The new Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan is designed to deter attacks and manage the risks of the war with Iran, but it also signals a reduced U.S. role in regional security that both constrains and complicates American policy. For Christians watching the region, the pact highlights shifting power dynamics
In less than a year, a century-old evangelism ministry says hundreds of millions of internet searches have led nearly 9 million people to download the Gospel of John, underscoring how digital tools are reshaping how seekers encounter Scripture worldwide. In an August report on its website, The Pocket Testament League (PTL) detailed that from October 1,
Iran’s intelligence ministry has formally branded several Persian-language Christian satellite television channels as “hostile” media, warning that anyone who even watches or contacts these ministries can be prosecuted under national security and espionage laws, according to Christian advocates and legal analysts. An opinion piece in The Christian Post reports that on July 14 Iran’s Ministry of
A Birmingham Christian driver has removed handmade “Jesus Loves You” stickers from his car after being warned by his insurer that his cover could be cancelled, a dispute that has prompted support from a Christian legal group and raised fresh questions about how far believers can express their faith in everyday life without risking access
Republican congressman Andy Ogles has lost his bid for renomination in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District, a defeat for a Trump-backed incumbent whose brand of hard-line Christian-infused politics and harsh rhetoric toward Muslims had drawn growing scrutiny from both parties. Major outlets projected Ogles’ loss on Aug. 6 after former state agriculture commissioner Charlie Hatcher, a dairy
Legal aid for unaccompanied migrant children in U.S. immigration proceedings has been thrown into uncertainty after the Trump administration allowed a key federal contract to expire on July 31, 2026. The contract funds a nationwide network providing counsel and legal education to more than 20,000 children who crossed the border without a parent or guardian
Iraq’s Christian leaders are cautiously welcoming Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi’s high-profile invitation for Christians who fled war and persecution to return home, even as they warn that deep problems of security, justice and political marginalization remain unresolved. In mid-July, al-Zaidi hosted senior church figures, including Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Mar Paulos III Nona and other bishops,
Benjamin Lewis, a 48-year-old man from Totton in Hampshire, has been given an indefinite hospital order after stealing livestock and hanging the carcasses at churches around the New Forest, in what prosecutors described as religiously aggravated harassment of Christian congregations. The sentencing at Southampton Crown Court followed a series of incidents in which dead lambs
Army chaplains in the United Kingdom say they are witnessing a “quiet revival” among new recruits, marked by more baptisms, fuller chapel services and increased spiritual enquiry, even as official statistics show long-term decline in Christian affiliation across the forces. Reporting by BFBS Forces News, drawing on evidence from the Royal Army Chaplains’ Department, describes faith
In recent decades, Uganda has witnessed some of the most shocking abuses of Christian language and imagery anywhere in the world, as fringe movements wrapped violent agendas in the language of prophecy, the Ten Commandments and the end times. From the Lord's Resistance Army in the north to the Movement for the Restoration of the