Pope Leo revealed on Tuesday that at the moment of his election as leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, he turned to God with a simple message: "You're in charge and you lead the way...
Most people who leave Christianity in Britain move towards atheism, according to a new survey, with 39 per cent of Christians questioned who moved to another faith choosing Paganism. The Institute fo...
Two lifelong atheists converted to Christianity after watching The Chosen, according to actor Jonathan Roumie, who said viewers are often moved by the show’s portrayal of Jesus. Roumie, who played J...
President Donald Trump has criticised Democratic politician Aftyn Behn ahead of a hotly contested special election in Tennessee. In a social media post on Sunday, Trump claimed Behn “hates Chri...
Christians in Gaza are preparing for their first Christmas following a ceasefire in the region. Plans to celebrate the birth of Jesus are underway, but the priest of Gaza City’s Holy Family Church...
An expert from persecution watchdog Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has been physically assaulted while speaking at a demonstration. Mohaned Elnour, a human rights lawyer and specialist on relig...
Ohio lawmakers have passed a bill named after conservative activist Charlie Kirk that would allow teachers in public classrooms to discuss the “positive impacts of religion on American history.” T...
A controversial faceless baby Jesus figure has been stolen from a Christmas nativity scene in Belgium. The figure, which has received widespread criticism online, was taken from its crib on Grand P...
The Miss Jamaica Organisation has issued a new message of “healing” and “recovery after Gabrielle Henry’s fall at the Miss Universe finals and the lasting effects of Hurricane Melissa. ...
Two Catholic lay readers have been released into house arrest in Nicaragua, after being imprisoned in isolation for 16 months. Roman Catholic lay leaders Carmen María Sáenz Martínez and Lesbia del ...
Pope Leo gathered leaders of Lebanon's religious communities next to the old frontline of the country's sectarian civil war on Monday and urged peaceful coexistence in a region beset by blood...
A University of Oklahoma student who cited the Bible in an essay has been told her work was “highly offensive” and worth no points. Samantha Fulnecky, who studies psychology, wrote that eradicatin...
A new report has warned that the Chinese government is using an increasingly complex web of laws and policies to intensify its crackdown on freedom of religion or belief. The report by Christian Solid...
At least 20 people have been kidnapped in separate attacks on two churches in Nigeria. A bride and her bridesmaids preparing for a wedding ceremony were among those abducted in the northern state o...
The retiring Bishop of Leeds has used his final speech in parliament to warn of the worsening humanitarian crisis in Sudan. Bishop Nick Baines called for “concerted and determined attention and ac...
Three elderly nuns who fled from a retirement home in Austria to return to their abandoned convent have been told they can stay in the nunnery – as long as they stay off social media. The conditions...
As Christians mark the season of Advent with prayers and special services, a city church in St Albans is organising an event with a difference. Blandford Road church is hoping to find the most festi...
An Anglican priest who was kidnapped in northwest Nigeria last month has been killed in captivity. The Diocese of Kaduna confirmed that Venerable Edwin Achi, who was seized with his wife and daughter...
Pope Leo has visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque, removing his shoes in a sign of respect but not appearing to pray in his first visit as leader of the Catholic Church to a Muslim place of worship dur...
The new Bishop of Plymouth has been installed at a ceremony attended by people from across his diocese which includes Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. Rt Rev Nicholas Hudson will lead a diocese that ser...
