Christianity

European Parliament demands Pakistan free 13-year-old Christian girl in forced marriage, conversion

Shahbaz was married to her abductor in March, despite most provinces requiring a person to be at least 18 to marry.

Rubaha, 8, watches from the entrance of her home as a buffalo is held down for sacrificial slaughter in celebration of Eid al-Adha in the Walled City of Lahore, Pakistan, June 8, 2025.
Taliban personnel detain a woman in Herat, Afghanistan, for allegedly violating the dress code.

Female Afghan Christian convert flees Taliban, only to risk deportation in Qatar

 Rabbi Zamir Isayev attends a religious freedom forum held on Capitol Hill, July 2026.

Rabbi shows interfaith relations in Azerbaijan at Religious Freedom Forum on Capitol Hill

U.S. Vice President JD Vance walks as Jared Kushner looks on, after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.

JD Vance’s conspiracy theories are a danger to the US and Israel - opinion


Vatican ambassador visits Israel Museum’s archaeology wing

Archbishop Giorgio Lingua visited the Israel Museum's Archaeology Department, which houses various historical artifacts, including those related to the crucifixion and Jesus Christ.

VATICAN AMBASSADOR to Israel Archbishop Giorgio Lingua (center) and the delegation, together with Isaac Molcho and Yasha Grobman of the Israel Museum.

Why 800 million Evangelical Christians stand with Israel in an age of rising antisemitism - opinion

At the recent Muni Expo in Tel Aviv, I participated in a panel discussion titled “Faith, Freedom, and the Future of the Free World.” The panel was organized by security expert Sagiv Asulin.

PASAGES STUDENTS attend a rally in Washington to show their support for Israel

A future pope will 'welcome us back', says priest from excommunicated antisemitic Catholic sect

The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) - a rebel group of ultra-conservative Catholics - was excommunicated after four bishops were ordained without Pope Leo's approval on Wednesday.

A faithful receives a blessing in front of the traditionalist Catholic Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) in Econe, Switzerland, July 2, 2026.

Iran threatening Tehran's historic Qavam Church in latest move against Iranian Christian minority

“Six security forces went into the church and sat through a session, saying they wanted to ‘identify’ people,” said Sasan Tavassoli, a US-based minister with the Presbyterian Church in Iran.

SAINT PETER Evangelical Church of Tehran, interior.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee compares America-Israel alliance to marriage that cannot afford divorce

“When I hear people say, ‘Is it possible America and Israel will split apart and no longer enjoy this extraordinary partnership?’ I say, ‘No... we are not that stupid," Huckabee said.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee address a special Israeli-American Council (IAC) America 250 celebration in Israel, hosted by businesswoman and philanthropist Shari Arison.

Israel officially recognizes Armenian Genocide after decades of diplomatic friction - analysis

Israel’s recognition of the genocide has been decades in the making. It's been a strange aspect of Israel’s history that, for many years, the Armenian genocide was downplayed in official circles.

Members of the Armenian community in Jaffa perform a pray during a memorial service held to mark the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, at the Armenian Church of Saint Nicholas, in Jaffa, April 24, 2021.

German nun awarded order of merit after decades of caring for leprosy patients in Pakistan

Sister Annette Dimigen, a member of the Protestant Sisterhood of the Christ Bearers, has played a key role in humanitarian outreach through the Aid to Leprosy Patients Association.

Nuns walk with flowers to attend the funeral of the German-born Sister Dr. Ruth Pfau, outside the St. Patrick's Cathedral in Karachi, Pakistan August 19, 2017.

Christian converts still face discrimination, arrests in Egypt, US State Dept. confirms

American estimates suggest that around 10% of Egypt’s population was Christian as of 2022, though the exact figures are difficult to gather, as noted by the report.

A GREEK Orthodox priest holds up a bible during the Holy Friday service at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of St George in Coptic Cairo on May 3, 2024.

For Zion’s sake: An emerging Catholic voice for Israel - opinion

Catholic influencers' rhetoric has contributed to a climate in which hostility toward Israel is presented as the authentic Catholic position. Catholic Voices for Israel denounces this.

(FROM L): RABBI Yakov Nagen; Rafi Nahra, patriarchal vicar for Israel, based in Nazareth; and Rabbi Sarel Rosenblatt at the Vatican.

Pentagon updates US military's list of recognized religions following backlash from Mormons

The recently shortened list of recognized religions for the US army listed the Mormon church as seperate to the broader category of "Christian," sparking outrage.

US Army soldiers walk in formation during the Sword 26 exercise, approaching a MEDEVAC vehicle as NATO forces demonstrate innovation in battlefield casualty evacuation using drones and medical tech in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 11, 2026.