A couple from York have challenged Pope Francis to become vegan during Lent this year in return for a donation of $1m (£771,405) to the charity of his choice. Jane Land and Matthew Glove are the foun...
An all-Muslim cricket team from north England will take on the Vatican's cricket team later this month. The Vatican team, made up of priests, deacons and seminarians, will take on the Yorkshire team ...
Pope Francis used his trip to the Greek island of Lesbos to urge the international community to respond to the migrant crisis "in a way that is worthy of our co The pope's historic visit included a m...
Christians are among those organising a petition which is calling for prostitution to be made illegal in the Netherlands - a country known for its relatively re The document, backed by 42,000 people,...
An Anglican bishop is calling on the Church of England to issue new service books with liturgies for same-sex weddings and celebrate transgender Christians as p Rt Revd Alan Wilson is part of the LGB...
A bishop in Burkina Faso has made a passionate plea to the West to stop selling arms used by terrorists to kill Christians. His statement comes after 14 people, mostly children and teenagers, were ki...
Human rights activist Mohammad Ali Dadgar remains in prison despite his client Yousef Nadarkhani being released on Christmas day. The Muslim lawyer that helped free Iranian Christian pastor Yousef Na...
A US youth pastor is dead after a police officer returning home from work shot and killed him when she mistook his apartment for her own. Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger reported that she had shot...
A London-based Christian youth magazine has launched a special #LoveCalais campaign to help refugees in camps by the French port. The #LoveCalais campaign aims to provide 1,000 people living in the c...
The founder of a Christian war veteran recovery programme had his ad rejected from YouTube for using the keyword 'Christian'. Chad Robichaux, founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation - a charity providi...
Tuesday marked the ten year anniversary of the Bible App. Created by YouVersion, the Bible App was one of the first 200 free apps available when Apple launched the App Store on 10th July 2008.In the ...
Makers of the YouVersion Bible app have named the passage from scripture which was shared, bookmarked and highlighted on its platform more than any other this y The most popular verse was Isaiah 41:1...
The creators of the Bible App have revealed the most popular Bible verse of the year. Around the world, the verse most engaged with on the app is Philippians 4:6: "Don't worry about anything; instead...
The Anglican bishop of Harare has told Premier any transition in Zimbabwe must be peaceful, as the country's political turmoil continues to unfold. President Robert Mugabe has been placed under house...
Christian leaders in Zimbabwe have spoken out against long-reigning president Robert Mugabe. Bishops were speaking as part of marking the United Nations (UN) Day Against Torture and expressed their ...
Churches in Zimbabwe have attempted to broker dialogue between the government and its opponents over a political and economic crisis in the country. A bloody security crackdown on protesters last mon...
A Zimbabwean pastor accused of leading large anti-government protests last year has been acquitted of subversion. Evan Mawarire - who launched the #ThisFlag protest campaign on social media - was fou...
A Zimbabwean pastor who is leading the calls for President Robert Mugabe to quit has been arrested, accused of inciting public violence. Evan Mawarire had been organising "stay at home" protests to t...
A Zimbabwean pastor who fled the country after organising peaceful protests against President Robert Mugabe faces a fresh charge of 20 years in prison for crime Evan Mawarire previously fled Zimbabwe...
The prominent government critic pastor Evan Mawarire has been released on bail and has claimed that hundreds of people in jail need medical attention. Mawarire was one of more than 1,000 people arres...
