An Iranian Christian imprisoned for his involvement in a house church has received 80 lashes for drinking communion wine. Zaman Fadaei, known as Saheb, was handed the punishment on 15th November, acc...
Heavily-armed militants continue to rage across Nigeria's southern state of Kaduna, with ten people killed and 28 abducted between 26th October and 7th November. According to persecution watchdog ...
47 faith institutions from 21 countries have announced their divestment from fossil fuels in direct response to the threat of climate change. The institutions choosing to ditch their investments inclu...
Christian Aid has expressed cautiousness over the G20's new plan to restructure debt for the world's poorest countries. In light of the financial impacts of the coronavirus crisis, G20 financ...
Hillsong has explained why it has decided to conduct an independent investigation into its NYC church. A statement from Hillsong on 13th November reads: “Since last week’s announcement of a leadership...
A religious freedom charity has named Nigeria, China and India as countries of concern due to the increasing persecution against Christians. Release International says the three countries are among th...
Italian mediation helped resolve a long-running dispute between Kosovo's ethnic Albanian government and the Serb minority, allowing a road project that will bypass a historic Christian Orthodox mo...
Prominent Chinese religious freedom advocate Pastor Bob Fu has filed a federal lawsuit in the US against a billionaire Chinese media executive. Pastor Fu has accused Guo Wengui of stalking, defamation...
Christian Aid will deliver £40,000 worth of aid to victims of Hurricane Eta in Nicaragua. The hurricane has caused devastation across Central America since it made landfall in Nicaragua last week. To...
A Russian journalist has been fined for mocking the Orthodox church over its lack of Covid-19 safety measures. Aleksandr Pichugin was charged with “public dissemination of knowingly false information...
Two hundred more Iraqi Christian families have returned to their hometowns after being forced into exile by the so-called Islamic State. Iraqi officials confirmed that the families had returned from t...
A US pastor has narrowly escaped death after being struck by a four-tonne boulder. Luke Barnett, senior pastor at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, was hiking with his daughter when the massive r...
The global leader of Hillsong Church has said that it is time for a "fresh start and new beginning" at Hillsong NYC after the church's senior pastor was fired for infidelity. Pastor Brian Houston ...
The Primates of the Anglican Communion have called upon the world's governments to ensure the "equitable" roll-out of anticipated Covid-19 vaccines and to "prioritize health workers and the most v...
A US pastor known for his staunch support of Donald Trump has called on Christians to pray for Joe Biden following the Democrat's victory in this year's presidential election. In a column at F...
Popular Bible App YouVersion is now available in 1,500 languages. The number of available languages has grown steadily throughout the last decade. In 2012, the 100-language threshold was reached. By 2...
A 61-year-old Egyptian man has been kidnapped by a group of gunmen. Coptic Christian Nabil Habshy Salama was abducted in Egypt’s North Sinai city of Bir al-Abd on 8th November, according to his son. ...
Famed Christian author Tim Keller has given a positive update on his treatment for pancreatic cancer. Posting on Twitter, Keller credited the power of prayer, noting that his doctor was "surprised and...
A Catholic charity has sent an emergency aid package worth more than £89,00  to Mozambique after extremists linked to ISIS beheaded more than 50 people. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) said the viole...
The Vatican has enlisted the help of artificial intelligence to guard its treasure trove of digitalised ancient artefacts. The Apostolic Library, which contains some 80,000 precious documents — includ...
