A scientist in Italy has provided new research suggesting the bloodstains found on the Shroud of Turin — a linen cloth that many believe was Jesus Christ's burial garment — are consistent with the types of torture faced by Jesus as described in biblical accounts.
In a sweeping overhaul of religious spaces, Chinese authorities have replaced Christian symbols with images of Communist leaders and party slogans across numerous churches in China, according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, which points to an aggressive policy to integrate the Chinese Communist Party ideology into religious practices.
Rick Warren has issued a call for prayers as a brushfire consumed 2 acres of Saddleback Church’s main campus. Authorities have reported that the fire, which ignited near the church’s parking lot, has been contained, and a suspect is now in custody.
A historic Catholic church in Quebec, Canada, has suffered severe damage due to a fire. One of the more than 110 churches to have been damaged in a fire or vandalized since 2021, the Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Allégresses in the city of Trois-Rivières went up in flames, leading to significant structural damage, including the collapse of one of its bell towers, according to reports.
An elderly couple, killed in South Carolina when a large tree fell on their home during Hurricane Helene, were found embracing each other in their bed, their grandson said. He is among hundreds of residents across six Southeastern U.S. states mourning the loss of their loved ones. The death toll surpassed 230 late Saturday.
Addressing over 60,000 supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, former President Donald Trump paid tribute to Corey Comperatore, a local hero killed in an assassination attempt against him in July. Trump said the shooter couldn’t shake his “resolve to save America.”
Satellite images have captured the extensive damage in western North Carolina a week after Hurricane Helene brought severe flooding and destruction to the Southeastern U.S. The death toll has now reached 227, with officials warning that this number could rise as recovery operations continue.
A former school assistant who was dismissed after expressing her Christian beliefs through Facebook posts that criticized LGBT+ relationship education in the Church of England’s primary schools, will have her case heard by the Court of Appeal Wednesday.
CURE International, a U.S.-based Christian nonprofit organization, has launched its most significant hospital expansion project to date, breaking ground on a 22,000 square-foot, three-story facility in Ethiopia. The new state-of-the-art building marks a milestone in the organization’s 25-year history of serving children with treatable disabilities.
A new study has shown a correlation between high levels of government corruption and increased persecution of Christian communities across several nations.
