A large Byzantine church with mosaic floors dating back to the sixth century has been uncovered in the area of Jericho in the West Bank, the biblical city conquered by Joshua and the Israelites, according to the Old Testament account.
China is celebrating its New Year on Sunday but for the country's Christians, there are fears of yet more oppression and control through technology.
"We show that the initial rise in deaths of despair in the US was preceded by a large decline in organized religious participation."
A Christian man in Malta is being prosecuted after he shared his testimony about leaving behind homosexual relationships in an interview with a local media outlet.
North Korea has again come out on top of Open Door's annual World Watch List where Christians suffer the most severe persecution.
"It's a black Sunday for the Catholic Diocese of Minna."
"The attack was the last thing we ever thought would happen in our church today."
Nearly three out of every four teenagers have viewed pornography at some point in their lives, with more than half first seeing sexually explicit material by age 13, according to a new study.
A Christian church leader and his wife are among four Christians arrested in Iran in the last few weeks.
The construction of the Mor Efrem Syriac Ancient Orthodox Church, the first-ever church built in the modern Republic of Turkey, is nearly complete and is expected to open within two months, the Istanbul Syriac Ancient Foundation has announced.
Leading Israeli archaeologists and researchers have decried what they perceive as a lack of oversight amid a series of archaeological discoveries, including recent announcements from a professor claiming to have deciphered historic Bible-era inscriptions.
A Christian grave site in Jerusalem took a hard hit on Sunday after over 30 graves were vandalized with crosses torn off and headstones broken down, drawing condemnation from the Church of England and Isreal's foreign ministry.
One Christian was killed and 53 were kidnapped on Dec. 25 in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria after more than 40 Christians were slain in the week leading up to Christmas, sources said.
