Black adults who worship in multiracial congregations are three times as likely to be politically disengaged as black adults in black congregations, according to a Brookings Institution study publishe...
The Pope has been admitted to hospital for surgery to remove a growth on his lung. Leo walked into Rome’s Gemelli hospital and waved as dozens of well-wishers waited at its main entrance. He revealed ...
A Christian missionary running for governor of Colorado has faced questions over claims that he helped people suffering from demonic oppression through prayer. Victor Marx, a former US Marine and foun...
Catholics serving in the US Army should not participate in the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan that the Pentagon is planning to livestream in December, a prominent US archbisho...
A new dean has been appointed at Bangor Cathedral. Rev Nia Catrin Williams who has served as an Armed Forces chaplain, is currently ministry area leader in the diocese and she'll take up her new r...
A Protestant pastor in Cuba has been arrested and imprisoned after attempting to organise a public prayer gathering, despite reportedly cancelling the event following warnings from the authorities. Pa...
Concerns are growing for a Chinese pastor serving a nine-year prison sentence following reports that he has been diagnosed with advanced liver cancer. Christian persecution watchdog CSW has called for...
Pope Leo is to undergo surgery this week to remove a nodule on his lung. He made the announcement during the Angelus, his weekly Sunday blessing in Rome's St Peter's Square. Leo told gathered ...
A militia in Myanmar has been accused of desecrating a Christian place of worship. The proxy group, which was operating under the direct supervision of the Myanmar military’s Northern Regional Command...
Bear Grylls is among Christians coming together for the National Week of Prayer (NWOP). The nine-day initiative which runs until October 18th, involves churches, organisations and prayer networks from...
A new study by the think tank Theos has found Christianity is being invoked as a marker of British identity amid wider anxieties about Islam immigration, cultural change and what it means to be Britis...
Pope Leo has appointed an auxiliary bishop in Birmingham to be the new Bishop of Brentwood. Rt Rev Timothy Menezes succeeds Bishop Alan Williams who has retired at the age of 74, after 12 years in the...
A primary school in Scotland has defended its decision to drop the word “Christmas” from its seasonal cards. In an email to parents last week, Kaimhill School in Aberdeen said it wanted to reflect the...
A nun from Ireland has been appointed to one of the most senior roles in the Vatican. As President of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Sister Mary Teresa Barron will lead the Holy See's global mi...
A Polish priest and academic says Poland’s Catholic church will increasingly recruit clergy from Africa because of a decline in the number of people coming forward for ordination. Rev Prof Andrzej Kob...
Catholic church leaders have condemned plans for the public execution of a former army major in the United States. Nidal Malik Hasan shot dead 13 people and injured 32 others at the Fort Hood military...
A 19-year old Israeli student has been charged with “insulting religion” for spitting at a church in Jerusalem last year. An indictment filed at Jerusalem’s Magistrates’ Court alleges that Avraham Ent...
Members of the Evangelical Press Association have voted to rename the organisation the Christian Communicators Network. It follows a wide-ranging debate within the body, which has represented Christia...
More than 80 Christian organisations have called on the European Union to take stronger action against climate change ahead of a major United Nations summit in Turkey next month. The appeal, signed b...
Christian leaders have condemned a military graduation ceremony reportedly held inside a Baptist church in Myanmar, describing the incident as a serious violation of religious freedom. More than 400 ...
