Taliban bombers are said to have detonated their explosives near the gates of St John's Catholic Church and the Protestant Christ Church.

Pam is the strongest storm to make landfall since 2013, when Typhoon Haiyan destroyed large areas of the Philippines.

More than two-thirds of US evangelical Christians support both immigration reform and enhanced border security, a survey revealed. Supporters say they're acting from biblical motivations to help others.

French Foreign Minister called a meeting on March 27 to protect Christian minorities from the threats they face in Iraq and Syria.

Three evangelicals in Egypt describe the atmosphere after the death of the 21 martyrs. “Christians have more freedom, and are more protected now than before.”

A study has found that hundreds tweet more than 150 messages per day. One in five ISIS supporters write in the English language.

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.

A Canadian pastor has been missing in North Korea for more than a month, raising fears he may have been detained.

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.

A child received 60 lashes to his back for simply referring to Daesh by the very term they hate.

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.

Preacher said ISIS soldiers had merely been following the precepts of the Quran as they killed 21 Coptic Christians in Libya.

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. 

The International Leadership Forum (ILF) in Tegucigalpa (Honduras) closed by commending Efraim Tendero as the new General Secretary of the World Evangelical Alliance.

A coalition formed by 7,800 soldiers from Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon and Benin hopes to defeat the terrorist group before the election.

And using mentally-challenged kids as suicide bombers, says UN Watchdog

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

Efraim Tendero told Evangelical Focus that challenges for the Gospel include “secularism and humanism dictating the agenda in today's society” and the “progress of Islam”.

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

Almost 20% of Latin Americans identified themselves as Evangelicals. Catholic Church has lost members through religious switching.

Apparent death of kidnapped journalist follows days of back-door negotiations between Islamic State and government Shinzo Abe

“Complete restoration is possible only through Christ”, said Matthew and Suha Daniel to Evangelical Focus. They work for Project Rescue, an organization that fights against sexual slavery in India and other regions.

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.

Efraim Tendero, the National Director of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches, is WEA's next Secretary General and CEO.