Mel Gibson, the actor and Oscar-winning director, has demanded the release of American Mark Swidan, a devout Catholic who is facing a death row sentence in China. In a video to US outlet News Nation, ...
The Czech government has made the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, the first person on its national sanctions list due to his support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Foreig...
Pope Francis on Sunday presided over a big outdoor Mass where he urged Hungarians not to close the door on migrants and those who are "foreign or unlike us," in contrast to the anti-immigrant policies...
Pope Francis on Saturday met Ukrainians who fled the war on Hungary's eastern border, telling the refugees that a different future is possible. Francis met with about 600 refugees, poor and home...
Cuba's Catholic Church on Thursday said the "door was open" to future talks over the release of prisoners on the island following a meeting the previous day with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel ...
Charles Stanley's grandson has sparked outrage by attempting to sell some of his grandfather's personal possessions on eBay. The renowned pastor passed away earlier this month at the age of 90...
The three-day visit of Pope Francis to Hungary has been welcomed by the ruling party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The trip by the Argentine pontiff marks Pope Francis' 41st Apostolic Journey ab...
A Kenyan televangelist was arrested on Thursday after reports of the "mass killing of his followers", the interior minister said, as authorities investigated scores of other deaths linked to a church ...
A new docu-series covering a sequence of scandals at the global Hillsong Church will feature interviews with disgraced pastor Carl Lentz and his wife, Laura, as the couple open up about his infideli...
The Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB) has announced a settlement in a case brought against it by Professor Martyn Percy, the former Dean of Christ Church Oxford. It has also called for an urgent i...
Pope Francis left Rome on Friday (April 28) on a three-day trip to Hungary, where the war in Ukraine, migration and Europe's Christian roots are expected to top the agenda in his public addresses...
The people of Sudan face a “perfect storm of a humanitarian disaster” and urgently need prayers for an extension in the ceasefire in the fighting between two heavily armed military groups, accordi...
Pope Francis, in a historic move that could lead to more inclusiveness in decision-making in the Roman Catholic Church, will allow women to vote for the first time at a global meeting of bishops in ...
A man in the US has been charged with attempted arson after a fire broke out at a church that was preparing to host a drag event. Aimenn Penny, aged 20, stands accused of using Molotov cocktails in an...
Evidence of oppression and persecution of Christians in India has been dismissed by a government law officer in a submission to the Supreme Court in Delhi. India’s Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was...
A fragile ceasefire in fighting between factions in Sudan’s military is being used by western nations and aid agencies to evacuate citizens, diplomats and some aid workers. RAF planes sent from Cypr...
American preacher Bishop Lamor Whitehead is being sued for $5 million over an ongoing dispute that he illegally evicted worshippers after purchasing a church building at auction. The founder of the...
Fewer American evangelical 'born again' Christians believe Jesus did not sin, a new study has found, linking the fall to the Coronavirus pandemic. Published by the Cultural Research Cen...
A new report claims Russia is "weaponising religion" in its conflict with Ukraine, "committing gross violations of religious freedom" and repressing churches in occupied areas. Data from the Institute...
Speaking ahead of a visit of Pope Francis to Hungary at the end of the week, a Catholic bishop has claimed that the former Soviet-bloc state is one of the only countries in Europe speaking up for the ...
