As young men race to the border, a Russian pastor says the government cares little for the religious views of those avoiding the war. President Vladimir Putin has called up an extra 300,000 reserve se...
Sinéad O'Connor has reflected on the time she ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II during an appearance on Saturday Night Live. As part of her a cappella performance of Bob Marley's W...
The charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling for the release of five Christians who have been detained in a rural area in China's south western Yunnan province, near the border with...
Pope Francis, speaking as Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West he was not bluffing about possibly using nuclear weapons, said on Wednesday that thinking of such an act was "madne...
A Belarusian pastor has been detained, fined and later released for holding church services in a parking lot outside the church building of his congregation. Pastor Vyachevslav Goncharenko from ...
Children in the UK have become unhappy over the last decade according to a new report from The Children's Society. The charity surveyed over 2000 10-15 year olds for its annual Good Childhood Repo...
A US televangelist and gospel singer has defended charging $1,500 (£1,326) to those wanting to enrol in her four-week intensive prayer course. Earlier this month, Juanita Bynum came under fire a...
Christian charity Benefact Trust has awarded a grant of £67,000 to help a London charity support young people through music. XLP uses music and the arts to bring harmony into the lives of ...
Religious freedom campaigners from across the world have called on the US State Department to redesignate Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC), after removing it last year. On ...
Vladimir Putin has threatened to employ his nuclear capabilities seven months after the start of the invasion of Ukraine. The Russian leader is also calling on military reservists as they seek t...
Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, has offered refuge to those being persecuted for their faith in Nicaragua. Speaking at the opening session of the United Nations General Assembly, Bolsona...
Nearly half of evangelical leaders in the US say they have been blacklisted, disinvited or excluded by others because of their views on complex issues such as abortion or LGBT rights, a new survey has...
US pastor Mark Driscoll has been temporarily suspended from TikTok after one of his posts received several complaints from users. Driscoll, who is no stranger to controversy following accusation...
Flemish Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday issued a document effectively allowing the blessing of same-sex unions, in direct defiance of a ruling against such practices by the Vatican's doctrinal o...
A survey of 9,000 people suggests there is an unmet demand for more coverage of news stories about faith and religion. It also suggests that journalists often use lazy stereotypes about religions and ...
Christian charity Open Doors has said that the existence of Christians is on the line within Iraq. Before the war nearly 1.4m Christians were living in the country, mainly Catholic Chaldeans. However ...
A controversial New York bishop from Brooklyn, was arrested and then released two hours later, after he grabbed a woman he believed was a threat to his seated-nearby family, shoving her off the pulpit...
Christians in the Philippines have started construction of a huge statue which will rise a 100 feet above a new church building. The statue is of the popular Catholic saint Padre Pio. When it is finis...
Five priests, a nun and at least two lay people are reported to have been kidnapped while they were at a church in Cameroon. During the incident at St Mary's Church, in the war-torn English speaki...
Former Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu has shared a private personal moment of prayer he had with Her Majesty the Queen back in 2018. Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg progr...
