The former Vice President of the European Parliament has been appointed as the new EU Special Envoy for the Promotion of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) outside the European Union. Mairead McGuin...
The Archbishop of Canterbury will travel to Rome to meet Pope Leo in April. The visit was announced as the pontiff and archbishop exchanged letters to mark Most Rev Dame Sarah Mullally’s installation ...
US Vice President JD Vance has invoked the “return of Jesus Christ to Jerusalem” as he voiced support for American troops deployed in the Gulf during the escalating US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Vanc...
Archaeologists in the Dutch city of Maastricht may have found the remains of legendary French musketeer d’Artagnan beneath a church. The skeleton was found under the former altar of St Peter and Paul ...
Portugal's Catholic Church said on Thursday it would pay a combined 1.6 million euros ($1.85 million) in compensation to 57 victims of sexual abuse by the clergy. A Church-funded commission found ...
Christian advocacy group ChinaAid has urged the United States government to speak up on the detention of Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, leader of Zion Church, in China. It follows a bipartisan letter from Se...
The US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is being accused of “God-washing” the war in Iran. Leading a Christian worship service at the Pentagon, he prayed for "every round to find its mark" and for “over...
Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen has been found guilty of “hate speech” by the country’s Supreme Court, over a two-decade-old church pamphlet about marriage and sexual ethics. The court has convicted the for...
The Vatican said on Tuesday that Catholics can receive transplants of animal tissues to address medical conditions, as procedures involving genetically modified pig or cow organs continue to advance. ...
Christians in Myanmar are facing worsening “systematic persecution” under the country’s military regime, according to leading Christian politician and humanitarian Dr Sasa. Speaking to Premier Christi...
The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted unanimously on March 17 to pass House Bill 4227, a sexual abuse measure known as the "Cindy Clemishire Act." Cindy Clemishire, an Oklahoma native, was sexua...
A public service broadcaster in Belgium has been forced to apologise, after radio presenters smashed statues of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary on air. Presenters on VRT’s Studio Brussel took hammers...
Caleb Flynn, a former American Idol contestant and Ohio worship pastor, has been indicted on aggravated murder and multiple additional charges after authorities said he killed his wife, Ashley Flynn, ...
For the first time since 1945, a modern Bible will be used to swear in the Archbishop of Canterbury. Most Rev Dame Sarah Mullally will be installed on Wednesday as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, ...
Just days after reality TV personality Joseph Duggar was arrested on charges related to lewd and lascivious behavior against a child under 12, his wife is now facing charges related to child abuse. ...
Eight of the ten countries in the Anglican Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf are currently under threat of attack amid the escalating tension in the Middle East, but its diocesan bishop who is currently ...
The traditional Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem has been cancelled, because of uncertainty caused by war in the Middle East. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patri...
A well-known church leader from Oklahoma has been deported to Mexico after immigration authorities detained him in Tulsa during a routine immigration appointment. Pastor Wulfrano Portillo attended the...
US President Donald Trump evoked Jesus on Monday to urge Republicans in Congress to work through the upcoming Easter holiday in a bid to pass a voter-identification bill that Democrats strongly oppose...
The pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai who is in prison in Hong Kong convicted on national security offences, says his life is no longer about him, but God. The 78-year-old British citizen, who used...
