Clergy members of five religions sued the state of Florida on Monday over a new law criminalizing most abortions in the state after 15 weeks of pregnancy, saying the ban violates their religious freed...
Bishops at the Lambeth Conference have made a commitment to strive for justice, during a discussion on a Call on Reconciliation. On Tuesday the bishops heard how conflict and oppression has devastated...
A Catholic charity has given more than €5 million, (£4.1 million) in aid to Ukraine. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has donated the money in installments, over the course of the 6-month war, which s...
A Christian charity is calling for more to be done to tackle hate speech after a Christian man and his son were attacked with a knife in Egypt. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) says Joseph Israel ...
Extremist groups are specifically targeting Christians in Nigeria. That's according to new research by the Observatory for Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA), which has revealed Christians are be...
Pope Francis will attend a meeting of religious leaders in Kazakhstan in September, the Vatican said on Monday, a gathering where he has said previously he hoped to meet with the Russian Orthodox patr...
Among migrant groups in the Gulf, Evangelical Christianity is blossoming, due to churches providing low-paid workers aid, after they face abuse, according to pastors and parishioners across the region...
The funeral service of the former Northern Ireland first minister David Trimble has been held in County Antrim. Among the mourners at Harmony Hill presbyterian church in Lisburn, were Prime Minister B...
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev Justin Welby is said to be "committed to ongoing dialogue" with the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GFSA) following controversy surrounding the iss...
It's been revealed that Elvis Presley said a prayer before his performances to settle his nerves and to ask God to bless his concerts. In a new interview with the Observer, the rock n' roll le...
A leading bishop in Nigeria has blamed the country’s president Muhammad Buharri and his government for the country’s crisis relating to the “genocidal persecution” of Christians. Rt Rev Oliver Dashe D...
France has received a request from Canada to extradite retired Roman Catholic priest Johannes Rivoire so he can face a charge of sexual abuse from when he worked in Canada's North, a French diplom...
Archbishop Justin Badi, chairman of the Global South Fellowship of Anglican Churches (GSFA), has said he is grateful to the Archbishop of Canterbury for agreeing to meet on Saturday evening. It comes ...
Tou Thao, a former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of violating the civil rights of George Floyd, quoted the Bible during his sentencing. In a 22-minute speech, the disgraced officer said he ...
The US Supreme Court judge who passed a ruling which has led to many American states imposing abortion bans, has hit back at Prince Harry and Boris Johnson over their criticism of the decision. In a s...
Three men have been charged in connection with a series of flagstone thefts from eight churchyards across the North-West of England. 28 year old Connor Lipinski and Owen Lipinski who's 31, both of...
Portuguese prosecutors said on Thursday they have launched 10 inquiries into alleged child sexual abuse by Catholic Church clergy, the first such move since a commission was created seven months ago t...
Standing firm on values is more important than winning, Manly Sea Eagles chairman Scott Penn said, as the National Rugby League (NRL) club counted the cost of a player boycott over a pride jersey. A s...
Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is on track to reopen to worshippers and the public in 2024, Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak said on Thursday, more than three years after its roof was destroyed in a m...
A string of recent arms-trafficking scandals in Haiti, including the discovery of weapons in a shipping container labeled as church donations, has ignited anger over a steady flow of US guns that are ...
