During his comments to the pro-government National Constituent Assembly Jan. 15, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro also ordered the attorney general to investigate the bishops for hate crimes.

The language spoken by Jesus and kept alive by Syriac Christians finds an unlikely haven in Paramus, New Jersey.

Nominated to the post in July by President Donald Trump, Brownback was confirmed Jan. 24. The Senate vote was 49-49 and Vice President Mike Pence cast the tiebreaking vote.

Freedom of expression is close to an all-or-nothing proposition.

Under the new regulations, lower-level officials can oversee the activities of China’s religious communities—a move expected to lead to intensified harassment of Christians and churches.

Pope Francis called on the world community to do more to protect the Yezidi minority in Iraq and Syria.