Dr Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, has been appointed as co-chair of an independent Constitutional Commission to consider constitutional reform and ways to strengthen Welsh democracy ...
A Haitian gang that kidnapped a group of American and Canadian missionaries is asking for $17 million - or $1 million each - to release them, according to a top Haitian official. Justice Minister Lisz...
The Vatican on Tuesday rolled out its latest "Click to Pray" app, offering a personal planner among new functions for what it hopes will be an improved digital "praying experience"...
Pope Francis has been on the receiving end of some unlikely praise following a spirited speech on inequality around the world. Speaking via video link to the World Meeting of Popular Movements last we...
The Church of England is unlikely to be able to make significant changes to its stance on sexuality as a result of the latest elections to its General Synod, according to a priest in the Diocese of Ca...
More than 136,000 people in the UK are believed to be trapped in modern slavery, according to recent figures. Some campaigners say they're concerned that the pandemic may make the situation ...
A church with architectural significance will be demolished unless there is intervention after Glasgow City Council approved a building warrant application. Partick Baptist Church in Glasgow wil...
25 years of Christians Against Poverty (CAP) helping people through debt advice has been celebrated at a special evensong service at St Paul's Cathedral. The Bishop of London, Rt Rev and Rt Hon Da...
Ronnie Floyd is leaving the role of President and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee following the vote to disclose documents to an abuse investigation. In recent weeks there h...
Three men kidnapped from their Christian college chapel in Nigeria have been released, prompting "a symphony of praises" from staff, students, parents and Christians across the country. ...
The former Anglican Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali has been received into the Catholic Church ahead of being ordained to the Catholic priesthood. He is part of the Ordinariate of Our ...
There are suggestions that hundreds of Anglican churches could face closure by 2026 as part of proposed plans by the Church of England. A report by the Church Commissioners, who manage the Church'...
France's top bishop said on Tuesday that the secrecy of the confession should not take precedence over French laws on sex crimes against children, reversing his previous position after he was summ...
Three seminary students have been kidnapped from their college chapel in Nigeria's Kaduna state. The fourth-year theology students were attacked at Christ the King Major Seminary on Monday. A furt...
Worshippers at a church in East Yorkshire discovered that their bell had been stolen when it failed to ring for a Sunday service. Rev Martin Faulkner said thieves ransacked St Matthew&...
Author and broadcaster Chine McDonald has been named as the new director of the Christian think tank 'Theos'. McDonald's former roles include Director of Communications at the Evangelical ...
A striking new piece of public artwork has been unveiled at a Glasgow Church. One of the walls at St Rollox Church in Sighthill has been adorned with 77 crosses fashioned out of concrete. Entitled ...
The church led by pastor Joel Osteen is set to pay back $4.4 million (£3.2 million) in loans from the federal government. The loans were issued as part of the Paycheck Protection Prog...
The Dean of York, Rt Rev Dr Jonathan Frost, has been appointed as the new Bishop of Portsmouth succeeding Rt Rev Christopher Foster, who retired in May. The Queen has officially approved his nominatio...
A Church of England parish has decided to change its original name, St Michael's, to St Mike's Church in order to attract younger generations. Speaking to Premier, the church's lead vicar,...
