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A Family Research Council report found that "hostility against U.S. churches is not only on the rise but also accelerating."

The minister also identified the victim of the attack as 52-year-old Turkish national Tuncer Cihan.

Two masked assailants attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during Sunday services, killing one person, Turkish officials said.

‘We don’t know the reason … we have to wait to understand why this tragedy happened, happened in the church during the Mass,’ Bishop Palinuro said.

The U.S. bishops are asking Congress to provide $200 million in federal funds for grants that improve security for houses of worship.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Dec. 3 blast in a university gymnasium.

Authorities are investigating whether Islamic insurgents were responsible for the blast.

Religiously motivated anti-Christian hate crimes in Europe jumped by 44 percent in just one year, reveals a sobering new report.

Man Michael Patzelt arrested for destroying 150-year-old Jesus crucifix statue at Boston Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Police in Pakistan have arrested more than 100 people for attacking at least 21 churches and vandalizing dozens of homes in Pakistan’s Punjab province over allegations that two Christian men had desecrated a copy of the Quran, the holy book of Islam.