Nicaraguan police said on Saturday they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the...
Protestors have taken to Jos, the capital of Nigeria's Plateau State, in response to the ongoing killings by a militia often referred to as 'armed herdsmen'. Over 130 people were kil...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued a statement in the wake of ongoing attacks on churches in Manipur, India. It’s believed almost 300 churches have been burned down in recent weeks, accordi...
A church that had disappeared underwater in 1362 has finally been re-discovered. Scientists have been trying to determine the location of Rungholt, a medieval town, for more than a century, afte...
Christian politicians in the UK are joining calls for the release of a Nigerian man sentenced to hanging for sending a "blasphemous" message. Yahayu Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by ha...
Once the mass murder of their people began, Safari Jean Bosco and his mother, sister and brothers sought refuge in a Catholic church along with over 2,000 others packed into the building. Some prayed ...
Ukraine's main Orthodox church said on Wednesday it had decided to switch to a calendar in which Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December, a move that distances it from Russia. Ukrainian Ch...
The world must rapidly ditch fossil fuels and end "the senseless war against creation", Pope Francis said this week, in a fresh plea over climate change that called on people to repent for t...
Margaret Ferrer, an MP who was found to have broken lockdown rules by attending church while awaiting the results of a Covid test, will have to wait until next month to find out about her future in pa...
The government has asked religious institutions in Ireland to pay towards a compensation scheme set-up for survivors of Mother and Baby Homes. These were institutions where unmarried mothers were sent...
A wave of ethnically-driven church destructions and village burnings has not halted in India’s north-east state of Manipur, according to a regional Christian leader. “It is still continuin...
Faith leaders representing the Church of Scotland, the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, and the Scottish Association of Mosques have united to issue a statement opposing assisted dying, as a draft B...
The Charity Commission is reviewing concerns raised regarding reports of misogyny and bullying within the Methodist Church, according to a statement provided to Premier Christian News. It’s...
A leading rabbi has praised the production of a new Christian-Jewish glossary, for its efforts to improve inter-faith relationships between the Church of Scotland and the Jewish community.&n...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has proposed two amendments to the government's Illegal Migration Bill as it enters Committee Stage in the House of Lords. Most Rev Justin Welby has been an outspoken ...
A church in Doncaster that has been subject to seven burglaries in recent months has been offered free security services. Keep Safe & Secure has gifted four weeks of free security oversight to St ...
A priest in the western Mexican state of Michoacan has been brutally murdered, becoming the ninth slain in the country in the past four years. Rev Javier García Villafaña's body...
The family of a Christian missionary and doctor, who was held hostage for more than seven years by Islamic extremists, has given thanks to God as he is finally released. Australian surgeon Kenneth Ell...
An archbishop serving in Northern Nigeria has revealed he lives with police dogs and armed escorts among rapidly escalating attacks on Christians in the region. Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso of Kaduna wo...
Activists from Christian Climate Action were among a group of protesters who made an attempt to storm the stage at oil giant Shell's annual shareholder meeting. Dozens of protesters were escorted ...
