Michelle Vu, Christian Today Correspondent
Interview: Franklin Graham on the Gospel and Sudan Church Building Project
The Rev. Franklin Graham spoke to Christian Today just an hour before he was scheduled to share the last message at the closing night of MissionFest Toronto this month.
Pentecostal Growth in Asia Challenges Catholic Church
The rapid growth of Pentecostalism in Asia forced a panel of Catholic leaders to re-examine the meaning of ecumenism on the Asian continent and how the church can meet the needs of Catholics within this context.
Prehistoric Skeleton Sparks Evolution Debate Between Christians & Scientists
A prehistoric skeleton found in Kenya has sparked a new round of creation versus evolution debate between Christians and scientists.
Religious Freedom Day Highlights Blessings, Sufferings
A conservative Washington-based Christian group promoting religious freedom and democracy is calling on Christians to remember persecuted believers on Religious Freedom Day.
ICC Names Top 10 Christian Persecutors
International Christian Concern has released its annual Hall of Shame Awards this week, listing the world's top ten persecutors of Christians.
Iraqi Violence Forcing Out Churches
Saddam Hussein's execution has led to increased anger, demonstrations and violence in Iraq, fueling a source for the departure of churches in the country. Sunni Muslims in Iraq demonstrated in the thousands against the manner of Saddam's execution, calling it an "act of crude vengeance," reported ABC News this week.
Christians Respond to Somalia Conflict
As Somalia's government struggles to regain control of the land from warlords and Islamic militants, a Christian group has decided to fund an emergency response in the highly insecure region in south-west Somalia.
Iran Pulls Christianity into Nuclear Response
The president of Iran has sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI regarding the United Nation's decision to impose sanction on the country - the latest in a series of contacts with Christianity by the conservative Muslim country.