Father Chris Ponnet, the longtime Los Angeles pastor who was widely known for being the lone visitor to hundreds of dying COVID-19 patients at the height of the pandemic, died on Oct. 7. He was 68 Pon...
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has called for urgent international action after credible reports emerged of atrocities, executions and mass killings of civilians in El Fasher, the capital of Nor...
A man who says he was sexually abused by a Catholic priest in west Belfast more than 50 years ago has received a “significant six-figure sum” in damages from the Diocese of Down and Connor. The settle...
The Archbishop of Chicago has issued a video that shares the church’s stance on migrants. In his address on Oct. 21, Cardinal Blasé J. Cupich made it clear that the church stands with migrants. “My de...
An Indonesian evangelist has accused some pastors of living “extremely hypocritical lives” with some “committing sin” and then going to church on Sunday “to preach the word of God”. Rev Dr Stephen Ton...
The man accused of fatally stabbing a Catholic priest in his rectory in a small Nebraska town pleaded guilty to murder and other charges on Tuesday. Kierre Williams changed his plea to guilty on murde...
A Finnish politician and former Interior Minister Päivi Räsänen will face Finland’s Supreme Court on 30 October, marking the seventh year of a “hate speech” case over her public expression of Christia...
More than half of UK teenagers (56 per cent) feel overwhelmed in the build-up to Christmas, according to a new poll by The Children’s Society. It's national survey of nearly 2,000 teenagers, aged...
Evangelicalism has been spreading at what one researcher described as an “explosive” rate across Africa, delegates at the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul heard this week. Ja...
The evangelist and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, Rev Franklin Graham, has said that his only “hope” for Gaza is new leadership. It comes as the relief charity ramps up its efforts in the region. Prior to ...
Attendance at Church of England churches grew for the fourth year in a row last year. The annual Statistics for Mission findings show that the overall number of regular worshippers across Church of En...
Christian leaders and communities are urging prayers as Hurricane Melissa, a devastating category five storm, approaches Jamaica. Many residents have been evacuated, with authorities warning of catast...
The Christian think tank Theos is launching a two-year study into the global rise of Christian nationalism. It will explore how faith, politics and identity are becoming increasingly intertwined and w...
An Ohio pastor who said that identifying as LGBTQ is a “health risk” is facing child rape charges. Officers from the Wilmington Police Department announced that Silas Shelton, 48, has been arrested on...
Hundreds gathered at Vintage Church in Harker Heights, Texas, for an event titled “Courageous Christianity” to remember the life of Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a controversial Christian nationalist, was kille...
Christians around the world were urged to pray after American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout was reportedly abducted from his home in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Rideout, 48, works with Serving In M...
Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Bucharest on Sunday 26th October 2025 to witness the consecration of religious paintings inside the world’s largest Orthodox Christian church. The People’s Salvation ...
A Colorado high school senior was blocked from painting a Bible verse and Christian imagery on her personal parking space, sparking claims of a First Amendment violation. The incident occurred at Ramp...
Former German bishop Reinhold Nann has admitted he married a Peruvian woman months after stepping down from ministry, though he remains bound by his priestly vows. The 65-year-old said he “resigned fr...
Pope Leo XIV’s newly appointed astronomer says he would baptise an alien, calling extraterrestrials “children of God.” Father Richard D’Souza, who now leads the Vatican Observatory near Rome, said the...
