Christian broadcaster SAT-7, which transmits programs to the Middle East and North Africa, recently launched its own YouTube Live channel, dramatically expanding its evangelistic reach by use of the latest technology, the media organization announced this week.

Bassam Isaac, the Head of the Syrian Syriac National Council, called on different organizations in Syria to pay attention to the immigration of Christians, and stressed the importance of them remaining in the country.

A top Vatican official has released a "shocking" report to the U.N. estimating that over 100,000 Christians are killed every year for reasons relating to their faith.

Monsieur Silvano Maria Tomassi, Permanent Observer of the Holy See in the United Nations, said that approximately 100,000 Christians are killed annually due to their religious faith.

Fatima Naoot, an Egyptian writer and poet, criticized the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi Sheikh Abu Islam because she allegedly converted to Christianity while also leading a campaign accusing her of infidelity after her defense of Copts in the country.

A major U.S. drone strike in Pakistan on Wednesday killed seven people, including a man believed to be Taliban deputy commander Wali-ur-Rehman, who had been poised to succeed the leader of the terrorist militant group.

A man had a pencil in his head for 15 years, German doctors are reporting this week.

Israel's tourism minister says he plans to focus on drawing evangelicals in the U.S. and China to the Holy Land.

French staff managers have increasingly been reporting faith-related problems at the work place, a new study released on Tuesday showed, with many incidents relating to Muslims trying to force others to observe their practices.

The First Gay Episcopal Bishop, Gene Robinson, made a remark edging dangerously close to apostasy on ABC Australia's popular Q&A show. "Jesus had a very kind of alternative lifestyle," Robinson said, hinting at a possible sexual orientation for the Savior of the world.