A mother who left her new-born baby in a Christmas manger inside a New York City church will not be prosecuted. A caretaker at a Queens church found the child, with the umbilical cord still attached,...
Parishioners in New York have accused a priest of stealing more than one million dollars to pay for gay sex sessions, illegal drugs, holidays and housing. They launched a lawsuit on Thursday against ...
A priest in New York has temporarily stepped down from his position over accusations he took more than a million dollars from parishioners. Fr Peter Miqueli is alleged to have used the money on a mal...
The Anglican Church in New Zealand has voted in favour of blessing couples in same-sex relationships. It means priests will now be able to bless same-sex civil marriages or civil unions.Same-sex marr...
The Catholic Diocese of Christchurch is ending it's link with the US Antarctic programme after 57 years of service. Throughout the past half century the diocese has provided a priest to offer religio...
Christians have been urged to pray for New Zealand following news that mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch killed 49 people. Officials have confirmed another 20 victims are "seriously injur...
New Zealand has been named in new research as the Commonwealth member country where people enjoy the greatest religious freedom. The island nation topped a list of 53 states - narrowly beating Lesoth...
Members of the Anglican Church in New Zealand have decided to postpone a decision on whether or not to permit the blessing of same sex marriages until 2018. The Synod had been reviewing proposals to ...
Former band member George Perdikis has declared himself an atheist and attacked the Christian music scene online. He made the comments during a guest blog post on the Friendly Atheist's Patheos site,...
A wave of anti-government protests that began in April in Nicaragua has escalated leading to bishops and clergy being attacked by armed groups aligned with the The violence towards the Catholic Chur...
Nicaragua's president has said he will not bring forward elections, despite street protests that have seen more than 300 deaths in the past three months. Daniel Ortega, who said he is open to continu...
More than 200 Nicaraguan university students have been reunited with their parents after a tense night of armed attacks that left two people dead and dozens inj The students had sought refuge in a lo...
American footballer star Nick Foles has said he wouldn't have even been on the pitch for last night's Super Bowl if it wasn't for his Christian faith. The quarterback led the Philadelphia Eagles to v...
Nicole Kidman prays for her adopted children, who are now living with her ex-husband Tom Cruise, according to her priest. Her children Isabella, 23, and Connor, 21, were adopted when Kidman was marri...
Oscar winner Nicole Kidman has spoken about her belief in God. "A lot of my friends tease me." she told the May issue of Vanity Fair, in which she features on the cover.The Moulin Rouge actor is marr...
American singer and actress Nicole Scherzinger has revealed the moral conflict she had in playing a TV character who has an abortion. Nicole Scherzinger plays Penny Johnson in the ABC TV remake of th...
More than 70 churches remain abandoned and unused in Niger following attacks. The Centre for Religious Literacy in World Affairs has reported that the attacks took place at the beginning of 2015 foll...
At least six churches have been set alight or looted in Niger in a second day of violent protests at the publication of a cartoon showing the Prophet Mohammad. Demonstrators clashed with police in th...
A key figure thought to be involved in the abduction of over 200 school girls in Nigeria has been arrested, according to the country's military. With more here's Premier's Tulika Pandey. (funct...
The United Nations is being asked to help negotiate the release of the kidnapped Christian schoolgirls from Chibok. Nigeria's president Muhammadu Buhari has invited the UN to lead talks with Boko Har...
