Freed Chinese Pastor to Receive Human Rights Prize as Eight Believers Stay Jailed

Released to the United States in July after 266 days in detention, the pastor now works to free eight church members still jailed.

Essex Church Fights Council Order Against Its Street Preaching

Bread of Life Community Church appeals a council notice in court on 22 and 29 October, backed by a 27,000-signature petition.

How Do You Pray for Someone Who Wants to Hurt You?

Joe Carter wrote with persecutors like ISIS in mind, and names two reasons we fail to pray for an enemy's conversion.

Madrid Spiritual Discussions Lead Five Atheists to Bible Study

How Caleb and Carina Beaty's Meetup group in Madrid led five atheists to a Bible study in the couple's apartment.

Oregon Bishops Offer Prayers After Elementary School Shooting

Little Rock Catholics Take Respect Life Prayers Into the Streets

How a eucharistic procession through downtown Little Rock drew in passersby, the homeless and a record Respect Life Mass crowd.

Vietnamese Minister Pledges Religious-Freedom Support at Graham Meeting

Vietnam's religious affairs minister visited BGEA and Samaritan's Purse and promised open channels for religious minorities.

If Jesus Never Sinned, Can He Understand Our Temptations?

What Christianity Today and Catholic Answers add about how Jesus could be tempted and why God allows temptation at all.

Once fed by a school meal, Lettie now feeds hope in Malawi

Mary's Meals first filmed Lettie as a hungry 11-year-old. A new documentary shows what a daily meal made possible.

Barnabas Aid reports 12 killed in Nigeria's Benue State

Methodist conference expects dismissal in dispute with about 70 churches

A judge's expected dismissal, the conference's plan to appeal, and the years of departures that led to the courtroom.

Catholic and evangelical leaders call for compassion on immigration

What the first joint Catholic and evangelical statement on immigration says, who wrote it and why it came now.