Africa
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has urged the Trump administration to spotlight the suffering of Christians and religious minorities in Sudan, calling for the same level of attention given to Christian persecution in Nigeria.
Middle East
As Israeli airstrikes pounded southern Beirut this week, displacing an estimated 300,000 people across Lebanon, one church became the only refuge for some of the most vulnerable: refugees and migrants who say they were turned away from government shelters.
Middle East
The war unfolding around Iran is not just reshaping the Middle East. It may determine the fate of Armenia, the world's first Christian nation, which sits at a critical crossroads between the Persian Gulf and the Black Sea.
Africa
Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Holy See's Permanent Observer to the United Nations in Geneva, delivered a sobering address on March 3 at an event titled "Standing with Persecuted Christians: Defending the Faith and Christian Values." It was the first time a state sponsored side event...
Africa
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has officially suspended all Christian pilgrimages to Israel and the occupied West Bank with immediate effect, citing the rapidly deteriorating security situation in the Middle East.
Africa
In a new article for The Christian Post, author Robin Schumacher exposes the unseen spiritual force behind the systematic persecution and murder of Christians around the globe. Drawing from Revelation chapters 17 and 18, Schumacher identifies "Babylon the Great" as the trans historical...
Middle East
Four of the world's largest Christian denominations have issued a joint statement warning that the world is approaching a "dangerous tipping point" as conflicts continue to escalate with no end in sight.
Middle East
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth acknowledged during an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes Overtime" that aired Sunday that the war in Iran carries a religious element, a statement that has intensified debate over the role of eschatology in the ongoing conflict.
Middle East
For the first time in 2,000 years, visitors can walk the ancient Pilgrims' Road in Jerusalem, a stone paved street dating back to the time of Jesus Christ. The road officially opened to the public on January 20, 2026, when roughly 30 people participated in the inaugural tour.
Middle East
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is aggressively pressuring Iran's Assembly of Experts to appoint Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as the next ruler of the Islamic Republic.
Europe
The Holy See has issued a stark warning to the United Nations: Christians are the most persecuted religious community on the planet. Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, the Vatican's Permanent Observer to the UN in Geneva, delivered the message at a conference titled "Standing with Persecuted...
Middle East
Nearly 30,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon after more than ten powerful airstrikes struck Beirut's southern suburbs at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026. Evacuation warnings were issued to approximately 50 villages, forcing thousands of families to flee.