Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed George Deek as the country’s first Special Envoy to the Christian World. The move is aimed at boosting Christians' perception of Israel. It foll...
A remarkable discovery beneath Egypt's Western Desert has offered fresh evidence of how far Christianity spread across the ancient world, and how deeply it took root far beyond the Nile's bett...
The European Union has been accused of ignoring alleged persecution of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The claim has been made by opposition figure Samvel Karapetyan, a businessman and Russian national...
A Catholic church in Northern Kentucky faces an uncertain future after the Vatican declared this weekend that its priests are part of a "schismatic" Catholic movement. Our Lady of the Assumption in Wa...
A centuries-old church that came within weeks of shutting its doors has been rescued by an extraordinary find: nine gold Britannia coins, worth close to £30,000, discovered tucked beneath the altar. T...
US President Donald Trump earned more than $200,000 from sales of Trump-branded Bibles, according to newly released financial disclosures. The filings, published by the US Office of Government Ethics,...
A Catholic pastor in Texas was stabbed while dining at a restaurant by a man who allegedly told police he believed the priest mocked him during confession. Jairo Sandoval-Pliego, a pastor at San Jose ...
Visitors to America’s 250th anniversary celebrations have been able to take part in baptism ceremonies on the National Mall. David’s Tent is providing a stall of continuous prayer, sung worship and e...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Christian villages in southern Lebanon have asked to be annexed by Israel, claiming they sought protection from Hezbollah. In an interview with Fox N...
An 80-year-old Catholic bishop has been detained after speaking about religious persecution, in the latest sign of Nicaragua's growing crackdown on the Church. Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata Guevara, 8...
A mother, whose daughter was pulled alive from earthquake rubble in Venezuela, said she "surrendered to God for strength" before the extraordinary rescue. Karina Blanco's daughter, Fabiana, has be...
A priest from a Catholic splinter sect that was excommunicated earlier this week told worshippers on Sunday that the breakaway group would be welcomed back to the Church under a different pope. The So...
An emergency field hospital run by the Christian aid organisation Samaritan’s Purse has treated more than 300 patients following devastating earthquakes in Venezuela. Last month, back-to-back quakes s...
A 17-year-old son of church leaders has been released from prison in Cuba after spending more than three months in detention, according to watchdog charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). Jonath...
ChinaAid, a Christian NGO, said on Sunday it welcomed the release of Zion Church Pastor Jin Mingri, who had been held in detention centres in the southern Chinese city of Beihai since last October and...
Pope Leo marked the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence on Saturday with an appeal to Americans to welcome and protect immigrants, in a letter sent to his home country as he visited Italy's mig...
A North Carolina man has been arrested outside a church after police allegedly discovered weapons including flamethrowers, crossbows and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his vehicle during a Sunday...
A US judge has allowed a lawsuit alleging forced labour and human trafficking at a Massachusetts religious community to proceed. On 26 June, Judge Leo Sorokin of the US District Court in Boston denied...
Gospel artist Kirk Franklin has been caught on camera in a heated exchange with a street preacher who told him that he was going to hell. The incident took place outside the Wawa Welcome America fest...
A California pastor has died and his wife has been seriously injured after twin earthquakes struck Venezuela during a visit to celebrate his birthday, according to his family. Pastor Romildo Batista d...
