Azerbaijan Named Among Religious Freedom Violators by Religious Liberty Watchdog
The commissioners recommended the State Department also retain the dozen countries that are currently designated as ‘countries of particular concern.’
A Russian Orthodox Priest Who Took Part in Services for Navalny Is Suspended by the Patriarch
Dmitry Safronov held a memorial service by Navalny’s grave in Moscow on March 26 to mark 40 days since the politician’s death, an important ritual within Russian Orthodox tradition.
Early Christian Scripture and Ancient Codices Draw Collectors’ Eyes to Paris
The starring role in a June auction at Christie's will be taken by the Crosby-Schoyen Codex, the oldest known book in private hands. Written on papyrus in the Coptic language, it contains the oldest complete version of the First Epistle of Peter and the Book
Prominent Baptist Pastor in Military-Ruled Myanmar Detained Again Hours After Release From Prison
The Rev. Hkalam Samson is a prominent advocate for the human rights of ethnic and religious minorities in Myanmar and in 2019 was part of a delegation that met President Trump at the White House.
The Ninth Fort
This issue of A Public Witness reflects on Genocide Awareness Month and how we can’t stop atrocities if we refuse to see them.
Christian Nationalism is the New New Atheism
This issue of A Public Witness looks at responses to Richard Dawkins recently claiming the label 'cultural Christian' despite his past tirades against religion to consider what this reveals about the unChristian nature of Christian Nationalism.
Pope Overcomes Health Concerns to Preside Over Easter Mass and Appeal for Peace in Gaza and Ukraine
The pontiff, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, has been battling respiratory problems all winter.
In Jerusalem, Palestinian Christians Observe Scaled-Down Good Friday Celebrations
'Usually people are joyful today and kids are excited. But when you compare children here who have water and food and a family to what’s happening in Gaza, how can you be happy?' said Fayaz Dakkak, a Palestinian storeowner.
More Than 140 Global Christian Leaders Call for Gaza Cease-Fire in Holy Week Letter
‘We repent of the ways we have not stood alongside our Palestinian siblings in faithful witness in the midst of their grief, agony, and sorrow,’ the leaders wrote.
Bulgarians Line the Streets of the Capital to Bid Farewell to Orthodox Patriarch Neophyte
Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, led the memorial service.