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Pope Francis on Sunday presided over a big outdoor Mass where he urged Hungarians not to close the door on migrants and those who are "foreign or unlike us," in contrast to the anti-immigran...

Pope Francis on Saturday met Ukrainians who fled the war on Hungary's eastern border, telling the refugees that a different future is possible.  Francis met with about 600 refugees, poor and ...

Cuba's Catholic Church on Thursday said the "door was open" to future talks over the release of prisoners on the island following a meeting the previous day with Cuban President Miguel D...

Charles Stanley's grandson has sparked outrage by attempting to sell some of his grandfather's personal possessions on eBay. The renowned pastor passed away earlier this month at the age of 90...

The three-day visit of Pope Francis to Hungary has been welcomed by the ruling party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The trip by the Argentine pontiff marks Pope Francis' 41st Apostolic Journey ab...

A Kenyan televangelist was arrested on Thursday after reports of the "mass killing of his followers", the interior minister said, as authorities investigated scores of other deaths linked to...

A new docu-series covering a sequence of scandals at the global Hillsong Church will feature interviews with disgraced pastor Carl Lentz and his wife, Laura, as the couple open up about his ...

The Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB) has announced a settlement in a case brought against it by Professor Martyn Percy, the former Dean of Christ Church Oxford. It has also called for an urge...

Pope Francis left Rome on Friday (April 28) on a three-day trip to Hungary, where the war in Ukraine, migration and Europe's Christian roots are expected to top the agenda in his public addre...

The people of Sudan face a “perfect storm of a humanitarian disaster” and urgently need prayers for an extension in the ceasefire in the fighting between two heavily armed military groups,...

Pope Francis, in a historic move that could lead to more inclusiveness in decision-making in the Roman Catholic Church,  will allow women to vote for the first time at a global meeting of bishops...

A man in the US has been charged with attempted arson after a fire broke out at a church that was preparing to host a drag event. Aimenn Penny, aged 20, stands accused of using Molotov cocktails in an...

Evidence of oppression and persecution of Christians in India has been dismissed by a government law officer in a submission to the Supreme Court in Delhi. India’s Solicitor General Tushar Mehta...

A fragile ceasefire in fighting between factions in Sudan’s military is being used by western nations and aid agencies to evacuate citizens, diplomats and some aid workers. RAF planes sent from ...

American preacher Bishop Lamor Whitehead is being sued for $5 million over an ongoing dispute that he illegally evicted worshippers after purchasing a church building at auction. The founder...

Fewer American evangelical 'born again' Christians believe Jesus did not sin, a new study has found, linking the fall to the Coronavirus pandemic.  Published by t...

A new report claims Russia is "weaponising religion" in its conflict with Ukraine, "committing gross violations of religious freedom" and repressing churches in occupied areas. Dat...

Speaking ahead of a visit of Pope Francis to Hungary at the end of the week, a Catholic bishop has claimed that the former Soviet-bloc state is one of the only countries in Europe speaking up for the ...

A pastor in Eritrea that was denied a burial due to his Christian beliefs has been laid to rest. Pastor Tesfay Seyoum, founder and leader of Meserete Kristos Church, passed away on the 9th of April. T...

Authorities in Kenya have exhumed more than 50 bodies of congregants that have starved to death following advice from their religious leader. A further 8 people were found emaciated. They later died i...