Gay singer Sir Elton John called Pope Francis 'my hero' at his annual AIDS benefit event. He praised the pontiff's compassion for gay people and his call for the Catholic Church to be more accepting....
The Elvis Gospel Fan Club argues 'the king' was a man of faith It's claimed the gospel songs of Elvis can provide a starting point for people wanting to explore their spirituality.President of the E...
Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley has described the "powerful and moving experience" of singing with her father for a new album of the late star's mus The new record, titled Where No One St...
French President Emmanuel Macron has set a target of five years for the ruined Notre Dame Cathedral to be rebuilt. Mr Macron outlined his hopes for the restoration in an address to the nation on Tues...
Empty church buildings across the UK will be repurposed to hold rock and pop concerts. Former Eurthymics singer Dave Stewart has partnered with Churches Conservation Trust to "repurpose churches for ...
Hopes of finding the remains of a missing Vatican teenager in the tombs of two 19th-century German princesses have been dashed. The graves were opened at a tiny Holy See cemetery on Thursday but turn...
US vice president and Christian Mike Pence has told crowds at the world's biggest pro-life rally that putting an end to taxpayer-funded abortions is an importan Speaking close to the Washington Monum...
A missionary couple from Cambridgeshire are to speak publicly about surviving a hostage-taking last year in West Africa - in which a close friend and colleague David and Shirley Donovan from Fenland...
An American bishop, who's facing charges of killing a cyclist after hitting him with her car whilst drunk, has resigned. Heather Cook quit her position in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland taking her...
Michael Curry has become the first African-American presiding bishop of the US Episcopal Church. Bishop Michael, from North Carolina, succeeds the Episcopal Church's first female presiding bishop, Ka...
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned the US not to impose sanctions against his government over the imprisonment of an American pastor facing terror Mr Erdogan told journalists on Sunday t...
A Christian freedom group has written to members of the Human Rights Council urging them to support a resolution to seek peace in Eritrea. Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Human Rights Concern Erit...
Police have closed the last Christian run health centre in Eritrea. A police report on the closure of the church in Zager, which was obtained by Christian persecution charity, Open Doors states: "The...
A Christian peer has described the east African country of Eritrea as the "African North Korea". Lord Alton of Liverpool has been speaking as Eritreans continue to make up the second largest group ...
More than 140 Christians in Eritrea have been arrested while they were attending a private meeting in the capital Asmara. The crackdown comes ahead of the East African country's Independence Day on F...
There are growing concerns for Christians in Eritrea after the arrest of children, pregnant women and a number of people gathered at a church. Security officers raided Faith Missions Church in Keren ...
The persecution of Christians in Eritrea is taking place in a "widespread and systematic manner", a report for the United Nations has found. A Commission of Inquiry on human rights in Eritrea found t...
Eritrea's Catholic bishops, speaking out for the first time in five years, have called for a 'peace and reconciliation' plan for the African nation. Following the country's independence in 1993, the ...
The Eritrean Orthodox Church Tewahdo (EOC) has planned peaceful demonstrations in the United States calling for the release and reinstatement of the church's le The Church plans to protest in Washing...
There are renewed questions regarding the current status of Patriarch Antonios of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, after he failed to deliver the traditional telev Geez New Year is marked by the Eritrea...
