A group of senior church leaders in Ireland have issued a joint statement, calling on the government to deliver more practical support as people face the cost of living crisis. They said there needs t...
A Church of Scotland member has won a hymn writing competition organised by the World Council of Churches. Lynsey Martin Kimmitt's composition is based on the words of Jesus "Peace be with you". I...
Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox church, who backs the war in Ukraine, will not meet when both men attend a gathering of religious leaders in Kazakhstan next month, RIA news agency c...
The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen church in Texas has apologised for rewriting some of the songs from musical Hamilton to include Christian themes. Earlier this month, the church came under fire...
A new survey by Lifeway Research asked pastors from different denominations in the US their thoughts on women holding leadership roles in their churches. A slight majority of pastors said a woman coul...
An evangelist has been burnt to death by his own family and local villagers in the Bankura district of West Bengal, India. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) sources have named the victim as Madhava...
The Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary (UBT) has announced it will not require students to pay this year's tuition fee. "Our lives have changed a lot in the last six months. There are things...
Hillsong's interim lead pastor, Phil Dooley, has confirmed the church has been sued by a staff member. "This case involves employment issues, however, it includes various allegations that pertai...
Reports have emerged of the deaths of three children in an attack by extremists on the home of a deceased Catholic Church deacon in the Al-Omda neighborhood of Garsilla in Central Darfur, Sudan. Accor...
An unholy row has been brewing in the Cornish town of St Austell after a statue called the Earth Goddess was put up in the town centre. It's nearly 12 metres tall and brightly coloured, but it&#...
A US couple on their first date have been charged with burglary after police said they walked into an unlocked church, just to play its piano. Sebastian Spencer and Danielle Salvato both bonded quickl...
Gunmen abducted four Catholic nuns on a highway in Nigeria's oil-producing Imo state in the southeast, a local convent said on Monday, in the latest sign of widespread insecurity making road trave...
Advocates for Civil rights says new Texas law is "imposing religion"Â on children by distributing "In God We Trust" posters in Texas schools. The state law, that took effect last year, requires all el...
A faith-based legal advocacy organisation has released a new documentary sharing the story of a Christian couple who escaped persecution in Pakistan. Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel, were accused...
The Bishop of Burnley says he fears a "Winter of destitution" unless action is taken to mitigate the effects of the energy price cap increase. The new price cap is due to be announced on Friday and ...
Pope Francis on Sunday called for an "open and sincere" dialogue to resolve a stand-off between the Church and government in Nicaragua, following the arrest of a bishop who is a leading critic of Pres...
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) have called on Christians to hold a day of prayer in order to see an end to the war in Ukraine. The groups are asking for ...
A church congregation in the US state of Tennessee is mourning the loss of a five-year-old boy who they had seen getting baptised the day before he was killed. Following his baptism on Sunday, LaVonte...
A Nicaraguan bishop who has been under house arrest since the beginning of the month for criticising the country’s government has been taken into custody. On Friday, heavily armed police forces ente...
The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East has condemned a ‘shocking’ attack on an Anglican church located in the occupied West Bank on Thursday. In a statement, Archbishop of the Epis...
