A church in the US state of Maryland has committed $500,000 (£364.000) to the cause of racial justice in its community. The Memorial Episcopal Church, which was founded by Confederate segregationist...
US president Joe Biden has signed four executive orders with the aim of improving racial equality. The most recent flurry of orders are related to housing and criminal justice reform. Announcing the s...
Scientists have discovered rare evidence of fabric dyed with royal purple dating from the time of King David and King Solomon. While examining coloured textiles from Timna Valley - an ancient copper p...
Outspoken US megachurch pastor John MacArthur has issued some foreboding words to Joe Biden following his inauguration as the 46th President of the United States. MacArthur, who leads Grace Community ...
A woman who took refuge above a church in Chicago for three years to avoid being deported has moved back home following an immigration policy change enacted by President Joe Biden. Francesca Lino, an...
Islamic extremists in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have killed at least 100 Christians in the east of the country this month. Terror group Alliance for Democratic Forces (ADF) are targeting...
A number of religious organisations have apologised for their role in operating the Mother and Baby Homes. A research report into operation of the institutions, published on Tuesday, examined eight mo...
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have urged people to take a moment each day to pause and remember the more than 100,000 people across the UK who have died after contracting Covid-19. In an open...
Hong Kong authorities have denied renowned pastor and author Francis Chan a visa to remain in the country. Pastor Chan revealed in a video that he was appealing the decision after being forced to retu...
The Vatican has effectively slapped a retired US bishop on the wrist for "flagrant" imprudent behaviour with teenagers, even though a diocesan review board determined that allegations of sexual abuse ...
Reports are suggesting at least 900 people, including priests and other church leaders, have been killed in the Tigray region in Ethiopia following deliberate attacks on churches. Earlier this month, ...
A number of prominent Christian leaders have signed a duo of letters to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden urging them to lift their respective sanctions on Syria so that humanita...
The FBI is investigating an attack on a church in California that has been labelled a "hate group" because of its condemnatory views towards the LGBT community. The First Works Baptist Church in El Mo...
President Joe Biden has attended Mass for the first time since taking office, worshipping on Sunday at the church he frequented when he was vice president. Mr Biden, the nation's second Catholic p...
A Salvadoran immigrant and pastor who sought sanctuary in a church building in Durham, North Carolina, is heading home to Raleigh, days after Joe Biden took office. José Chicas, 55, took shelter in Ju...
Justin Bieber has reflected on seven years since he was arrested, saying it was "not my finest hour" and he is "not proud of where I was at in my life". The singer, 26, was arrested and charged with d...
A protestant pastor has lost his court case against the Turkish authorities that would have allowed him to re-enter the country after he was forced out in 2018. David Byle had been living in Turkey fo...
US President Joe Biden will be a regular churchgoer during his time in the White House, his press secretary has said. Responding to a question about whether Biden, a committed Catholic, still plans to...
The French doctor who discovered the genetic basis of Down syndrome but spent his career advocating against abortion as a result of prenatal diagnosis has taken his first major step to possible sainth...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised Canada for massively over-ordering supplies of coronavirus vaccine, hindering the rollout of jabs to the world’s poorest nations. The Most Rev Justin Welby ...
