A minister who works for the Methodist Church in Israel has been describing how Christians in his services hold differing viewpoints about the war between Israel and Hamas. But he says they all agree ...
The Archbishop of York has outlined plans to celebrate stories of faith in the north, as part of renewing the missionary purpose of the Church in the North over the coming years. Rt Rev Stephen Cottre...
The Catholic church today is deeply polarised. This has created doctrinal fissures that are seemingly unbridgeable. There are many rumbling contestations on questions of identity, mission, faith and m...
Ukraine's parliament registered a draft law on Monday that would allow a ban on activities of the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). The church has been accused by Kyiv of undermining ...
Pope Francis is following the situation in Gaza after the latest flare-up of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with regular calls to the local Catholic priest, Vatican media reported on Tuesday. Gaza&#...
A same-sex attracted CofE leader has told Premier that the House of Bishop's statement and process on same-sex blessings has left many "painfully" crying for clarity about where the church stands ...
A priest in Pakistan is calling on Western governments to intervene as Christians experience the country's worst ever incident of persecution. Father Abid Tanveer, the vicar general of the Diocese...
After a devastating weekend of attacks in Israel, that tore through Jewish and Palestinian communities causing panic and destruction, the Israeli military said it had called up an unprecedented 300,00...
With thousands feared dead in western Afghanistan, development agencies are co-ordinating with the UN to save lives, in villages flattened by a devastating earthquake. Hundreds of people are still be...
Religion is highly present in Ethiopia. It’s visible in churches and mosques, in clothing, and in public rituals. The country’s main religious communities are Orthodox Christians, Muslims and Protesta...
A murder investigation has been launched after a young pastor “with great potential” was shot and killed while preaching. Three other congregants were wounded when armed men stormed the church in Joha...
Pope Francis called for an end to attacks and violence in Israel and Gaza on Sunday, saying terrorism and war would not solve any problems, but only bring further suffering and death to innocent peopl...
The Turin Shroud, believed to have wrapped Jesus after his crucifixion, has been used with AI to create a lifelike image of him. The cloth, which's authenticity remains debated, was last displayed...
A leather-skinned mummified man lying in an open coffin in Reading, Pennsylvania, known only as "Stoneman Willie” to the public got two things Saturday he went without for 128 years - a burial and his...
Under a scorching sun, more than three hundred Bolivians on Friday marched to a dusty plain near the Incachaca dam that overlooks the city of La Paz, gathering to pray for rain and an end to a severe ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has met with refugees from the Nagorno Karaback region while visiting the South Caucasus. Most Rev Justin Welby connected with them in Ketcharis, located in the Armenian p...
Loren Cunningham, the founder of the youth organisation Youth With A Mission (YWAM), died at 88. The evangelist passed away in his sleep at home in Kona, Hawaii. Earlier this year, Cunningham’s wife, ...
Former Irish professional rugby player Peter Browne had told Premier there are a number of Christians playing at the World Cup who have been encouraging each other during the competition. Browne, who ...
A drag queen in the Philippines could face up to 12 years in prison after their rock version of the Lord’s Prayer triggered outrage. 33 year old Amadeus Fernando Pagente, who performs under the name P...
Israel's Foreign Minister has condemned several incidents this week in which Orthodox Jews have spat at Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem. In a phone call to the Vatican yesterday with Archbishop Pa...
