Christianity

Dr. Charles Stanley, a major figure in American Evangelical Christianity for over six decades, died this week at the age of 90. Rev. Stanley had global influence as both an author and a Christian televangelist, selling more than 10 million copies of his more than 70 books. He led the…

Television The Netflix series’ depiction of Korean American Christianity is terrifying in its accuracy. Andrew Cooper/Netflix Lee Sung Jin’s Beef takes place in California, home of the largest population of South Korean immigrants in the U.S., as well as the highest concentration of Korean churches. For many who were raised…

JERUSALEM — As Orthodox Christians descended on Jerusalem this Easter week to visit the holiest site in their religion, a more earthly concern hovered over the holiday: Would rival monks keep the peace this year or again engage in clashes? In a centuries-long conflict, Egyptian Coptic monks and Ethiopian Orthodox…

(RNS) — Beginning Saturday, abortion rights groups are assembling a series of rallies and protests in defense of mifepristone, an abortion pill a federal judge in Texas sought to suspend. Leading the charge are notable religious coalitions of Jews, Catholics and Hindus, as well as many ecumenical Christians. These faith…

JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land has warned in an interview that the rise of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government has made life worse for Christians in the birthplace of Christianity. The influential Vatican-appointed Latin Patriarch, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, told The Associated…

Easter is just a hop around the corner – with millions of people around the world are preparing to celebrate this Sunday. The Christian holiday commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. While traditions and religious rituals for Easter vary among denominations and  across the globe, many Christians observe the holiday through…

Good morning Nigeria and welcome to Easter for the year 2023. Happy Easter to you, your friends and your family from Naija News Team. Easter is celebrated by people practising Christianity all over the world every third or fourth month of the year. March or April. Today being Easter Sunday…

RIYADH: On the Gulf coast in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia near Jubail stands Jubail Church, which can be traced back to the 4th century and is one of the oldest churches in the world. The church contains two crosses that have been carved into the wall on either side…

There’s a striking similitude between what happened in the gubernatorial election in Ekiti State in 2009, and Abia State in 2023. And two women were at the center of it all, talking Christianity and conscience. But the denouement of the events were in sharp contrast. Engineer Segun Oni of the…

Play I some music: dis a reggae music … Roots rock reggae: dis a reggae music … Hey Mr Music, sure sounds good to me! I can’t refuse it: what to be got to be! What is Bob Marley’s 1976 song Roots, Rock, Reggae saying? On the face of it,…