It's 40 years since Hillsong church was founded in the suburbs of Sydney Australia in 1983. That's according to Brian Houston and his wife, Bobbie. The couple, who had two young children...
Aviation company Southwest Airlines has been sanctioned for ignoring a ruling made by a judge in a religious discrimination case. Prior to the sanctions, the court had sided with flight attendant Char...
A number of Catholic Bishops in England have declared their support for a campaign launched by the Catholic Union (CU), to lift the 50 per cent cap on faith-based admissions to new free schools. The l...
As teenagers in Scotland receive their exam results for higher education, a chaplain has been sharing his hope for students to grow in their faith as they enter university. Around 140,000 pupils acros...
The Catholic youth festival that reportedly gathered up to 1.5 million people in Lisbon this weekend is facing criticism after photos of how the Holy Eucharist was stored were released online. Pope Fr...
Christian singer songwriter Matt Redman is launching a series of seminars, aimed at equipping the next generation of worship leaders. The collection of one-day events intriguingly titled ‘WOR/TH’ ...
A group reflecting a wide range of traditions within the Church of England will take part in conversations on same-sex blessings, ahead of a meeting of the church’s governing body - known as Synod...
Two artists in Argentina have come under fire after creating Barbie dolls depicting Christ and a number of Catholic saints. The creation of the dolls – which has not been endorsed by makers Mattel...
America’s first publicly funded religious school has faced a legal challenge, as parents, clergy and lobby groups say it violates the state’s constitution. A lawsuit has been filed against an Okla...
Christian aid agencies are calling on the government to restore its oversees aid budget to protect hundreds of thousands of lives at risk. It comes as ministers have warned significant cuts to the f...
An American nurse and her child were abducted in Haiti on Thursday, according to reports from the Christian charity she worked for. The ministry El Roi Haiti, founded by Sandro Dorsainvil announced on...
The Church in Wales' contributions to Welsh history and culture have been explored in the first volume of a new book series. The book, titled, Gofal ein Gwinllan: Ysgrifau ar Gyfraniad yr Eglwys y...
Tributes have poured in for an "inspirational" Christian church leader who has died in Plymouth, prompting a police murder investigation. Hazel Huggins, 53 who was a member of the leadership team a...
Rehoboth Fellowship Church, a congregation in the US, is mourning the loss of its pastor after he was fatally struck and killed by a police unit. Stamford Police Officer Zachary Lockwood was driving a...
The Venerable Richard Paul Davies, Archdeacon of Surrey has been appointed as the next Bishop of Dorking, following approval from the King. Ven Paul will succeed the Right Reverend Dr Jo Bailey Wells,...
A group of nuns have been hailed heroes for “miraculously” fighting off wildfires in Rhodes, Greece to save their monastery from being burnt to the ground. The Mother Superior and seven sisters re...
Pastor Carmel Jones, founder of the Pentecostal Credit Union has died. He grew up in Jamaica, and came to England in 1955 as part of the Windrush generation. He founded the PCU, one of the first...
The vice-chair of a Christian climate change group has called on individuals to fight back after a recent study revealed climate change is to blame for soaring global temperatures. Barbara Echlin f...
Major charity Christian Aid has decided to move its banking away from Barclays over its ties to oil and gas investments. On Tuesday one of the UK’s largest development charities cut ties with Barcla...
A pastor in the US state of Louisiana has pledged not to leave his church’s prayer room until the crime levels in his local area reduce. Dwight Pate, the lead pastor of Church of Point Ministries in...