A church nativity scene which features two mothers of the Baby Jesus, instead of the conventional Mary and Joseph figurines, has sparked anger among conservative Catholics and politicians in Italy. Na...
An aerial strike on the grounds of a church in Ethiopia's Oromiya region killed eight people and injured five as they collected corn, two witnesses and an opposition political party said. Governme...
A new study by Christian Aid has revealed that the economic impact of disasters is stacked against the poor. Its report Counting the Cost 2023 identifies the year's 20 costliest extreme climate di...
At least 140 people have been killed and others are missing after a series of attacks by gunmen on Christian majority villages in northern Nigeria. Officials said the attacks, on Christmas Eve were ca...
The site of a new church building and nearby Christian homes have been attacked in a village in Egypt. The charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) says an extremist mob attacked the buildings in ...
A Catholic charity is helping religious Sisters distribute Christmas gifts to thousands of children in Syria and Lebanon. Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is working with the Sisters of St Joseph of Ly...
The bodies of sixty people who lost their lives amid ethnic and religious violence in the state of Manipur in India have been returned to their families. The victims were killed in May after violence...
Palestinian Christians held a sombre Christmas vigil in Bethlehem on Saturday, at the church situated on the spot where it's believed Jesus Christ was born. In a nativity scene deliberately str...
Church of England bishops have used their Christmas messages to reflect on a "year of darkness and despair", reminding Christians that "God is with us, whatever we have to face and whatever life may...
A Sudanese couple and their children are now safely in the United States after being tried in Sudan following their conversion to Christianity. Nada and her husband Hamouda faced punishments of 100 ...
Church bells have tolled across the Czech Republic as the country holds a national day of mourning for the victims of Thursday's mass shooting at a university in Prague. A minute’s silence has ...
The Belgian town of Sint-Truiden has moved its annual festive ice rink into the soaring nave of its disused 18th-century baroque church to beat the temperamental Belgian weather. Normally outdoors, th...
A Coptic Christian monastery in Sudan has been attacked by rebel forces, according to the organisation Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). It’s reported that members of Sudan’s main paramilitary...
The Pope has sent one of his most senior prefects to the Holy Land to accompany people through the celebration of Christmas during this time of war. Cardinal Konrad Krajewski's visit is seen as a�...
Nicaragua arrested another Catholic bishop on Wednesday, a source in close contact with local church leaders told Reuters following local media reports, making the bishop the second such leader to be ...
A Christian preacher, who has previously been the victim of stabbings and attempted murder, has reportedly gone missing. Friends of Hatun Tash say she hasn't been seen for 5 weeks. She repres...
A Christian mother of five has been released on bail after spending 19 months in a Nigerian prison on charges of “blasphemy” Rhoda Jatau now safe in undisclosed location while she awaits trial. ...
A Church in Swansea is bringing bags of kindness to people’s doorsteps this Christmas. In partnership with the Church Revitalisation Trust and the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, St Thomas’ Church ...
An investigation commissioned by the Spanish Catholic Church into child sexual abuse by members of the clergy and non-clerical staff has so far identified 1,383 complaints and 2,056 victims, an audit ...
Christians in several countries around the world found their faith tested in 2023. Many spent months on trial or behind bars, while others were propelled onto the frontlines of conflict. At the s...
