A Vatican statement after Pope Leo's meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which said the two had pledged to improve bilateral relations, was a recognition of unprecedented tensions, i...
An Israeli man suspected of shoving a French Catholic nun to the ground and kicking her in Jerusalem has been charged with assault motivated by religious hostility, Israel's state attorney's o...
Pastor and YouTuber Larry Ragland has apologised after suggesting that a Missouri congressman told church leaders in a private meeting that aliens created humanity and invented Christianity. In a vide...
An Israeli soldier has been pictured putting a cigarette into the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary, thought to be in the same village where a crucifix was smashed in southern Lebanon. The photogr...
President Donald Trump marked the National Day of Prayer on Thursday by urging Americans to recommit themselves to faith and prayer, while praising Christianity’s historic role in shaping the United S...
A Christian persecution watchdog has called on the Colombian government to restore specific protections for religious leaders because of the risks they face in regions where armed and criminal groups ...
Former footballer Dani Alves has spoken publicly about his time in prison during a large evangelical event in Madrid, telling thousands of attendees that his faith helped him through what he described...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio left the Vatican on Thursday after seeing Pope Leo in what was expected to have been a fraught meeting following President Donald Trump's repeated attacks on th...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet Pope Leo at the Vatican on Thursday, in a potentially fraught encounter as President Donald Trump has continued a series of disparaging attacks on the Catho...
A Ukrainian researcher has told a US human rights commission that the Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate is complicit in the deportation and alleged indoctrination of Ukrainian children. Vlad...
Camp Mystic, the Texas summer camp where dozens of people died during July flooding, has said that it has decided to not open this summer after previously seeking approval from state regulators to do ...
A senior Church leader has called for an end to violence in northern Mozambique after a historic church was destroyed in a jihadist attack. Archbishop Inácio Saure of Nampula said “the destruction and...
Christian musician Brandon Lake has teamed up with Nick Jonas to release a new worship single titled “The Author.” The collaboration marks the latest high-profile crossover for Lake, who has increasin...
The Southern Baptist Convention has continued its membership decline even as attendance and baptisms increased, according to new data released by Lifeway Research, the denomination’s research arm. The...
Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being targeted in what Amnesty International describes as “war crimes” amid an “escalating humanitarian crisis”. The report, published on Tuesd...
A US radio host who previously served as an attorney for Donald Trump during his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election has said religious freedom laws should apply only to...
Executions in North Korea have surged by more than 100% since the pandemic, including for religious activity and “superstitious folk” practices, according to a new report. The Seoul-based NGO Transiti...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expects a "frank" meeting with Pope Leo during a visit to the Vatican this week, the U.S. ambassador said on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump took a fresh pot-...
U.S Christian singer-songwriter Natalie Grant has asked for prayers after a serious slip and fall accident left her in hospital. In a social media post on Saturday, the Grammy-nominated artist reveal...
A “faith-focussed” mobile network is launching in the US, aimed at Christians. Radiant Mobile promises to block “harmful content”, including explicit adult sites and websites relating to self-harm and...
