Nearly 300 Catholic churches have faced attacks in the US over the past three years, according to a new report. Data collected from CatholicVote (CV) has found that at least 278 churches in America ha...
On Sunday, lead pastor Kennon Vaughan preached to the congregation of Harvest Church in Memphis, Tennessee; by Tuesday lunchtime he became the only survivor of a place crash that took the lives of f...
This year marks three decades since Open Doors started ranking countries by the level of persecution faced by Christians. Since records started in 1993, the number of countries deemed dangerous for...
One in seven Christians worldwide are persecuted for their faith, becoming the target of frequent attacks such as rape, kidnapping and even death. Christian persecution charity Open Doors has released...
Open Doors’ World Watch List has revealed North Korea is the country where Christians face the most extreme persecution. Hitting the highest score ever recorded in the list’s history, North Korea ...
Open Door’s annual list of countries ranking world countries according to the amount of violence against Christians has been released. North Korea has returned to the top position after falling to s...
Catholic bishops in the United States are welcoming the passing of a bill ensuring adequate medical care for babies born after an attempted abortion. Children born after a termination has been soug...
US President Joe Biden will be the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at Martin Luther King Jr.'s church in Atlanta, as he marks a national holiday celebrating the civil rights ...
The Church of England has released a new report on the well-being of its clergy. The report found the well-being of the clergy has declined since 2019, with lockdowns aggravating pre-existing pressure...
Downing Street has announced Rt Rev Philip North as the next Bishop of Blackburn. He will succeed Rt Rev Julian Henderson following his retirement last year. Rev Philip, who has been the bishop of Bur...
A pastor who slipped on snow and ice outside his church was paralysed after breaking his neck. David Kent from Minnesota, USA, immediately knew “it wasn’t good” when he realised his hands were i...
Prominent American pastor Jack Hayford has passed away at the age of 88. Internationally known for having composed worship song “Majesty”, he also pastored The Church On The Way in Van Nuys, Calif...
Prominent US theologian John Piper was recently interrupted during a rousing sermon by his watch registering exuberant gestures as a fall. The award-winning author and pastor was preaching on Psalm 1...
A US church has said its parishioners feel unsafe due to a homeless camp setting up outside its building. The Greek Orthodox church in Seattle, Washington claimed it has seen the number of tents on th...
Pope Benedict XVI, who became the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died at the age of 95. A statement from the Vatican on Saturday morning read: "With pain I inform that Pope Emeritus Benedict X...
Former pope Benedict, 95, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is "very sick," his successor Pope Francis said on Wednesday. "I would like to ask all of you for a special pr...
A calendar that shares a monthly picture of a priest has divided opinion after it became the centre of a debate on the TV show Loose Women. Dubbed “the hot priest calendar”, the annual photo colle...
The Satanic Temple has placed a display next to a nativity scene and a menorah in a bid to see their beliefs treated equally to mainstream religions. They are determined that they do not “worship�...
A Premier radio station is teaming up with some of the UK’s best gospel singers and Apple Music to champion black artists and Christian gospel music. Premier Gospel, which is part of the Premier Chr...
A Church of England vicar has been found to have "provoked and offended the Jewish community" with conduct "unbecoming to the office and work of a clerk in Holy Orders". Rev Stephen Sizer, who has now...
