The Ukrainian Institute for Religious Freedom (IRF) has revealed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in at least 494 religious buildings, theological institutions, and sacred places bein...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed his “sorrow” as violence and sectarian conflict continues to take lives in South Sudan. Archbishop Justin is currently on a historic three-day Pi...
Jean Vanier, the deceased founder of a Christian charity that helps people with intellectual disabilities integrate into society, has been found to have abused at least 25 women over a 50-year pe...
A tourist from the United States has been arrested for allegedly attacking a statue of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem. The suspect is believed to have condemned the use of “idols” in the Cathol...
It’s a week since a video was released showing the brutal killing of a young black man at the hands of police in the United States. 29 year old Tyre Nichols died three days after being beaten an...
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Pope and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland began a three-day visit to South Sudan on Friday. The historical visit has been dubbed a &ldq...
Three Christian development agencies have urged the UK Government to commit to financing a peace process in South Sudan. The leaders of Christian Aid, CAFOD and Tearfund have written a joint open...
Pope Francis on Thursday urged young people in Democratic Republic of Congo to forge a new future without the ethnic rivalry, corruption and distrust that have fuelled so many bloody conflicts in Afri...
Mourners and protesters faced off in Sydney on Thursday at the funeral service for Australian Cardinal George Pell, a former top Vatican official who was acquitted in 2020 of sexual abuse accusations....
About 85 per cent of schools in England and Wales are being affected by strike action today (Wednesday) – with many schools either fully or partially closed in the latest round of industrial act...
A US megachurch has announced it will host a conference specifically for parents who have children that identify as LGBT. North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Georgia, led by Pastor Andy Stanle...
Pope Francis denounced the "poison of greed" driving conflicts in Africa as he began a visit to Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, saying the rich world had to realise that people...
Church leaders in Jerusalem have released an open letter calling for “restraint” and “self-control” in a bid to end the “exploding, senseless cycle of violence in the Hol...
The suspect of machete attacks on two churches in southern Spain last week has been imprisoned on remand, Spain's High Court ordered on Monday, describing his actions as a "targeted jiha...
The Washington National Prayer Breakfast will no longer be managed by Christian group “The Family” in favour of an in-house group. Instead, the gathering will be hosted by the newly-create...
The Christian community in Eritrea has been rocked by another wave of mass arrests. According to UK Christian persecution watchdog Release International, 44 Christians were recently detained as they w...
A megachurch in the US state of Florida has urged its members to sign a statement affirming marriage is only understood to be between one man and one woman. It’s understood whoever does not...
Pope Francis on Sunday called on Israel and the Palestinians to engage in dialogue in pursuit of peace, deploring the recent violence in the region. Speaking after the Angelus prayer in Rome, the...
A new mobile food project run by local churches has been launched in Devon. The YUM Project (You + Us = More) will run from a converted minibus, with a view to reaching people who might find it hard t...
The Archbishop of Canterbury is to visit South Sudan along with Pope Francis and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland this week. Most Rev Justin Welby said the church leader...
