Two Christians who were released from prison in Iran in 2022 and 2023 respectively were re-arrested on Thursday (Feb. 6), ...

QARA KELISA, Iran - The last priest left the Black Church more than half a century ago and now the picture on the wall of a former monk's cell is of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah ...

The church for decades has been a place of worship for Assyrians who fled persecution in the Middle East and also has been a ...

In The Tip of the Iceberg, it describes how a crackdown in Iran meant that 96 Christians received combined prison sentences ...

ARMENIAN CHURCHES IN IRAN Chapel of Holy Mother (The Chapel of Dzordzor) - Maku County, West Azerbaijan province. Monastery of Saint Thaddeus - Chaldoran County, West Azerbaijan province.

Most of Bam's residents were buried alive because they were asleep when the quake struck. "I've visited churches all around the world and my favorite is the church in Iran," said World Relief ...

Iran's top judicial authority has pardoned two journalists who uncovered the death of a young woman in police custody that triggered nationwide protests in 2022, the judiciary's news outlet Mizan said ...

CHALDEAN. The people in modern day Iran and Iraq were once known as the Assyrians. The church established itself there very early but the people in this area fell into the heresy of Nestorianism ...

Putin said the church was “being tortured” — and blamed ... Putin also blamed the ouster of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad on Iran. Assad was an ally of Russia and is now living in exile ...

Almost 2,000 refugees arrived in Texas in November and December alone, making it a leading national hub for recent resettlements.

Archbishop Dominique Mathieu, Shepherd of a silent church in Iran The symbolism of his nomination is particularly strong. With a jovial face and long white beard, the Belgian Franciscan Dominique ...

The Russian co-founder of a popular bitcoin exchange will be released from U.S. custody Wednesday, a day after a deal between ...