The President of the European Parliament has called for the immediate release of Asia Bibi, the Christian woman on death row in Pakistan. Answering a question on her situation in a press conference, ...
A witness has described hearing "non-stop shouting" at Oscar Pistorius' home, shortly before his girlfriend was shot dead. A witness has described hearing "non-stop shouting" at Oscar Pistorius' home...
A "significant" quantity of human remains has been found at a former Catholic home for unmarried mothers and their babies in Ireland. They were discovered in "underground chambers " during an excavat...
There have been reports that among the 2 million people gathered in Hong Kong to protest on Monday, many used the opportunity to sing a worship song. There has been days of demonstrations in the city ...
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 be...
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 postponin...
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 speakin...
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 Traf...
