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An innovative centre manager in Jersey has come up with a new and unexpected way to introduce people to Jesus: Graffiti church. Stephen Lamb, a graffiti artist with 20 years experience, suggested the ...

The non-employee board members of Dwelling Place Anaheim (DPA), the current church of former Vineyard pastor Alan Scott, have dismissed the findings of a report that investigated past allegations agai...

Christians are being urged to pray for a street preacher in the US who is in a critical condition, after he was shot while promoting a church service in Arizona. Hans Schmidt was shot in the head...

The founder of New Wine, former vicar of St Andrews church in Chorleywood Bishop David Pytches, has died. He was a highly influential leader of charismatic renewal within the Anglican church...

The Church of Scotland has been accused of having no respect for people living in rural communities after the country's oldest church was closed. 900 year old Birnie Kirk in Moray held its last se...

A Catholic priest in Alabama has officially married a recent high school graduate, four months after the pair fled to Italy, according to a marriage certificate filed in court. Alexander Cro...

Former megachurch pastor Carlton Pearson has passed away at the age of 70, surrounded by family, after "a brief battle with cancer". The 70-year-old rose to prominence as one of the country&...

 The run-down beach town of Torvaianica is about 35 kms (20 miles) south of the Vatican. But for transgender women who live there it had seemed light years away until a rapprochement with the Cat...

An initial report into claims that Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer ministry in Kansas City, engaged in clergy sexual abuse with several women is lacking "...

There are hopes the 19th century British Cardinal Henry Newman could soon be named a ‘doctor of the church’. Bishops in the US have backed calls from their UK counterparts.  At a nati...

God is good for you - that's the verdict of people in Britain, according to a survey out today.  It found those identifying as religious were on average 20 per cent happier and more sati...

People driving an electric hire car in Italy may soon be able to charge it in Vatican City. The Pope has struck a deal with Volkswagen, to introduce an all-electric, zero-impact car fleet.  Pope ...

The Church of England's Evangelical Council has launched two new initiatives for orthodox evangelicals, in the wake of the decision to allow trials of special services to bless same-sex union...

Moldova's largest Orthodox church reaffirmed its link to its Russian parent church on Thursday despite dissent from priests who have denounced the association with Moscow over the Kremlin's in...

The Vatican has confirmed a ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons, a centuries-old secretive society that the Catholic Church has long viewed with hostility and has an estimated global membership of up...

Finnish MP of 30 years Paivi Rasanen has been cleared of wrongdoing, over a tweet where she quoted a Bible verse. Her victory comes at the end of a gruelling four year legal battle, where she was...

As the Israeli military pushes deeper into Gaza City in its battle to obliterate Hamas, there are fears that the Christian presence there could disappear altogether. Increasing numbers of Ga...

Matt Damon is the latest celebrity to back a campaign to stop a New York church in need of major repairs from being demolished. The Hollywood actor will be part of an upcoming performance which serves...

A collection of street pastors groups are going to receive funding from Thames Valley Police in recognition of the invaluable support they provide to policing.   The charity trains volu...

A new study has revealed that Christianity is continuing to spread across the globe despite believers facing extreme persecution for their faith. The 2023 “Persecutors of the Year” report ...