Cuba's Catholics are to build their first ever church in the communist country since the revolution in 1959. The buidling in Santiago will be constructed as part of a major religious recycling projec...
Canada has elected its first openly gay Anglican bishop to its third-largest church. Rev Canon Kevin Robertson says he is "overwhelmed" with the appointment.Mr Robertson has two children with his p...
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip has struck southern Israel, in the first such attack since September, according to the Israeli military. AP says air raid sirens were sounded on Friday in the Eshko...
The first step towards declaring a Catholic priest - who worked with the sick and dying - a saint has been taken during a service in Dublin. The beatification of Fr John Sullivan at Gardiner Street C...
The trial of a former Archbishop accused of sexually abusing young boys, which was due to start at the Vatican on Saturday, is expected to be adjourned. It's after Joseph Wesoleski, the Pope's former...
An American man is among the first group of people to be targeted under new anti-evangelism laws in Russia. In July the country passed legislation banning the public from discussing their faith outsi...
A husband and wife who died in a Texas church massacre last week have been buried together. Richard and Therese Rodriguez were the first victims of the shootings to be laid to rest.Hundreds of peop...
A fisherman who was stranded at sea for more than a year has said he prayed to God for forgiveness during his ordeal. Salvador Alvarenga, 36 and from El Savador, went on a fishing expedition off the ...
Aid from the Christian charity World Vision should be fitted with cameras and microphones, an Israeli academic has suggested in the wake of allegations more tha Professor Gerald Steinberg is the foun...
Five Christians from Laos have been convicted of "performance of the medical profession without a license" after praying for a Christian. The men have confirmed they will appeal the decision. Human R...
At least five people have been killed and over a dozen wounded after four suicide bombers blew themselves up in the Lebanese border village of Qaa. It is a predominantly a Christian area that lies by...
Five papyrus fragments have been withdrawn from display at a major museum after it emerged they do not belong to the Dead Sea Scrolls, as previously claimed. The artefacts had been among the most pre...
Five men each given three consecutive life sentences for murdering three Christians in Turkey are now in custody after initially being allowed to walk free from The group were found guilty on Wednesd...
A senior Abu Sayyaf militant and four members of the armed group believed to be behind the deadly attack on a cathedral in the Philippines have surrendered The national police chief Oscar Albayalde ...
Five men have been sentenced to death in Pakistan for the murder of a Christian couple who were burnt alive. An anti-terror court in Lahore convicted the group for the killings of Shahzad Masih and S...
Here's 5 things we learned this week in the world of Christian news 1. Congratulations! It's a...bag! High-end fashion retailer Mulberry has replaced the baby Jesus for a handbag in its new Christmas...
More than 85,000 people in Haiti are living in make shift camps five years on from the country's devastating earthquake, a Christian charity has said. An estimated 220,000 people died, over 300,000 w...
Christians in Iran have been threatened with flogging after drinking Holy Communion wine in a ceremony. Three believers in the country face the punishment after officials in the capital, Tehran, a...
Thousands of people have taken refuge in a Christian college after intense floods have killed more than 200 people in Kerala state, India and left 800,000 homel The annual monsoon rains were already ...
A church in Florida has put up a sign on every door in the building warning all those wishing to enter that 'we are heavily armed'. The pastor at River at Tampa Bay Church, which regularly broadcasts...
