Katherine Weber, Christian Post

Nadarkhani thanks supporters in open letter

Iranian Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has become the face of religious persecution throughout the world after being arrested for his beliefs in Oct. 2009, has issued a letter to persecution aid group Present Truth Ministries (PTM).

New Gallup poll links high religiosity to wellbeing

A new Gallup report suggests that highly religious people have a higher wellbeing rating than those who are moderately religious or nonreligious.

EU urges Iran to release pastor facing death sentence

Catherine Ashton has issued a statement to Iran calling for the release of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani

Egyptian Christian detained over Muhammad Facebook pictures

Military authorities detained a Christian student last week for posting images of the prophet Muhammad on his Facebook page.

Family praying after Gossip Girl stylist loses hand

Texas native Lauren Scruggs is trusting in Jesus after accidentally walking into an airplane propeller on Saturday night and suffering severe injuries, her parents told ABC’s “Good Morning America” Tuesday.

Lawyer looks to UN and Pope to free Iranian pastor awaiting execution

Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, defense lawyer for Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, has called on the United Nations and the Pope to apply pressure on Iran for the pastor’s release.