Lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined Christians from around the country earlier this week at the Museum of the Bible for a national day of repentance, while highlighting the plight of persecuted Christians worldwide.
Worship remains a crime in too many places around the world. But for the first time in a long time, America is attaching consequences not just condolences.
The sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit opened Monday with a call to intensify global advocacy for freedom of belief, as co-chairs warned that religious restrictions and persecution are rising worldwide even as the movement to defend conscience rights gains strength.
Conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson raised eyebrows among some Christians for claiming in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that he feels "completely comfortable" in the Islamic kingdom despite his Christian faith.
Officials in a village in southern Mexico’s Oaxaca state detained for five days and then expelled a Protestant pastor for refusing to participate in Catholic church rituals, according to a U.K-based advocacy group.
A mob of Hindu nationalists demolished the homes of four Christian families in a village in India’s Maharashtra state after they refused to abandon their faith, amid a broader surge in violence against Christians across the country.
A Christian persecution watchdog has objected to the United Arab Emirates’ inclusion in President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, citing the Gulf nation’s alleged military role in Sudan’s ongoing civil war. The group has warned that the board’s formation risks weakening international law and accountability frameworks.