• Christian Women's Group Weighs in on Abstinence Program

  Federal funding for abstinence education received much needed support from the nation’s largest women’s public policy group this week as it faces possible termination.

• Iraqi Priest, 3 Christians Gunned Down after Church Service

  An unidentified gunman killed a priest and three of his assistants shortly after they conducted Sunday service in a city in northern Iraq.

• Churches Worldwide Kick Off Initiative for Peace in Palestine, Israel

  Churches worldwide begun assembling forces to push for new actions to end the Palestine-Israel conflict.

• Eritrea Installs Controversial New Orthodox Patriarch

  The fourth patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewhado Church was installed this weekend while the former patriarch is reportedly still detained under house arrest.

• Belarus Church Raided, Pastor Arrested on Pentecost

  A registered Pentecostal congregation was raided and their pastor was arrested by police during their Pentecostal service on Sunday in Belarus.