The United States has signed a $5.1 billion five-year bilateral health agreement with Nigeria, directing substantial new funding toward Christian faith-based healthcare providers in an effort to expand health services and protect vulnerable Christian populations. The move marks a new phase in U.S.-Nigeria cooperation under the America First Global Health Strategy.
More than 1,000 police, SWAT and paramilitary units carried out a crackdown on Christian churches across at least 12 congregations for days in Yayang Town, Zhejiang province, detaining hundreds, according to a watchdog report.
Five Iranian Christians have been sentenced to a combined 50 years in prison for religious activities, including prayer, baptism and distributing Bibles, according to watchdog organizations.
A new coalition letter backed by notable Christian conservatives is urging pastors to speak clearly on abortion and the sacredness of unborn lives, especially at a time when churches are experiencing a reported uptick in attendance following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Arizona city officials allegedly threatened a local resident with arrest after he and a group of friends attempted to share their Christian beliefs during a Christmas festival, which First Liberty Institute says infringed on the man’s right to religious expression.
A Pakistani Muslim man who sexually assaulted his Christian neighbor's 6-year-old daughter is pressuring her family to withdraw their police complaint and reach a settlement.
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the first recorded Christmas celebration, the death of "Amazing Grace" writer John Newton and the ordination of Henry Budd.
A court in Pakistan acquitted a Christian charged with blasphemy, his lawyer said.
Several Christians were among a group of prisoners recently released in Eritrea, though seven senior church leaders remain in detention after two decades without charge or trial, a watchdog group has announced.
Rev. Franklin Graham emphasized the importance of teaching the next generation of Americans the importance of giving, as thousands of volunteers worked to package a million shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child at a newly opened ministry center in the Baltimore area.
