A congregation of Christians who left Shenzhen in China to seek asylum in South Korea have now travelled to Thailand to ask the United Nations refugee agency for protection from religious persecution....
At least a third of senior pastors in the United States believe that the Holy Spirit is merely a symbol of God's power, and that you can enter the Kingdom of Heaven simply by being a good person. ...
A pastor deemed brain stem dead was spared just moments before his organs were due to start being harvested. Ryan Marlow, 37 - years - old,  a Baptist pastor in North Carolina - was pronounced brain ...
Islamic State (IS) terrorists have killed a Christian father and son in a village in Egypt. On 30th August, members of IS entered Jilbana, near the town of Al-Qantara East, seemingly shooting at rando...
Politicians and church leaders in Greece have condemned a retired Orthodox bishop's comments on rape. Speaking in a local television interview, Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church, Chrysostomos of...
Pope Francis has beatified his predecessor at a ceremony in St. Peter's Square before tens of thousands of people. Beatification is the last step before sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church. Joh...
The Church of Scotland has given its backing to a new video game which allows players to role-play as Jesus. The virtual reality game - called I Am Jesus - was first reported by Premier last month ht...
The charity Release International is warning of a renewed crackdown against churches in China. The charity which serves the persecuted church, says Chinese authorities have been arresting pastors and...
A temporary export ban has been placed on a manuscript which was gifted by a 16th century Archbishop of Canterbury to Queen Elizabeth the First. The historically rich manuscript is made up of nine ro...
 Plans for York Minster to establish a world class Centre of Excellence for research, education and training in ancient craft skills have been approved by City of York Council. The Centre of Excellen...
Award-winning actress and writer Sharon Horgan has said divorce can be "a really handy, helpful thing" and that shame should not be attached to relationship failure. Speaking to the Big Issue magazine...
Catholic councillors in Salford have written a public letter expressing their worries that a historic mural on a Catholic church in Oldham is under threat because of anti-social behaviour. They're...
A 19 year old man has been detained in a secure hospital after admitting a string of arson attacks on churches and schools across Derbyshire. Derby Crown Court heard that Johnny Brady caused millions ...
With the start of the school year about to begin and the cost-of-living crisis putting pressure on families’ finances, churches and communities in the Diocese of Llandaff have set up projects to make ...
An assistant principal in Connecticut has been placed on leave after a video of him emerged saying he wouldn't hire Catholics or conservatives. Jeremy Boland, of  Cos Cob Elementary School of Gree...
Rocketing energy bills and a shortage of priests have driven a Dutch Roman Catholic Diocese to cut down on religious services in some churches. The southern Diocese of Roermond, which oversee roughly ...
Christian charity Open Doors is asking for people to pray for China as the UN human rights chief has accepts China's "arbitrary and discriminatory detention" of Uyghurs and other Muslims in its Xi...
Seven protesters advocating for a wider inclusion of women in senior leadership roles in the Catholic Church have been arrested and later released in Italy. The women, who held a scarlet parasol insc...
A Christian middle school teacher who refused to refer to a transgender student by their preferred pronouns, leading to her suspension, has been awarded $95,000 (£82,482.32) in a religious freedom law...
The local community is still reeling from the death of nine-year old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, after she was shot as a gunman invaded her home. The auxiliary Rt Rev Tom Williams, Bishop of Liverpool, desc...
