A priest in Pakistan is calling on Western governments to intervene as Christians experience the country's worst ever incident of persecution. Father Abid Tanveer, the vicar general of the Dioces...
After a devastating weekend of attacks in Israel, that tore through Jewish and Palestinian communities causing panic and destruction, the Israeli military said it had called up an unprecedented 300,...
With thousands feared dead in western Afghanistan, development agencies are co-ordinating with the UN to save lives, in villages flattened by a devastating earthquake. Hundreds of people are still...
Religion is highly present in Ethiopia. It’s visible in churches and mosques, in clothing, and in public rituals. The country’s main religious communities are Orthodox Christians, Muslims and Prot...
A murder investigation has been launched after a young pastor “with great potential” was shot and killed while preaching. Three other congregants were wounded when armed men stormed the church in ...
Pope Francis called for an end to attacks and violence in Israel and Gaza on Sunday, saying terrorism and war would not solve any problems, but only bring further suffering and death to innocent peopl...
The Turin Shroud, believed to have wrapped Jesus after his crucifixion, has been used with AI to create a lifelike image of him. The cloth, which's authenticity remains debated, was last displaye...
A leather-skinned mummified man lying in an open coffin in Reading, Pennsylvania, known only as "Stoneman Willie” to the public got two things Saturday he went without for 128 years - a burial and h...
Under a scorching sun, more than three hundred Bolivians on Friday marched to a dusty plain near the Incachaca dam that overlooks the city of La Paz, gathering to pray for rain and an end to a severe ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has met with refugees from the Nagorno Karaback region while visiting the South Caucasus. Most Rev Justin Welby connected with them in Ketcharis, located in the Armenian p...
Loren Cunningham, the founder of the youth organisation Youth With A Mission (YWAM), died at 88. The evangelist passed away in his sleep at home in Kona, Hawaii. Earlier this year, Cunningham’s wife...
Former Irish professional rugby player Peter Browne had told Premier there are a number of Christians playing at the World Cup who have been encouraging each other during the competition. Browne, who ...
A drag queen in the Philippines could face up to 12 years in prison after their rock version of the Lord’s Prayer triggered outrage. 33 year old Amadeus Fernando Pagente, who performs under the nam...
Israel's Foreign Minister has condemned several incidents this week in which Orthodox Jews have spat at Christian pilgrims in Jerusalem. In a phone call to the Vatican yesterday with Archbishop Pa...
Megachurch pastor Andy Stanley has staunchly defended his church's decision to host the Unconditional Conference, held at the North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia, after it was crit...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has told Christians in Armenia of his support and prayers during his visit to the nation. Most Rev Justin Welby is currently on a five-day trip to the South Caucasus regio...
There are fears that some churches in Wigan could be closed after a buildings review found that some parishes in the area are not financially viable. The Right Buildings Review, which began in Decembe...
A Christian cake maker, who previously won a religious discrimination case at the US Supreme Court, is having his appeal heard following fresh legal action over his refusal to make a gender transition...
Israeli police on Wednesday arrested five people suspected of spitting towards Christians or churches in the Old City of Jerusalem and formed a special investigative team to deal with growing complain...
The Pope has made some of his strongest comments yet about climate change. He's released a document in which he says the planet is 'fast reaching a point of no return' because of global wa...
