A Tennessee musician has been charged with 160 counts related to alleged child sex abuse, including rape, according to court documents. Phillip Vaught was arrested over the weekend following an extens...
A divided U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Texas can require public schools to display the biblical Ten Commandments in every classroom, reversing a lower court judge who had blocke...
Two Israeli soldiers have been jailed after a crucifix was smashed in the southern Lebanese Christian village of Debel. One soldier had taken a sledgehammer to the statue of Jesus, while the other too...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear a bid by the Archdiocese of Denver and other Catholic entities to be exempted from a Colorado preschool funding program's nondiscrimination requirem...
A baker at the Church of Sweden in Midtown Manhattan has been charged with stealing more than $3.8 million from the congregation, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. Olof Olsson, 45,...
A Ukrainian church minister has been killed in a deadly Russian air strike on a church, in what has been described as an “attack on people of faith”. The House of Prayer Baptist Church, in the s...
A metal cross, which marked the highest point of the Pyrenees, has been cut down and thrown off the Pico de Aneto. The Aneto Cross in Spain has been a poignant marker for the climbing community since...
Pope Leo lamented during an event in Angola on Monday that many people in the world were being "exploited by authoritarians and defrauded by the rich", the latest example of a forceful new speaking st...
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, foreign minister and military on Monday condemned the desecration of a crucifix smashed by an Israeli soldier in a southern Lebanese village home to Chr...
Donald Trump is set to read from the Bible as part of a major US event this week, joining hundreds in a public proclamation of Scripture in Washington DC. The reading forms part of “America Reads th...
The Dean of Lincoln has said there isn’t enough funding for urgent repairs to the county’s 11th century cathedral. Lincoln Cathedral was once the tallest building in the world and was described by...
The anti-persecution watchdog Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has welcomed a decision by India’s Supreme Court to stay all further criminal proceedings against a Roman Catholic priest in the co...
Retreats are being held at Kew Gardens to deepen people’s connection between faith and nature. The world-renowned Royal Botanic Gardens in south-west London set up an educational charity, Kew Theolo...
The United Reformed Church (URC) has joined with the Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ) to condemn antisemitic attacks. They released a statement after a suspected arson attack on Finchley Reform ...
Pope Leo sought to downplay his feud with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, saying reporting about comments he has made so far during his Africa tour "has not been accurate in all its aspects"....
A Christian activist from Myanmar has called for urgent prayer and international support for civilians in the country, saying faith communities continue to play a vital role amid years of conflict and...
Christian campaigners say they’re “incensed” after seven children who were taken from Christian centres for vulnerable children in Nigeria seven years ago remain in custody. The children were a...
The Archbishop of Canterbury will make pastoral visits to four dioceses before the end of the year "to shine a light on where God is at work in local churches and communities." Most Rev Dame Sarah Mul...
A 93 year old man has been confirmed into the Christian faith at a care home in Oxfordshire, proving that “it’s never too late”. Dennis Minns, a regular churchgoer described the moment as "deepl...
Pope Leo called on Cameroonians on Friday to reject violence and be generous with their neighbours during an event billed as the biggest of his four-nation Africa tour, with roughly 120,000 people flo...
