Africa
A sweeping new report from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary's Center for the Study of Global Christianity has laid bare the critical challenges facing the worldwide Church in 2026, even as the faith continues to expand in key regions.
Middle East
Two Israeli Defense Forces soldiers have been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days in military prison after a photograph confirmed they destroyed a statue of Jesus Christ in the Christian village of Debel in southern Lebanon.
US
Evangelist Franklin Graham, CEO of Samaritan's Purse, pushed back against Pope Leo XIV this week after the pontiff declared during his Palm Sunday homily that God "does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war."
Persecution
On April 24, 2026, Armenians around the world marked the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, when the Ottoman Empire systematically murdered 1.5 million Armenian Christians during World War I. Thousands gathered at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan to lay flowers at the...
Persecution
Said Mansour Rizk Abdelrazek, a 30 year old Egyptian who converted from Islam to Christianity in 2016, has been detained in Cairo since July 15, 2025 for the crime of believing in Jesus Christ. Egyptian authorities arrested him without a warrant after he posted about his faith online and...
Middle East
Two Israeli Defense Forces soldiers have been removed from combat duty and sentenced to 30 days of military detention after one of them was filmed smashing a statue of Jesus Christ with a sledgehammer in the Christian village of Debel, southern Lebanon.
Middle East
The United States military has declared its naval blockade of Iranian ports "fully implemented," intercepting and turning back oil tankers attempting to leave Iran through the Strait of Hormuz.
US
Jonathan Roumie, the Catholic actor best known for portraying Jesus Christ in the hit series "The Chosen," has entered the public debate between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV over the ongoing conflict in Iran.
US
The Tucker Carlson Network ignited a theological firestorm on April 14 after posting on X that "Muslims love and revere Jesus Christ," a claim that drew immediate and fierce pushback from Christian leaders, theologians, and conservative commentators alike.
Middle East
The United States military campaign against Iran, launched as Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026, has by every measurable standard achieved what past administrations repeatedly failed to do.
Middle East
A new opinion piece published by The Christian Post on April 6, 2026 argues that the commonly drawn distinction between anti Zionism and antisemitism dissolves once examined closely. The essay, written by theological author and Present Witness founder Chris Kuehl, contends that Israel is...
Middle East
A team of Israeli and German archaeologists has discovered the skeletal remains of up to 89 individuals, the vast majority of them infants and young children, inside a repurposed ancient cistern at Tel Azekah, a site approximately 19 miles southwest of Jerusalem. Researchers say it is the...