More than 20% of countries have official state religions – survey

theguardian.com Most of 43 countries with a state religion are in Middle East and North Africa with majority Muslim, according to ...

Situation in Javakhk escalates: Police beat Armenians, some locals are detained

news.am Police officers were firing into the air and were beating local Armenians with truncheons during the scuffle in Gumburdo settlement ...

ASIA/TURKEY – New deadlock in process to elect Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople

fides.org  (09.15.2017) Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – The process to elect a new Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople is again at a stage ...

Tunisia lifts ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims

religionnews.com  (09.15.2017) TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian officials say the government has lifted a ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims on ...

Protestant and Catholic: What’s the Difference?

thegospelcoalition.org  (09.12.2017) Ask a serious Protestant today what is the biggest threat to orthodox Christianity today, and he might mention cultural ...

Finland’s Lutheran pastors petition government over deported Christian converts

christiantoday.com  (09.08.2017) More than 400 Lutheran pastors in Finland have signed a petition expressing concern over the government deporting immigrants who ...

Armenian Weekly Exclusive: Secretly Taken Photographs of Surp Giragos Desecration

armenianweekly.com   (09.01.2017) Exclusive Photographs: Surp Giragos Has Been Off Limits to the Public Since the Most Recent Clashes between the ...

Polish bishops for total ban on Sunday shopping

bbc.com  (8.23.2017) Poland's leading Catholic bishop has spoken out in favour of an almost complete ban on shops opening on Sunday, ...

Egypt Closes Church Over Muslim Extremist Opposition, Blocks Worship at Another

christianpost.com (08.24.2017) Authorities in Egypt have reportedly closed down a 1,300-member church in the Minya governorate and are preventing Christians from ...

Armenian monastery is handed over to Muslim residents of Turkey village

news.am The Holy Trdat Armenian Monastery in Tortan village of Turkey’s Erzincan (Yerznka) Province was privatized in the name of 16 ...