Aaron J Leichman, Christian Post
Churches pray for China's quake-hit Qinghai province
Tens of thousands of Christians in Chinaâs Sichuan province prayed and offered donations Sunday for those affected by Wednesdayâs 7.1-magnitude earthquake in northwest China that killed more than 1,700 people.
China quake toll reaches 1,144
The death toll from Wednesdayâs 7.1-magnitude earthquake in western China shot up to 1,144 late on Friday after being reported as 791 just ten hours earlier, according to the governmentâs official press agency.
Relief groups assessing needs as China quake toll passes 600
Christian organisations are accessing the situation in Chinaâs Qinghai province after a series of strong quakes â the largest of which was magnitude 6.9 â left more than 600 dead and 9,000 injured in the mountainous Tibetan area of western China.
One in four Christians in Africa holds fast to superstitious beliefs
Roughly one in four Christians in sub-Sahara Africa believes sacrifices to spirits or ancestors can protect them from bad things happening, according to a recent 19-country survey on religious attitudes in Africa.
China quake survivors in need of shelter and medicine
Catholic aid agency Caritas says survivors of a deadly earthquake in western China are in need of shelter and medical supplies.
Catholic billionaire makes good on 'pact with God'
British entrepreneur Albert Gubay will be giving at least £235 million to the Roman Catholic Church before he dies but hopes to push that amount to at least half-a-billion.
Williams laments church decline in Middle East
The head of the worldwide Anglican Communion has expressed his "deep" concern over the declining number of believers in the Middle East during a four-day visit to the region.
Family of slain woman drops lawsuit against Joyce Meyer Ministries
The lawyers who sought to add Charismatic Christian author and speaker Joyce Meyer as a defendant in a wrongful death suit will not proceed with their effort, according to recently filed documents.
Egyptian court delays trial of Christmas Eve shooting suspects
The trial of three Muslim men accused of killing seven Coptic Christians outside a church in Egypt opened Saturday with ânot guiltyâ pleas but was adjourned for five weeks.
Haiti officials arrest US Baptists over orphan 'abduction'
Ten Baptists from the US have been arrested in Haiti for supposedly trying to take dozens of children out of the quake-devastated country and into the Dominican Republic.
Daily life is a challenge for Pakistan's displaced - World Vision
While much of the worldâs attention has been on quake-devastated Haiti, relief groups remain as busy as ever easing the plight of others suffering elsewhere in the world.
NGOs and UN agencies call for end to Gaza blockade
Christian aid agencies add to calls from NGOs and UN agencies for the Gaza crossing to open.
Airline worker takes religious discrimination case to High Court
A British Airways check-in worker who refused to hide her cross necklace at work went to London's High Court on Tuesday in a bid to force the airline to admit it was wrong in demanding she stop wearing her necklace.
Churches worldwide join in prayer for unity
Christian churches and communities across the nation will celebrate their unity this week with prayer meetings, services, and worship events.
Four more churches attacked in Malaysia
Three more churches in Malaysia were targets of arson Sunday and another was vandalised in the latest wave of attacks on the countryâs Christian minority.
Gunmen kill six Egyptian Christians
Gunmen opened fire late Wednesday in a shopping district and outside an eastern Egyptian church, killing at least five Coptic Christians ahead of their Christmas celebrations, local and federal officials reported.