Coronavirus is sweeping through nations and a third of humanity is currently in lockdown to try and flatten the curve and slow the spread of the virus. Doctors, nurses and other medical staff are on t...
Tearfund's latest report reveals consumer brands Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever are responsible for half a million tonnes of plastic pollution that is burnt or dumped each year in the de...
Police in Nepal have detained a Christian pastor on accusations of spreading false information after he was caught on video suggesting that prayer may be effective in stopping the spread of coronavir...
A pastor in Madrid has said it feels as though the country is "under siege" as the number of coronavirus-related deaths overtakes those of China. Latest figures show the number of deaths in the Europ...
A new report by religious freedom charity, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) on the situation of oppressed religious communities in China has revealed that some of these groups are especially vulne...
Christian Aid is asking for help to support the world's poorest nations as they face the coronavirus pandemic. The virus has spread to most of the countries that Christian Aid operates in, includi...
A US pastor who was openly sceptical about the coronavirus pandemic has passed away from the deadly virus. Landon Spradlin, 66, died 25th March at a North Carolina hospital after developing a leth...
The Rev Joseph E Lowery, a veteran US civil rights leader who helped the Rev Martin Luther King Jr found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and fought against racial discrimination, has died...
David Green, CEO of US craft shop Hobby Lobby, has kept many stores open, saying God will help them through coronavirus. The boss wrote to all employees, encouraging them to pray and saying he belie...
A Christian singer and songwriter has been encouraging South Africans to bring their anxieties to God as the country goes into a nationwide lockdown in response to the coronavirus. A three week isolat...
Four French Christian charity workers kidnapped in Iraq in January have been released, according to French President, Emmanuel Macron's office. No details of the release were given, however France...
A nun is getting on the frontline of the coronavirus response in India. In Guwahati, a city in the Indian state of Assam, Sister Rose Paite has adapted her tailoring school in response to the loomi...
Christian Aid welcomes UN call for global ceasefire as Covid-19 spreads across developing countries As the coronavirus continues to spread across the developing world, Christian Aid has praised the Un...
An American Christian University is re-opening its doors this week, defying nationwide calls for schools to close in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Â Liberty University based in Lynchburg, Virgin...
The wife of a bishop of in the Diocese of Bari in Kano State in Nigeria who was abducted by gunmen on 10th March has been released. The release of Mrs Saratu Zubairu was confirmed by the Primate of th...
The latest annual report from the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) has detailed the extent of Christian persecution in the country. The EFI has found that in the first two months of 2020, there...
The Pope has advised Catholics to bring their sins to the Father during the coronavirus outbreak if a priest is unavailable. Speaking in his Homily at Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis encouraged worship...
A strong earthquake shook Croatia and its capital on Sunday, causing widespread damage and panic. Some casualties were reported. The European seismological agency, EMSC, said the earthquake measured 5...
Rio de Janeiro's largest pentecostal church has won a legal battle to keep its doors open despite warnings not to hold large gatherings in light of the coronavirus pandemic. A judge ruled on Thur...
US missionary Andrew Brunson has opened up about his harrowing two-year experience in Turkish prisons. In an interview with Premier Christian News, the American pastor revealed his detainment "broke h...
