A Christian charity is taking a new approach to its child sponsorship scheme to "put the power to choose" into the hands of children. Usually, prospective donors are presented with various photos and ...
Three Christian teachers were murdered in eastern Kenya earlier this month in an attack suspected to be by jihadist group, Al Shabab. The armed militants targeted the employees of Kamuthe Primary Scho...
It's been revealed former NBA player Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna attended Sunday Mass and received communion at their local church few hours before their helicopter crashed, killing them a...
Concern is growing for Christians in Algeria where yet another church has been closed down. House of Hope Evangelical Church in Ayoun Turk, Oran City, received a closure order from the Administrative ...
Pope Francis has urged the President of Iraq to guarantee the safety and presence of Christians in the country, following recent attacks and unrest in the region. President Barham Salih made his secon...
A French Christian charity has said four of its employees are missing in Iraq. SOS Chretiens d'Orient (Christians of the Middle East) said the three French nationals and one Iraqi were last seen i...
A food shortage in Zimbabwe has left parents having to choose between medicine or a meal. The Agricultural Minister Perrance Shiri said on Thursday that there was only enough grain in its strategic r...
The Prince of Wales has sympathised with the Palestinian people speaking of the "hardships" they face and saying he wished them "freedom, justice and equality" in the future. Charles's words of su...
There's concern over the whereabouts of a Christian woman who was arrested near protests in Iran earlier this month over the shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet. According to local reports,...
A global network of financial intelligence units has readmitted the Holy See after a two-month suspension sparked by a Vatican police raid on the Vatican's financial watchdog agency. The Holy See ...
A new archbishop has been named for Philadelphia with Nelson Perez replacing a US conservative thought to be at odds with Pope Francis  The current Bishop of Cleveland will succeed Archbishop Charles...
A prayer meeting of 250 pastors and their families was disrupted by Hindu nationalists in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu last week. Eight hard line Hindus stormed a devotional gathering at a Chr...
As Premier reported yesterday, Islamic militants in Nigeria have killed a Christian pastor who had pleaded for his life in a video just days earlier. The political leaders of the country have now ack...
A Christian writer has said "God would not be welcome" at a church in the United States that has asked its elderly members to move on. The Grove United Methodist Church in Minnesota has asked it's...
A senior church leader in Nigeria, who was abducted earlier this month, has reportedly now been killed. Rev Lawan Andimi, a state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) was taken durin...
A video has been released purporting to show a young boy executing a Christian prisoner in the name of Islam. The footage released by Amaq, a news outlet linked to IS, shows a small child killing the ...
The gospel artist Kirk Franklin has opened up about his struggle with depression and anxiety on social media after a number of deaths in his life affected his mental health. The American singer, 49, ...
Ten people died and 250 were injured after a wooden platform collapsed during a religious event in Ethiopia. The figure is an increase from the toll previously announced. Thousands of people attended ...
Pope Francis has a message for the high-powered participants at the economic forum in Davos, Switzerland: people, not profit, must be at the core of public policy. Francis issued written greetings to ...
A group of nuns have risked their lives to provide vital aid and support to refugees fleeing violence in Burkina Faso. The rise of Islamic extremism in the country has contributed to an increase in ho...
