The Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has sent a message of encouragement to the Orthodox prelates in Greece. The gesture comes as leaders are gathering in Crete for the Pan-Orthodox Council that b...
The Russian Orthodox Church will not be attending a historic meeting of Orthodox churches because it says other churches already have walked out. Moscow's Patriarchate bishop has suggested postponi...
There is "positive momentum" behind the proposal of Pope Francis visiting Russia, a prominent Vatican figure has said during a visit to the country. Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin was quo...
The Catholic Church in Rwanda has apologised for its role in the 1994 genocide, which saw 800,000 people murdered. In a statement Catholic bishops admitted they'd "killed each other" and said sorry "...
Premier has been told that churches in Rwanda are keeping safe refugees from neighbouring Burundi, as violence continues to worsen in the central African countr A church that has asked to remain anon...
Hundreds of Rwandan refugees are seeking sanctuary in Zambian Catholic churches after riots in the country. At least five people have died in Zambia's capital Lusaka after days of violence.Fighting...
An Iranian pastor whose imprisonment in Iran prompted a public campaign for his release has avoided returning to jail, this time in the USA, after he violated a Pleading guilty at a county magistrate...
Saeed Abedini, the pastor released from an Iranian jail after three years behind bars for his faith, has arrived back in America. Evangelist Franklin Graham welcomed the 35-year-old after he landed i...
The location of a Mass event to held by the Pope in Poland this summer poses a "high risk for the life and health of people", according to a leaked report. The report by the Government Centre for Sec...
A Japanese man dubbed the 'Samurai of Christ' is to be made a saint on February 7, it's been announced. Justo Takayama Ukon gave up his status, property and land as a samurai in feudal Japan to follo...
A process to decide whether the murdered French priest Fr Jacques Hamel should be made a saint has been officially opened. The procedure - known as the canonisation Cause - concerning Fr Jacques Hame...
The Salvadorean priest, Oscar Romero will be declared a saint by Pope Francis at a ceremony in Rome on Sunday. In the Roman Catholic church, the person has to be dead to be declared a saint.Romero, w...
Tens of thousands of members of the Salvation Army are descending on London to mark its 150th anniversary. The movement began in East London in 1865 and was the idea of William and Catherine Booth wh...
A Christian who was in Brussels during Tuesday's terror attacks has told Premier prayer can help all of those affected in the city and beyond. Colonel Daniel Naud from the Salvation Army was speaki...
The Salvation Army has raised concerns about a new report which shows the number of people trapped in modern slavery is a third more than previously thought. More than 45 million people around the wo...
To mark the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, The Salvation Army will begin innovative work in Nigeria and the Philippines. Sunday July 30th marks the UN World Day Against Tra...
A dress which went viral after viewers were split on its colours has become the focal point of the Salvation Army's campaign against domestic violence in South A photo was posted on Tumblr last mont...
Samaritan's Purse has announced the number of shoebox gifts collected during its 2017 Operation Christmas Child campaign exceeded eleven million. The international Christian charity revealed that 11,...
Samaritan's Purse has revealed that eight of its South Sudanese staff who were recently detained have now been released. They were working in the Mayendit area which, in February, was declared to be ...
The children of same-sex couples cannot be baptised in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the organisation said. It adopted the new policy at an annual meeting in Belfast on Friday.The measure wil...
