A Nigerian priest has been rescued after being held hostage for five days as Christian persecution continues in Nigeria. His release has been confirmed by the Fides Agency, an arm of the Pontifical M...
A Nigerian mother of five who was acquitted of blasphemy charges has received an award for her dedication towards religious freedom. Christian Rhoda Jatau has received the First Step Forum Shahbaz Bha...
Africa now has more Catholics than Europe, the Vatican said on Friday, releasing the latest Church statistics compiled by its news agency. Africa had 288 million Catholics as of June 2024, just ahead ...
The Church of England (CofE) is heading for “financial disaster” unless it takes “radical” action including reducing the number of dioceses, according to a new academic report. Wasted Money in a Dimin...
Three Christian organisations which represent thousands of churches across the UK have challenged the Minister for Women and Equalities over her assurance that the government’s draft Conversion Practi...
More than 1,200 clergy and lay volunteers are expected to serve as poll chaplains in nine US states on 3 November, the day of the midterm elections, according to the Associated Press. The interfaith ...
Hate incidents against Christians in Israel have risen in the third quarter of 2026, according to a religious liberty watchdog. The latest report from the Religious Freedom Data Center (RFDC) records...
Donald Trump has claimed a pastor told him that he would lead the Christian faith into a time that “no one else can do”. Speaking at a rally in Kansas on Monday ahead of the midterm elections, the Am...
The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem have condemned an attack carried out by masked settlers “against local residents during the olive harvest, and against the foreign guests, including d...
A pastor and his wife have been shot dead outside their home in Guanajuato, Mexico. Ángel González, senior pastor at Calvary Chapel Irapuato, and Irán Montes died at the scene after two gunmen opened ...
France’s Catholic bishops have condemned the violence that broke out during Saturday’s demonstrations over the cost of living and educational standards, and have called for talks and a return to peace...
A Church of England vicar has admitted sending indecent images of himself to an undercover police officer who was posing as a 13-year-old girl. Rev Ben Lovell, vicar of St Mary’s Hampton, appeared at ...
Nepalese police detained 24 South Korean Christians earlier this month. They are accused of taking part in religious teaching and training while in the country on tourist visas. All 24 have since been...
Pope Leo held a phone call on Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Vatican said, and urged Ukraine and Russia to cooperate to let aid and food into the blockaded town of Oleshky....
US diplomats have visited the Christian town of Taybeh in the West Bank following attacks by Israeli settlers on European diplomats and an American photojournalist in recent days. Riley Barnes, assis...
A Catholic community in Ecuador is mourning the death of a priest who was killed when a large crucifix fell on him during a livestreamed Mass. Fr Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari died on Saturday at...
Pope Leo spoke to crowds in St. Peter's Square on Sunday in his first public event since undergoing surgery for lung cancer five days ago, smiling from a window of the Vatican's Apostolic Pala...
A Washington state pastor is accused of persuading members of his church to invest millions of dollars in a company he allegedly portrayed as a successful online marketplace, then using their money fo...
A retired Church of England bishop has urged Christians to take practical action against modern slavery, warning that the demand for cheap goods can contribute to exploitation. Bishop Alastair Redfern...
A Protestant preacher has been beaten to death in Colombia, allegedly by members of a criminal group he regularly evangelised to, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). Jesús Alberto Puert...
