The trial for a Canadian pastor who spent 35 days in jail for encouraging his church to breach coronavirus restrictions has started. James Coates, lead pastor of Grace Life church, is facing a cha...
The European Commission has appointed a Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU after the position was left vacant for two years. Christos Stylianides, a spec...
The Chinese authorities have taken down online Bible apps from app stores across the country, according to a tweet from a priest. Father Francis Liu of the Chinese Christian Fellowship of Righteousnes...
India's pandemic is devastating rural communities and highlighting inequality, according to a bishop working with the country’s poorest communities. Joseph D'Souza, from the Church of the Go...
A church in the Spanish city of Barcelona has opened its doors to Muslims who are currently celebrating Ramadan, to eat and pray together. Current coronavirus restrictions in the city mean that the ...
The wife of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is urging Chinese authorities to return the remains of her husband as she believes he has been “persecuted to death”. "I don't have any dre...
The creative director of a Hillsong church in New Jersey has resigned after it was revealed he shared explicit pictures with a church volunteer through Instagram. Daniel Barret posted the photos in an...
The Dean of St George's College in Jerusalem says the pandemic has highlighted the stark inequalities between Israel and Palestine. The Very Reverend Richard Sewell told Premier that while Israel ...
A new prayer post feature is being tested on Facebook that will allow members of Facebook groups to ask for and respond to prayer requests. The move by the social media giant was confirmed to the Reli...
It's emerged ministers from Church of Scotland partner churches in India are asking for prayers as they battle a deadly second wave of Covid-19. The Church of Scotland is sending a £5,000 emergen...
The Christian development agency Tearfund has expressed its gratitude to former president, theologian René Padilla, who's died aged 88. As president, Padilla steered Tearfund to replace the conc...
New administrative regulations have been imposed on religious staff in China, generating concerns from religious leaders and human rights lawyers. The new regulations include specific requirements reg...
There's calls for Mexico's Ministry of Public Education (SEP) to work with state authorities to ensure that no religious minority child is banned from attending school because of their religio...
Margie Zacharias has broken her silence to defend her late husband, the apologist Ravi Zacharias, from sexual and spiritual abuse findings which caused Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) t...
Pope changes law to allow prosecutions of criminal cardinals and bishops Pope Francis has sent another message to Vatican-based cardinals and bishops about his intent to hold them accountable for crim...
The dean of St George's College in Jerusalem has told Premier Israeli authorities have consistently ignored health and safety warnings over large gatherings. Very Rev Richard Sewell says serious q...
A former government minister and current MP in Finland has formally been charged over a tweet she posted about homosexuality. Päivi Räsänen is accused of inciting hate towards a group of people. Ba...
A man considered by millions of Venezuelans to be the “doctor of the poor” is to be beatified, a step towards sainthood in the Catholic Church. Jose Gregorio Hernandez will be beatified on Friday ...
Christian schools in the Holy Land are facing an unprecedented situation as Covid restrictions leave families unable to afford school fees. That's according to the charity, Friends of the Holy Lan...
One person was killed, another injured and four women kidnapped, after heavily armed men, of Fulani ethnicity, attacked a church service in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) in southern Kaduna state....
