A senior church leader in Australia has said it is "disingenuous" to portray the Christian community as facing increased persecution. Uniting Church NSW and ACT Synod moderator Simon Hansford's co...
A teenage girl has admitted to planning a stabbing attack on a Black church in the US state of Georgia. Caitlyn Pye, 17, travelled to the Bethel AME Church in Gainesville on two separate occasions in ...
Three people have died and more than 80 more have fallen ill with Covid-19 after a week-long church event in the US state of North Carolina. The outbreak occurred after United House of Prayer for All ...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has gripped the country in recent days, but without making any mention of the shootings of peaceful protesters at Lekki to...
An agreement between the Vatican and the Chinese government on the appointment of bishops has been officially renewed, with the Vatican insisting that it is aware of "situations of great suffering" in...
Poland's top court has ruled a law allowing abortion of foetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional. The decision by the country's Constitutional Court on Thursday effectively bans te...
The Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN) has admitted that it failed to properly combat Antisemitism during World War II. In a confession due to be submitted to the Jewish community ahead of the...
Pope Francis has endorsed same-sex civil unions for the first time as pontiff while being interviewed for the feature-length documentary Francesco, which had its premiere at the Rome Film Festival on ...
British nationals living in France will now benefit from a support scheme designed to help them obtain a residency permit. As the Brexit transition is set to officially end in December, all UK nationa...
A pastor from the US state of Michigan has resigned his ministry position after his congregation declared their unwavering support for President Trump. Keith Mannes of Christian Reformed Church, Holla...
Eight leaders from the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) have been acquitted after challenging the government's decision to impose an unelected leadership committee upon their denomination. The ei...
The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has altered its restrictions on worship gatherings after a prominent church leader criticised them for being contradictory and discriminative. Hillsong C...
Two Catholic churches have been set on fire as part of nationwide protests in Chile. The Assumption of the Virgin Mary parish and San Francisco Borja church have both been severely damaged by fire wi...
Politicians in the European Parliament want the vacancy of Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief filled as soon as possible. Â In a letter, 48 MEPs have written to Ursula Von der Leyen, the...
Professor Jordan Peterson has given a brief update on his health after spending the past year receiving medical treatment for a number of physical and emotional difficulties. Peterson, the best-sellin...
Wikipedia has revealed that it will "delete" a page related to the description of traditional marriage as being between a man and a woman. In a published notification, the web-based encyclopedia said...
A church in Las Vegas, Nevada welcomed President Donald Trump to their morning worship on Sunday. During the course of the service, leaders from the International Church of Las Vegas (ICLV) issued Tru...
Pope Francis has permanently removed a Polish bishop who was kicked out of his diocese a few months ago pending a Vatican investigation into allegations he covered up cases of sexual abuse by his prie...
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to obey a ceasefire order after recent violence between the two nations has led to at least 600 deaths. The countries are fighting...
A pastor in the US state of Ohio has said that police were called to investigate after his church erected a statue depicting Jesus as a homeless man.  Alex Martin, the pastor at St. Barnabas Episcopa...
