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People should remember the individual stories of asylum seekers before rushing to judge, according to the Public Issues Enabler for the Baptist Union. Rev Steve Tinning was speaking to Premier after d...

A year on from the start of the war in Ukraine, a Christian charity has said the needs of the country have changed from the early days of the invasion.  The western world watched in horror as Rus...

Christians in North Korea are being sent to labour camps, a leading persecution charity has warned.  According to Open Doors, there has been a rise in incidents of persecution against Christians ...

The polls have closed in Nigeria but it could take days to learn which election candidate is set to become the next president.  Faith groups – mainly Christians and Muslims – are cons...

Christian charity Tearfund have warned of child labour in extremely dangerous gold mines on the Ivory Coast.  A crisis within the agricultural sector – the foundation of the local economy &...

The Vatican and Oman established diplomatic ties on Thursday, marking a further widening of the Holy See's official relations with the Arab Muslim World. In a joint statement, both sides said they...

A vicar in Cumbria is appealing for thieves to examine their consciences after all the silverware from his church was stolen. The burglary at St John's Church in Keswick was discovered on Monday m...

A leader of the cross-border Methodist Church in Ireland has urged renewed prayer for peace after news of the shooting of an off-duty police officer in Omagh, County Tyrone, on Wednesday night. Three ...

A Christian social policy group is urging ministers to “raise the alarm” about the trafficking of Ukrainian refugees amid fears of exploitation. A year on from the start of the invasion, C...

Pope Francis had to cancel one of his audiences on Thursday because of what the Vatican said was a "bad cold" and skipped reading prepared speeches at other meetings that went ahead. The 86-...

The Pope is calling for an urgent ceasefire to end the 'absurd and cruel' war on the Ukraine, ahead of its one-year anniversary. Speaking two days before the first anniversary of Russia's ...

Ukraine has exchanged a number of clergymen from a minority branch of the Orthodox Church with historically close ties to Moscow to win the release of soldiers captured in Russia's invasion, two s...

Rick Warren's Saddleback Church is one of five churches that have been removed from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) after installing women as senior leaders. The churches were deemed &l...

In a tirade against the west, Vladimir Putin has mocked the Church of England for having discussions about using gender-neutral terms for God. The Russian leader said western leaders were heading for ...

Asbury University has announced its revival service will be moved, to accommodate the large crowds still flocking to the site in its third week of meetings. Over 15,000 people a da...

A man has been arrested in connection with the deadly shooting of Catholic Bishop, David O'Connell. The Los Angeles auxiliary bishop was shot at his home on Saturday. Suspect Carlos Medina, 65, hu...

Most Rev Justin Welby has asked for a meeting of global archbishops to consider the role of the Archbishop of Canterbury as head of the Anglican Communion. It follows a decision by churches in th...

Air raid sirens blared across the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday (February 20) as U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited St Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral...

The Jesuit Roman Catholic religious order said on Tuesday that accusations of sexual, psychological and spiritual abuse against a prominent member were highly credible and that restrictions against hi...

Former U.S. President and Baptist, Jimmy Carter, is being remembered in today’s national holiday in North America, following his decision to receive end of life care at home. In a message markin...