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Religion
Ireland’s Religious Revolution: New Churches Thrive Amid Country’s Increased Secularization
It’s 5.30pm on a Sunday in central Dublin. Just off O’Connell Street, tourists in T-shirts tramp past yet another of […]
Religious Leaders Unite to #PrayForManchester After Terror Attack Leaves 22 Dead, Dozens Injured
Several children are among the 22 dead after a suicide attack hit a teen pop concert in Manchester on Monday […]
New Protestant Church Is Being Built In China’s City of Mao
Sweeping heavenward like an enormous glass-and-metal ski jump, a new Protestant church dominates the crumbled earth, freshly planted trees and […]
South Korea’s Yoido Full Gospel, the Biggest Megachurch on Earth, Faces “Crisis of Evangelism”
If the building didn’t have a giant cross out front, it could easily be mistaken for a sports arena.
Female Pastors Bring Hope, Minister to Christians Left Behind In Middle East
Female pastors who serve in the reformist Arab evangelical church are filling spots left by male clergy who have fled […]
Russian Prosecutor Demands Blogger Who Played Pokemon Go Inside a Church Be Jailed
A Russian state prosecutor asked a court to jail a blogger who played Pokemon Go inside a church for three-and-a-half […]
Pope Francis Begins Brief but Dicey Trip to Egypt
Although Pope Francis’s April 28-29 trip to Egypt will be extremely brief, barely more than 24 hours in the country, […]
China’s Unregistered Churches Drive Religious Revolution
“The government won’t approve it, but the question is if they’ll shut it down.”
A New Anglican Church Is Being Built In Abu Dhabi
In the Middle East this year, Holy Week had a bloody start with the bombings claimed by Islamist extremists at […]
Former President Obama Expected to Take Part In Berlin Protestant Conference as Germany Marks 500th Anniversary of the Reformation
Former U.S. President Barack Obama will take part in a discussion event with Chancellor Angela Merkel at a Protestant conference […]
Former Jihadi Now Leads Weekly Bible Readings After Turning to Jesus
When 22 Christian refugees gathered in the basement of an apartment in Istanbul early on a recent Sunday afternoon, it […]
After Restoration Work, Tomb of Christ Still at Risk of “Catastrophic” Collapse
Restoration work at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem reveals one of world’s holiest sites rests on a […]
$4 Million Project to Restore the Tomb of Jesus In Jerusalem Is Completed
A restoration team Monday announced the completion of a historic renovation of one of Christianity’s holiest sites — the shrine […]
Pope Francis Apologizes for Catholics’ Participation In Rwanda Genocide
After a meeting with the Rwandan president, Pope Francis “implored anew God’s forgiveness for the sins and failings of the […]
Islam Projected to Overtake Christianity as World’s Largest Religion by End of Century
By the middle of this century, the number of Muslims worldwide will roughly equal those of Christians and by the […]
Some British Parliament Members Call Church of England’s Stance on Gay Marriage ‘Untenable’
MPs are branding the established Church’s status on sexuality ‘untenable’, ‘unfair’ and ‘hard to justify’ as they piled on pressure […]
Egyptian Government Has Failed to Protect Coptic Christians, Amnesty International Says
Amnesty International says the Egyptian government has failed to protect hundreds of Coptic Christians who fled their homes in northern […]
