Scores of Protestant churches and the Nicaraguan Evangelical Alliance are among 169 civil society organizations that have been stripped of their legal status in the latest regime crackdown, as announced by the Nicaraguan government. This comes just weeks after the cancellation of the legal registration of 1,500 nonprofit organizations, including churches.
More than 16,000 Christians were killed in Nigeria in four years between 2019 and 2023 as more followers of Christ were victims of violence than adherents of other religions, according to data collected by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa.
A historic church in England faces severe structural and aesthetic damage, putting medieval artifacts at risk due to the diocese's refusal to replace broken-down gas boilers so it can adhere to the Church of England's strict net-zero carbon policy.
The Federal Court of Australia has determined that the term “sex” transcends mere biological classification, which the legal advocacy group ADF International has called a flawed judgment.
A poll conducted by the National Churches Trust has revealed concerning trends about the future of in-person church attendance in the U.K., particularly if local churches were to close. The survey, engaging 2,667 Christians in the U.K., found that church closures could lead to a nearly 30% reduction in in-person attendance.
Mytrez Woolen, the 25-year-old man charged with the capital murder of Pastor Mark McWilliams during a 2021 church shooting in Texas, has been ordered by the court to cease sending letters that outline his version of events leading to the pastor’s death.
Nigerian-born German athlete Yemisi Ogunleye, who clinched gold in the women’s shot put at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, led a worship service in her church upon her return, attributing her success to divine intervention and sharing her victory with church members.
In Nicaragua, a systematic crackdown on Christians has led to the detention and imprisonment of six women over the past year, according to a persecution watchdog, which says these incidents, involving five Catholics and one Protestant, reveal a pattern of religious persecution under President Daniel Ortega’s regime.
After over a decade of persistent denial of his religious identity, an Egyptian Christian man has successfully corrected the religious affiliation on his identification documents, marking a significant victory for religious freedom in Egypt.
The Nicaraguan government has canceled the legal registration of 1,500 nonprofit organizations, including churches, intensifying a years-long crackdown in this Central American nation. A notice in the government Gazette, La Gaceta, claimed these groups were non-compliant with financial reporting requirements spanning one to 35 years.
