Two people have been injured after a makeshift bomb exploded inside a Catholic church in the eastern city of Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR) on Sunday, just hours before a confirmation...
A Florida pastor and his son are facing charges in connection with the January 6 Capitol riots. James Varnell Cusick Jr., 72, and his son Casey Cusick, 35, both pastors at the Global Outreach Ministri...
Christians and others are being encouraged to welcome a refugee or asylum-seeker into their homes as part of a new initiative. The Hospitality Pledge is being launched this evening and will work with ...
Pope Francis voiced affection for the American people as he met at length with the US secretary of state, the Vatican said, without indicating whether the two discussed the sharp divide among US bisho...
A Christian worker, from the U.S., is to appear in court on Monday in Northern Cyprus to face a charge of illegally importing Bibles and books related to Christianity and an additional charge of produ...
Missouri Republican senator Josh Hawley has asked for Canada to be investigated for violating religious freedom over the arrests of two Alberta pastors accused of flouting coronavirus restrictions. Mr...
The Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS) is calling on the government in Pakistan to intervene to help a family get their daughter back following allegations she was forcefully conv...
A 39-year-old pastor from Kanas City, Missouri, has died after a five-month battle with coronavirus. Pastor Michael 'Grizzy' Griswold, was a former drug dealer. who turned his life after findi...
An Orthodox priest has been detained over an acid attack that left ten people injured at a disciplinary hearing in an Athens monastery. On Wednesday, the 37-year-old priest threw acid at the seven bi...
US streaming service, Discovery+ has announced it will produce a docuseries looking into the Hillsong church scandal surrounding former pastor Carl Lentz. Last year, Lentz was made redundant from NYC...
Churchgoers and Christian ministers gathered outside the Calgary Remand Centre in Alberta, Canada, in support of a pastor arrested for breaking coronavirus rules. Pastor Tim Stephens, from Fairview B...
The founder of the human rights organisation, Hong Kong Watch, says it's only a matter of time before China clamps down further on democracy in the country. Ben Rogers was speaking to Premier as ...
Pope Francis shared the limelight with a member of the public dressed as Spider-Man during a gathering at the Vatican on Wednesday. Twenty-eight-year-old Matteo Villardita – who dons the comic-book an...
At least two children remain in hospital in a critical condition after a church bus collided with a vehicle in the US state of Tennessee. According to local media KAIT8, the Union City First United P...
UEFA has defended its decision to decline a request to illuminate the Munich Euro 2020 stadium in rainbow colours for Wednesday night’s Germany v Hungary match. It says the request from Munich mayor D...
The Vatican is objecting to a law that would criminalise violence and hate speech against gay and transgender people in Italy. The Holy See has sent an "unprecedented" diplomatic protest to the govern...
Three Christians in Iran have been charged with "sectarian activities" under a new amendment to the Iranian penal code. Amin Khaki, Milad Goudarzi and Alireza Nourmohammadi are all from Muslim backgro...
The lead singer of a popular US Christian worship band has issued an apology over a wedding picture he posted on Instagram. Among other pictures from his wedding, Chandler Moore, from Maverick City M...
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has told Premier Ethiopia's general elections do not meet democratic standards. Â Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who came to power in 2018, ending decades of autho...
Pope Francis has put Robert Schuman, who paved the way for the founding of the European Union, on the path to sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church. In a statement, the Vatican says the Pope approved...
