Israel Antiquities Authority's 'findings' bother many archaeologists.

Muslim seminary implicated in forcible conversion attempt.

House-church Christians start renting buildings, and dream of evangelism.

How Christians are trying to ease tensions in the Islamic Republic.

Violators of new law to be punished by fines or corrective labor.

Egyptian state security police arrested and tortured Christian converts

The James bone box controversy reveals the politics beneath the science

Israel Antiquities Authority says brother of Jesus inscription is a forgery, but supporters say its report may be flawed

Have archaeological discoveries like the James ossuary served or obscured the quest to verify the Bible?

Scholars link first-century bone box to James, brother of Jesus.

"Former Taliban hostages Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer talk about the risks they took, the imprisonment they suffered, and their hopes to return to 'the hardest place on Earth.'"

Unusual fruits of Western encounters with Islam.

Because broken promises fueled Islamic militancy, the road to stability must be paved with good faith.

"As aid workers in Afghanistan went from defendants under draconian law to hostages in a war, their loved ones at home also underwent a trial"

Shelter Now leader believes workers were pawns in Taliban scheme

"When the Holy Family fled Bethlehem, Herod's evil became a blessing for Egypt"

Family, churches press for release of American missionaries in Kabul

"With trial indefinitely postponed, the future is murky for Shelter Now hostages."

Misinformation and disinformation abounds. What do we know?