Stoyan Zaimov, The Christian Post
Franklin Graham preaches in Hungary
Franklin Graham, president and chief executive of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), was in Budapest, Hungary for the beginning of a three-day "Festival of Hope" event that seeks to revive evangelic efforts in the Eastern European nation.
Brazil approves same-sex civil unions
Brazil has become the latest country to pave the way for same-sex marriage after it approved a measure changing the legal definition of a "civil union" to simply be between two people, without making it exclusive to a man and a woman.
Christians respond to Obama's support for gay marriage
President Barack Obama's approval of same-sex marriage have created a great stir among Christian leaders in the country, with some welcoming it as a good political move for them.
Authorities in New Zealand pull healing advert
A New Zealand church's billboard claiming ''Jesus Heals Cancer'' has been replaced by a new message after advertising authorities ordered the original be taken down amid complaints that it made false promises.
US: Gay priest in running to replace Gene Robinson
Another married gay man may succeed the retiring Bishop V Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop in The Episcopal Church in the US, the Diocese of New Hampshire announced.
'Angry Queers' vandalise Mark Driscoll's church
Police are investigating reports that several young adults wearing masks smashed windows at Mars Hill Church in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday.
Understanding the 'God spot'
Researchers link spirituality to selflessness
Gender-neutral Sweden departs from 'he' and 'she'
Sweden, which in 2010 was recognised by the World Economic Forum as the most gender-equal country in the world, has stepped up its gender neutrality initiative by introducing a new word that refers to both boys and girls with the pronoun "hen".
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez begs Jesus for his life
After returning from cancer treatment in Cuba last week, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez went on national television to ask Jesus Christ to save him from death so that he can continue serving his country.
Richard Dawkins challenges Sydney Archbishop at atheist convention
Atheist Richard Dawkins is in Australia this week for the Global Atheist Convention where he faced up to Archbishop of Sydney George Pell, the highest ranked clergyman in Australia, in a televised debate on faith and religion.
Resist convenience and celebrity, say bishops
The Conference of Irish Catholic Bishops has written a 12-page letter to the Irish people pleading with them not to follow the example of secularists across Europe by turning away from Christ in their lives.
Nearly half the world's migrants are Christians - Pew study
A new study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has revealed that Christians make up almost half of all the world's migrants, while Jewish people are by far the biggest migrants in terms of proportion.
Re-thinking mission in secular Europe
Christian evangelism and missionary work is most often associated with outreach in impoverished nations around the world â but growing secularism in Europe is forcing some organisations to focus on the continent where much of the church underwent its early development.