Christianity is the most persecuted religion: in 102 of the 198 countries included in a Pew Research study, Christians face restrictions and hostility because of their faith.

U.N. rapporteur Heiner Bielefeldt suggests preventing violence in the name of religion through trust building and a political agenda based on freedom of conscience

Venezuelan Christians worried after police kill Kluiberth Roa, an evangelical teenager. President Maduro refers to Evangelicals as “right-wing cults”.

Christianity was born in Bethlehem, in what's now the West Bank. Places like Qatar and Bahrain have seen their Christian ranks surge from basically nothing a century ago to 10% and 13% of their respective populations.

Bert de Ruiter, Consultant Christian Muslim Relations for Operation Mobilisation Netherlands, talks about how to achieve a better understanding between Christians and Muslims.

British churches participate in Fairtrade Fortnight to provide a fair deal for farmers and producers in the developing world. Retail sales fell by 3.7 per cent last year.

Assyrian Christian minority was the target, says Syrian Human Rights group based in London. “I feel so helpless. Cannot do anything for them but pray,” say relatives.

Many churches worldwide prayed for the persecuted Church in their Sunday services the 22nd February, following the 21martyrs.com initiative.

The cool thing about Galatians is that it’s so easy to understand. Paul has one simple message he conveys from beginning to end. It is the key New Testament truth that justification is by faith alone.

They had been abducted by the Libyan branch of Islamic State in two different incidents in December and January. Egypt's military reacted by attacking Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday. 

Lars Dahle (vice-rector of a Journalism Faculty in Norway) comments on the role of Christian journalists in secular media.

So often, we’re believers who hide under the bed or under a rug, whose main desire is to remain unnoticed so that nobody condemns us to such an extent that we’re unable to deal with it.

31 cases of attacks on Christians registered in December alone. Believers create United Christian Forum with helpline. 

The Chinese Communist Party worries that, on current trends, China will be the largest Protestant country in the world by around 2030.

What can The West learn from Africa about religion in the public square? At least 5 lessons. 

Starting a church in “the land of $3,000 apartments, transient tech workers and rationalist tendencies,” is a challenge that church planters are facing. Reaching young professionals seem to be the key, according to a The Guardian report.

On Sunday, nearly 200 people attended a prayer meeting for Goto and his family, said Kazuto Takahashi, pastor at the United Church of Christ in Japan in Denenchofu, Tokyo, where Goto was a member.

Study shows 17% of the Dutch believe in God, slightly more than 25% describe themselves as atheists and the absolute majority, 60%, waver between belief and unbelief. Number of believers amongst young people is higher than amongst older people.

Christians in Niger are “joyfully meeting in homes under police protection as they plan to rebuild church buildings and houses after attacks last weekend (Jan. 16-18)”, reports the Morning Star News Agency.

Believers under pressure after 45 Churches are burnt. Government arrests 90 violent protestors. Reports come in about Islamists marking Christian homes.

Council of Europe will vote a resolution asking European governments to “tackle intolerance in Europe with a special focus on Christians”. Evangelicals hope this will protect faith communities in countries in which they are marginalized.

We must engage in rigorous, complex and thoughtful processes as we contemplate our response both to the wickedness of violence in the name of religion and the publication of offensive cartoons; be they satirical or otherwise.

“They chased our women and children, and detained our colleague Manuel Gomez Gomez, who is now in prison”. Representatives of 200 families ask for an open dialogue with the State government.

“For too long as Christians we have been shouting from the sidelines rather than getting on the pitch”, says the campaign. Their website offers Christian guidelines to British political parties.

“Are we spending the next few years commenting and complaining about the state of the country or ar we going to follow the Biblical precendet of people like Joseph, Esther and Daniel?”, asks a campaign of Christians in Politics UK.