• Chinese Officials Seal Home Church, Interrogate Members and Charge Pastor with Illegal Activity

  Government officials in China's southern Guangdong province seized 30 members of a house church before sealing the building and charging its pastor with "conducting activities in the name of a social organization without registration."

  

• Newspaper Claims It Rejected Ad Over Word 'Christian' Due to 'Technical Error' Amid Backlash from Faith Community

  After coming under fire for rejecting an ad because it included the word "Christian," a Knoxville newspaper claimed the controversy stemmed from a computer error and that it does not have a bias "against Christianity or any other religion."

  

• Katy Perry's Pastor Parents Ask Christians to 'Pray' for Popstar, Express Hope She Will Return to Faith

  The pastor parents of pop singer Katy Perry have asked Christians to pray for their daughter and expressed hope that one day, she will return to her childhood faith.

  

• 'See You at the Pole 2016': Millions of Students to Seek Face of God, Pray for Spiritual Awakening

  On Wednesday, September 28, millions of students across the country and globally will gather at their flagpoles, praying for their school, friends, families, churches, and communities.

  

• Thousands Embracing Christianity in Syria as Local Ministry Struggles to Raise Funds to Build New Church

  A ministry leader in the coastal town of Tartus in Syria has revealed that his organization can barely keep up with the desire of refugees to learn about Christ and the Bible as they struggle to raise funds to to plant a new church.