The son of the founders of a United States megachurch has appeared in court charged with rape and other sexual offences. Gary Thomas ‘Tom’ Keesee Jr, 36, pleaded not guilty to 27 counts, 11 each ...
A pastor at First Baptist Orlando has publicly forgiven the man who murdered his wife earlier this year. In an emotional courtroom scene, Bill Curl, a longtime pastoral care minister at First Baptis...
US pastor and author Max Lucado has marked the 50th anniversary of becoming a Christian in a very personal - and permanent - way: with his first tattoo. At 70 years old, the Oak Hills Church pastor sh...
Kensington Palace confirmed on Tuesday that King Charles III will not attend the funeral of Pope Francis, despite the close and respectful relationship he shared with the late pontiff. Instead, the Pr...
A Nigerian bishop has issued a strong condemnation of the government’s failure to protect Christians, following a week of brutal attacks that left nearly 200 believers dead - including 56 killed in ...
An American missionary who was dramatically rescued from captivity in South Africa has publicly thanked God for bringing him home safely. Josh Sullivan, a pastor from Tennessee, was abducted by armed ...
A disgraced former vicar who stole nearly £6,000 from church funds sent a series of abusive, drunken texts to the Bishop of Blackburn, telling him to “go to hell,” a court heard. Father Matthew M...
Cardinals gathered at the Vatican on Tuesday to plan Pope Francis' funeral, which leaders from around the world will attend ahead of a conclave next month to elect a new head of the Roman Catholic...
A “freak accident” in Ohio, left a church member dead and a pastor in critical condition. The tragic event occurred on the evening of 17th April 2025, after a tree and power lines suddenly collap...
Pope Francis entered St. Peter's Square on Sunday in an open-air popemobile for the first time since surviving double pneumonia, greeting tens of thousands of Catholics after the Vatican's cel...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance went to the Vatican on Saturday to meet senior Catholic Church officials who have been sharply critical of his administration's policies, in the first such in-person...
US pastor John MacArthur has said he is ready to return to the pulpit after a period of ill health. Rumours of his death had circulated online after the popular preacher temporarily stepped down from ...
The Archbishop of York has told a UN gathering of people of African descent that he acknowledges the Church of England’s “historic complicity” in the slave trade. The United Nations Permanent F...
An American pastor kidnapped during a church service in South Africa has been rescued following a "high-intensity shoot-out", police have said. Josh Sullivan was found unharmed in Gqeberha on Tuesday...
The pastor of kidnapped American missionary Josh Sullivan has said he was not "naïve" when he and his wife went as missionaries to South Africa. The 35-year-old was abducted last week while preach...
Easter remains one of the biggest dates in The Church calendar, according to new figures from Lifeway Research. A study of U.S. Protestant pastors found that 90 per cent consider Easter one of their ...
Bible engagement in the U.S. is showing signs of revival among men. According to the American Bible Society’s 2025 State of the Bible report, nearly ten million more Americans are now reading Script...
Christian Grammy winner Amy Grant is campaigning to buy the church her grandfather founded – after alleging that its current owners are misusing the building. In 1920, the ‘Baby, Baby’ singer’...
Churches in Britain are experiencing a ‘Quiet Revival’, according to new research by the Bible Society. New data reverses held beliefs that Christianity is declining in Britain. Instead, engagemen...
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced it will end its 50-year partnership with the federal government to help refugees and migrant children, following the halt of funding by t...
