A fresh earthquake in Nepal has killed at least 42 people, according to the country's Home Ministry. The quake measuring 7.3 magnitude struck northwest of the country's capital in a remote mountainou...
A group of Christian charities are urging European Union leaders to stop the trade of conflict materials. The push comes exactly one year after the European Parliament took a vote on materials ...
Christian anti-slavery charity Hope for Justice has encouraged those appalled by the recent exposure of the Libyan slave trade to take action against the injust Its plea came after CNN released shock...
The former 'Vicar of Baghdad' Canon Andrew White has been suspended as the president of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East (FRRME). In a statement on his Facebook page Ca...
The Catholic Church in Italy has received almost £1bn from income tax-returns. The money came in via a system that sends 0.8% of tax payments to charity or to religious institutions.According ...
Pope Francis has set up a special commission to look into the possibility of having female deacons in the Catholic Church. A group has been set up, after the pope gave his blessing in May.Speak...
Catholics living in China should "better integrate" into wider society, according to a senior Communist party leader who has said faith and embracing Han Chines Speaking before the government-approve...
US artist Chance the Rapper has revealed he is taking a "sabbatical" to "learn the word of God". The three-time Grammy Award winning artist said he made the decision in order to set a good example to...
A Christian charity has highlighted the number of Christians in Nigeria facing persecution for their faith. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) said Fulani herdsmen are attacking and not clashing wi...
A letter which suggests Charles Darwin didn't believe in the Bible has been sold at auction for over double the £60,000 pound asking price at Bonhams in New Yo The letter, by the English naturalist ...
Pope Francis ministered to the thriving Catholic community in the United Arab Emirates as he concluded his historic visit with the first-ever papal Mass in the A day after making a broad appeal for ...
A historic deal has been made between China and the Vatican. With Pope Francis recently recognising seven bishops appointed by China, it's hoped the move "will allow the wounds of the past to be over...
A bishop in China has been ordained without the permission of Pope Francis and the Vatican in Rome. Vatican-approved bishop Casimirus Wang Milu ordained Dong Guan Hua to the priesthood without ...
Authorities in north-western China are cracking down on any Christian activity outside the state-monitored church. According to Radio Free Asia, officials in Xinjiang have made more than eleven milli...
British Olympic champion, devout Christian and prisoner of war Eric Liddell, who famously chose his faith over competing in a championship race, has been honour After refusing to run in the heats on ...
China's expelled 32 South Korean missionaries from its country amid a dispute about a missile system. South Korea's Foreign Ministry said the group were working in Yanji in northeastern China, some r...
The United Nations (UN) and the UK have led calls for China to create "space" to protect religious freedom for Christians. The UK was speaking at a UN conference earlier in the week and questio...
China says it will allow Catholics more freedom in the country, so long as the Vatican agrees to change the faith to suit the communist state. A top state official said China would have "constr...
China's ruling Communist Party has ordered local governments to crack down on the construction of large outdoor religious statues amid increasing restrictions o The directive from the United Front Wo...
China is shutting down a number of "unofficial" churches near the site of the G20 summit, according to reports coming in from the country. Large religious activities have also been banned to create a...
