Christianity Archives

Christian family details crackdown on church in China
- Jul 8, 2019
China’s president and Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has ordered that all religions must “Sinicize” to ensure they are loyal to the officially atheistic party.

By Michelle Yun
Scholars say new findings in Dead Sea Scrolls add dimension to holy days
- Apr 19, 2019
This year, on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 19, Christians in the West will commemorate Good Friday. As the eight-day holiday of Passover begins, new findings in the Dead Sea Scrolls are finally coming to light that add a new understanding and a new surprising dimension to these holy days.

By Neil Altman
UK denies asylum for Iranian Christian by saying Christianity not a ‘peaceful religion’
- Mar 22, 2019
Church leaders are lambasting a letter from a UK government department questioning the religious beliefs of an Iranian Christian asylum seeker.

By Charles Collins

As Mormons open Rome temple, doctrinal hiccups with Vatican endure
- Feb 13, 2019
Last month Rome became the location of Italy’s first Mormon temple, which sits just a few blocks from the Vatican, however, while the Mormon community says it is planning to partner with the Catholic Church on several social initiatives, what they aren’t saying is that technically speaking, the Vatican doesn’t even recognize the Church of Latter-Day Saints as Christian.

By Elise Harris

Jewish expert says John Paul II had it right on Church/State relations

Nov 16, 2018

Joseph Weiler, a prominent professor of law at New York University, has said that at a time of high polemics when the religious voice has been “muted” from the public arena, Saint John Paul II’s social teaching offers a balanced approach to the interaction between church and a secular state.

By Elise Harris

Middle East’s well-kept secret revealed when Jihad met the Virgin

Oct 15, 2017

It’s a well-kept secret of societies where Christians and Muslims rub shoulders that conversions from one faith to the other happen with sometimes surprising frequency. Muslims who embrace Christianity face special challenges, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, as a story from Lebanon about the time Jihad met the Virgin illustrates.

By John L. Allen Jr.