Our 24/7 news cycle is consumed these days with American politicians sparring over the debt ceiling and the implementation of President Obama's...

"I'm afraid to get out from my home and walk in the streets of the village," says Father Youannis Shawky, a Coptic priest. "The situation is so...

To mark the one-year anniversary of Saeed Abedini's imprisonment for his Christian faith Sept. 26, thousands of people will attend prayer vigils in...

Anguish and anger has erupted across Pakistan since Sunday after two suicide bombers killed dozens of people as they were leaving church services.

As newly elected Iranian president Hassan Rouhani arrived at the United Nations this week, he crossed paths with the wife of imprisoned...

Members of the Islamist terrorist group al Shabaab, wearing black turbans and carrying grenades and automatic weapons, ordered women, men and...

In the wake of catastrophic flooding across a wide area of northern Colorado, a disaster relief unit from Samaritan's Purse arrived in Boulder...

In July, the pope's remarks on gays captured headlines around the world. Speaking at a news conference aboard the papal plane, Pope Francis told...

Rescue and relief aid workers have continued to work diligently in spite of the fog, heavy rain and flooding that has left mass devastation across...

The American Center for Law and Justice has launched an online campaign to help secure the release of American pastor Saeed Abedini, who is serving...

An early morning shooting at DC's Navy Yard has left at least 12 people dead, according to D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray. At least three people are in...

When Laxmi Sovi, a Christian widow in India's Chhattisgarh state, heard her door opening one morning last month, she could not have guessed that by...