A school district in the state of Kentucky has removed a number of religious displays including a bible verse from one of its buildings following complaints from an atheist group that they were "uncon...
The funeral for Christian entrepreneur Caleb Meakins has taken place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, with his Mum encouraging those gathered to "be ready when your creator calls you." The 31-y...
Russian and Turkish leaders will try to hammer out yet another deal to stabilise Idlib as tensions in Syria continue to rise. An air strike on a rebel-held village in Syria has killed at least 15 peop...
The Church of the Nativity in the biblical city of Bethlehem is being closed indefinitely over fears of Covid-19, weeks ahead of the Easter holiday that draws tens of thousands of visitors and worship...
Fr David Echioda, a Nigerian priest who was kidnapped after serving Sunday mass on 1st March has been released. "I have been reliably informed that Fr David Echioda has been released by his abductors,...
A new poll shows that although more than half of US Catholics are "very concerned" about the persecution of Christians around the world, the level of concern has sharply declined in the past two years...
Mourners at a Christian outreach worker's funeral heard moving tributes to her and her colleague after they were killed in a car crash in County Cavan on Friday. Friends said Joan McAlister and he...
A five-year prison sentence given to pastor Matthias Haghnejad was upheld on 25th February without a hearing, after Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamanei, reportedly permitted the judge to byp...
Several US Christian music artists are shocked after a tornado ripped through Nashville, Tennessee leaving at least 25 people dead. The twisters that struck in the hours after midnight local time on ...
Ukraine security services (UCC) have accused a priest of using mission trips to traffic weapons into the country. The priest was arrested several months ago in north-western Ukraine for selling weapon...
Senior church leaders in Nigeria have led a mass protest against the "brutal killing of innocent Nigerians". Despite heavy rain on Sunday, hundreds turned out to support the Catholic Bishops Conferenc...
Vladimir Putin has submitted a range of proposed amendments to Russian's constitution that include a mention of God and describe marriage as a heterosexual union. The president first proposed amen...
As news of Asia Bibi's successful asylum to France hits the headlines, a pair of Christians still on death row for blasphemy in Pakistan are soon to receive a verdict on their appeal. In a case th...
The Christian community is being encouraged to pray for God to "ordain a leader" as the country votes in its third election in less than a year. Israelis headed to the polls for the third time in twel...
A Finnish politician who was investigated for questioning her church denomination's support of a gay pride even is facing a second police interview. This time, Päivi Räsänen will be interviewed ab...
A Catholic aid charity has been given the go ahead to help rebuild an Iraqi Christian village after it was razed to the ground by Daesh (ISIS). Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will restore a church in...
East African militant group Al-Shabaab has warned all non-local Christians to leave three counties in north-eastern Kenya. According to US religious freedom charity International Christian Concern (I...
Pope Francis has cancelled official engagements for the third day in a row as he battles an apparent cold. The 83-year-old, who lost part of a lung to a respiratory illness as a young man, has never c...
French President Emmanuel Macron met Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi on Friday and invited her to live in France. Bibi was accused of committing blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad in 2010, after a...
One of the "brightest lights in Addis Ababa", an entrepreneur and Christian, Caleb Meakins, has died from head injuries sustained in a car crash. Caleb Meakins, 31, was an inspirational speaker, blog...
