A video capturing the moment a pastor flew into a church service on a zip wire has been watched millions of time online. But pastor Bartholomew Orr's dramatic entrance at Brown Baptist Church in Sout...
Pope Francis has told pastors they should not act like 'princes' but start acting like Jesus. The leader of Catholics all over the world made the comments at his general audience on Wednesday.He sa...
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has warned Christian leaders that a proposed bill threatens to tamper with the freedom of Christians in the holy land. His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilus II...
The Kentucky clerk who spent five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples has said that the things people said to her that hurt Speaking exclusively to ABC, Kim Davis...
A Christian charity's warning the violent persecution of believers will increase in 2017. Release International says it has particular concerns for the Islamic world, where it believes Christians wil...
Oscar Pistorius is a "broken man" who places his future "in the hands of God", a clinical psychologist has said. Called by defence lawyers in the South African capital Pretoria, clinical psychologist...
Christian Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has recalled the moment his discovered the body of his girlfriend whom he shot and killed in 2013. The South African, who is due to be sentenced on Wednesday 6th...
A pizza maker gave Pope Francis a pizza as he drove by in Naples, Italy. Enzo Cacialli from Don Ernesto pizzeria ran towards the Popemobile with a freshly cooked pizza as it passed. The Pope accepted...
Discussions have gotten underway as to whether there could be a sequel to The Passion of the Christ. The film, directed by Mel Gibson and screenwriter Randall Wallace, tells the story of Jesus.The ...
Finding Biblical figures and saints is the challenge posed to users of a new Catholic mobile game which echoes the popular Pokémon Go app. Rather than pursuing Japanese monsters, players of Follow JC...
Poland has introduced a number of random border controls to ensure security ahead of Pope Francis' visit and a NATO summit in Warsaw. The pontiff is attending World Youth Day events, a worldwide ev...
Police are investigating after what was described as a "racist stunt" took place at a church in Australia. Anti-Islam protesters stormed Gosford Anglican Church in response to the church's pro-immigr...
The vice-president of Nigeria has called on Christian leaders in the country to ignore claims of an "Islamic agenda" and instead focus on a "Christian agenda". Yemi Osinbajo addressed attendees in L...
Items with crosses on them are being confiscated across North Korea as the secretive state begins its latest crackdown on Christianity. The dictatorship has banned crucifixes and crosses, according t...
North Korea has topped a new ranking of countries where persecution against Christians is worst for the 16th consecutive year. Releasing its latest World Watch List, Open Doors said it believes 70,00...
A robot has been introduced as a priest in a Buddhist temple in Japan, with one Catholic theologian suggesting they could work in churches too. The robot Mindar can recite a pre-programmed sermon but...
An Italian-born nun who confronted notorious outlaw and a folk hero Billy the Kid has been put on a path to possible sainthood. The case for Sister Blandina Segale's canonisation has been presented b...
A former adviser to the US President has said he effectively told Barack Obama not to support gay marriage in 2008, despite the future president being in favour In a new book, "Believer: My Forty Year...
US President Barak Obama is being urged to raise the issue of religious freedom as he prepares to attend the G20 meeting of global leaders in China. The rights of religious groups, particularly Chri...
United States President Barack Obama will tonight attend the funeral of a pastor who was one of nine people shot dead at a black majority church. The president and his wife, First Lady Michelle, will ...