Premier's head of news Marcus Jones looks back at the biggest stories of the year (click on images for more details): A is for abuse, the scourge of the Church across the world. From Bill Hybels o...
The choristers at Notre Dame Cathedral are threatening continued strike action, meaning no midnight mass for the first time since 1803. The singers are protesting against the removal of five sin...
An elderly man in hospice care was granted his final request of being baptised before he died. Jenis James Grindstaff was immersed in water at Spartanburg Regional hospice home, in South Carolina. Due...
The Queen attended church on Sunday, after the Duke of Edinburgh spent his second night in hospital. A regular church-goer, the Queen arrived at St Mary Magdalene in Sandringham, Norfolk - the same ch...
A government secretary in the state of Hidalgo has publicly declared there are no cases of religious intolerance in the Huasteca region, despite evidence Christians there were forced to flee their hom...
A prayer campaign launched by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference has been extended as severe dry weather continues to effect eastern regions. The appeal to pray for "the gift of rain"...
Banky's latest piece - his take on a nativity scene - has been unveiled at his hotel in Bethlehem. The "Scar of Bethlehem" artwork features a nativity scene with Mary and Joseph and the ...
Pope Francis has warned that "rigidity" in observing the Christian faith is creating a "minefield" of hatred and misunderstanding in a world where Christianity is increasing irrele...
Notre Dame Cathedral will be closed over the Christmas period for the first time since the French Revolution, to undergo repairs. The iconic Cathedral which remained open during the First and Second W...
Bethel Church has announced its decision to stop praying for the resurrection of a toddler who died and move forward with funeral plans. On Monday, Bethel worship leader Kalley Heiligenthal asked &quo...
Donald Trump has hit back at a prominent Christian magazine that published an editorial arguing that he should be removed from office. The president tweeted that Christianity Today, an evangelical mag...
A group of Christians have been assaulted in India as they gathered to celebrate advent on Tuesday. The service which was taking place in a home church in Tamil Nadu was disrupted when five men violen...
The Church of England is launching its very own football team to compete in various tournaments and games against different denominations and religions. The idea was put forward to the Archbishop'...
It's been revealed that the legendary evangelist Billy Graham voted for Donald Trump is the 2016 presidential election. His son Franklin made the revelation after an editorial in US based magazine...
The balance of male and female singers in English cathedral choirs has shifted for the first time in a millennium. Boys are thought to have dominated the stage since the tradition began in the 10th ce...
A man has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for burning an LGBTQ flag that was flying at a church in the US. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, Iowa, was sentenced to 15 years for the hate cri...
A Christian charity is encouraging churches to help "release the burden of care" as figures reveal an increasing number of elderly people are acting as unpaid carers to loved ones. Analysis ...
An emergency relief expert in the Middle East has warned of a second genocide of Christians in the region. Fr Andrzej Halemba, head of Middle East projects at Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), sa...
A new report has highlighted the atrocities against Christians in Nigeria over the past 12 months. The report by The Humanitarian Aid Relief Trust (HART) found that 1,000 Christians have been killed s...
Pastor of Bethel Church, Bill Johnson, has answered questions about holding prayer and worship services to resurrect a toddler. On Monday Bethel worship leader Kalley Heiligenthal asked "the...
