Millions more face bigotry and marginalisation according to Monsieur Silvano Maria Tomassi. The Vatican says it estimates around one hundred thousand Christians are killed because of their faith ever...
More than one hundred members of the US's United Methodist Church clergy have come out as gay, defying the denomination's ban on "self-avowed practicing homosex The group of 111 pastors, deacons, eld...
Father Anthony Musaala has been suspended by the Archbishop of Kampala after a letter raising his concerns was leaked to the media. A Ugandan priest says he wants to return to his homeland despite be...
Building work at Barcelona's Sagrada Familia church has been ongoing for over 100 years but has only this week been granted legal approval. Church leaders have agreed to pay millions of pounds to aut...
Award winning Christian rock band Switchfoot is calling on supporters to pray after revealing that musician Jerome Fontamillas is set to face cancer surgery. In a long statement on the band's website...
Derek Carr, who recently became the NFL's highest paid player, has said the first thing he'll do with his increase in wages is to make sure he tithes it. The Oakland Raiders quarterback, who's freque...
Christian surfer Bethany Hamilton, 26, who famously lost her left arm in a shark attack has finished a career-best third in the World Surf League's Fiji Women's The Hawaiian beat six-time world champ...
A website which encouraged Christians to pay between $9 and $35 (£6 and £24) to post prayer requests online is to give money back after a court ruled it had d Benjamin Rogovy who ran the Christian ...
Iraq's first ordained Anglican vicar tells Premier he never doubts that God is good because evil is done "through what our hands do". There are nearly 20,000 ordained ministers in the Church of Engla...
A Christian international relations expert has said only China has the leverage to stop North Korea firing more nuclear missiles. Philip Gardner, who's advised US and UK politicians, was speaking aft...
A banned on Jehovah's Witnesses operating in Russia has been described as a "concerning development" by a Christian organisation which defends religious freedom Open Doors UK spoke out after the coun...
A Christian charity says it is supporting a secret Christian in Saudi Arabia who's risking death after converting via an online discipleship course. Open Doors, an anti-persecution charity, made cont...
The opposition has declared victory in Nigeria's closely fought presidential election. Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari claims he has beaten Christian incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.The ...
Evangelist Franklin Graham has hit out those who continue to criticise US President Donald Trump, claiming their opposition is 'almost demonic'. The son of the late Billy Graham was speaking o...
A victim shot by a gunman in Oregon who killed nine people has said he specifically targeted Christians. The gunman, who was 26, opened fire at Umpqua Community College on Thursday morning. Anas...
An organist at St Mary's Church in Wivenhoe is celebrating 50 years of church music. Graham Wadley has a life-long connection with the church and has been playing the organ there every Thursday night...
Russian Orthodox Christians have protested against the decision to release a film depicting Nicholas II's affair with a teenage ballerina. Opponents of Matilda have gathered signatures against the fi...
Orthodox Christians all over the world have been celebrating Easter. Roman Catholics and Protestants celebrated Easter in March, but Eastern Orthodox churches celebrated Easter this week, using the o...
The Syrian Orthodox Church leader has urged the West to stop arming extremist groups like Islamic State, which are "destroying our countries and massacring our Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II was refer...
A number of Orthodox leaders from churches around the world have said they want to meet more regularly to discuss matters related to the Church. The announcement comes after a historic meeting ...
