Recent torching, killing and looting in a country once hailed as one of Africa’s most stable may have been premeditated, contradicting early assumptions that the violence erupted spontaneously after Kenya’s disputed presidential election.
The tenth Iraqi church bombed within two weeks recently occurred in the northern city of Mosul, injuring two people and destroying part of the church structure.
Christians across denominational lines celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Friday.
Violence in the once-hailed democratic oasis continued Thursday between angry young demonstrators and police, making it difficult for Christian aid groups to provide help to affected victims.
Presidential candidates were urged to resist divisive religious rhetoric and respect religious freedom while on the campaign trail by a group of Christian leaders Tuesday.
One of the largest ecumenical groups in the United States decided Friday it would not be involved in this year's presidential race in spite of the potential future benefits it could reap in knowing the next man or woman in the White House.
Islamic Saudi Arabia and communist North Korea are expected to be the world’s worst persecutors of Christians in 2008, a church persecution advocacy group predicted.
The Vatican announced it will hold a “historic” meeting with Muslim leaders this spring in response to an unprecedented letter signed by over a hundred Muslim clerics, scholars, and intellectuals calling for understanding based on their common ground of belief in one God.
Some prominent evangelical leaders are criticizing the heads of the National Association of Evangelicals for signing a letter to Muslim leaders containing controversial language.
President George W. Bush signed a bill Monday that allows states and local governments to cut investment ties with companies that do business with Sudan. The bill is aimed at pressuring Khartoum to end the violence in the Darfur region.