A Finnish politician and former Interior Minister Päivi Räsänen will face Finland’s Supreme Court on 30 October, marking the seventh year of a “hate speech” case over her public expression o...
More than half of UK teenagers (56 per cent) feel overwhelmed in the build-up to Christmas, according to a new poll by The Children’s Society. It's national survey of nearly 2,000 teenagers,...
Evangelicalism has been spreading at what one researcher described as an “explosive” rate across Africa, delegates at the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly in Seoul heard this week...
The evangelist and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, Rev Franklin Graham, has said that his only “hope” for Gaza is new leadership. It comes as the relief charity ramps up its efforts in the region. Pri...
Attendance at Church of England churches grew for the fourth year in a row last year. The annual Statistics for Mission findings show that the overall number of regular worshippers across Church of En...
Christian leaders and communities are urging prayers as Hurricane Melissa, a devastating category five storm, approaches Jamaica. Many residents have been evacuated, with authorities warning of catast...
The Christian think tank Theos is launching a two-year study into the global rise of Christian nationalism. It will explore how faith, politics and identity are becoming increasingly intertwined and w...
An Ohio pastor who said that identifying as LGBTQ is a “health risk” is facing child rape charges. Officers from the Wilmington Police Department announced that Silas Shelton, 48, has been arreste...
Hundreds gathered at Vintage Church in Harker Heights, Texas, for an event titled “Courageous Christianity” to remember the life of Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a controversial Christian nationalist, was k...
Christians around the world were urged to pray after American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout was reportedly abducted from his home in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Rideout, 48, works with Serving In ...
Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Bucharest on Sunday 26th October 2025 to witness the consecration of religious paintings inside the world’s largest Orthodox Christian church. The People’s Salvat...
A Colorado high school senior was blocked from painting a Bible verse and Christian imagery on her personal parking space, sparking claims of a First Amendment violation. The incident occurred at Ramp...
Former German bishop Reinhold Nann has admitted he married a Peruvian woman months after stepping down from ministry, though he remains bound by his priestly vows. The 65-year-old said he “resigned ...
Pope Leo XIV’s newly appointed astronomer says he would baptise an alien, calling extraterrestrials “children of God.” Father Richard D’Souza, who now leads the Vatican Observatory near Rome, ...
Pope Leo lamented on Friday the frictions roiling relations between the United States and Canada, in a likely reference to US President Donald Trump's decision to cut off US-Canada trade talks. ...
Christians have been urged to pray for peace in Egypt’s Minya Province, after sectarian violence broke out following online rumours that a young Christian man was in a relationship with a Muslim gi...
UFC martial artist Conor McGregor has announced that he has given his life to Christ. The lightweight champion is set to return to the sport after an 18-month suspension for failing to appear for mult...
Mel Gibson’s highly anticipated sequel to The Passion of the Christ is expected to be one of the biggest-budget films of the year, according to industry experts. The two-part follow-up, titled The R...
The Vatican has found itself at the centre of controversy after it was revealed a Muslim prayer space had opened in its 500 year old Apostolic Library. In an interview with the Italian newspaper La Re...
A 61-year-old Christian woman has been released from prison after spending nearly two years in an Iranian jail. Mina Khajavi, who suffers from arthritis and chronic pain following an accident, was arr...
