A pastor in Eritrea that was denied a burial due to his Christian beliefs has been laid to rest. Pastor Tesfay Seyoum, founder and leader of Meserete Kristos Church, passed away on the 9th of April. T...
Authorities in Kenya have exhumed more than 50 bodies of congregants that have starved to death following advice from their religious leader. A further 8 people were found emaciated. They later died i...
Continuing fighting in Sudan’s capital Khartoum has led aid agencies to suspend their work and for governments to hasten their plans to evacuate foreign nations. The British government estimates tha...
Kenyan police have begun exhuming remains from more than a dozen suspected graves in the east of the country thought to contain followers of a Christian cult who believed they would go to heaven if t...
The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion has said the UK has failed to recognise it has its own share of global responsibility towards those seeking asylum. Bishop Antony Poggo made his comment...
An ambitious new scientific study led by the University of St Andrews is aiming to demonstrate a direct link between music and spirituality. It’s inviting members of the public to respond to a surve...
The Bishop of London says she is profoundly sorry for the involvement of past Bishops of London in the transatlantic slave trade. Rt Rev Dame Sarah Mullaly was speaking at a preview of an exhibition a...
The Church of England is being accused of obstructing the work of its own safeguarding panel. Jasvinder Sanghera and Steve Reeves who sit on the board of the Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB) have ...
"Keep calm and carry on" is the advice being given ahead of a nationwide alert system test, that will blare from mobile phones this afternoon. But victims of domestic abuse are being advised to take s...
Christian charities are warning the conflict in Sudan could lead to a wave of displaced people crossing into neighbouring countries such as South Sudan. Christian Aid says it fears the conflict in Sud...
The brother of the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has disrupted a church service in London. Piers Corbyn told environmental activists that they were ‘working for the devil’ and that man-made c...
On the 30th anniversary of the death of Stephen Lawrence, two London Bishops have urged people to choose hope and work for a better world. The 18 year old was murdered in a racist attack in southeast ...
Former Archbishop of York John Sentamu has been prevented from delivering a letter on behalf of Christian charities to the headquarters of oil giant Shell. Lord Sentamu, who is now Chair of Christian ...
The highest court in America has protected the right of women to access an abortion pill - for the time being. Justices at the Supreme Court blocked lower court orders that would have taken the drug M...
Judges at the U.S Supreme Court are expected to decide sometime Friday on whether widely-used abortion pill mifepristone can remain available across America while an appeals case works its way through...
In the United States, judges sitting on the Supreme Court are considering the arguments of a Christian postal worker who refused to work on Sundays when asked to deliver Amazon packages. Gerald Groff ...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has received the specially commissioned King James Bible that will be presented to His Majesty King Charles III during the Coronation Service at Westminster Abbey on 6th M...
Brian Houston, the founder of megachurch Hillsong, has been fined and sentenced to three years' probation for driving under the influence of alcohol while in the US. The 69-year-old was charged in...
US pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren has shared he is suffering from pain “24 hours a day” due to an autoimmune disease. Speaking on The Stetzer Churchleaders Podcast, the 69-year-old dis...
Tributes are pouring in for famous Australian priest Bob Maguire who passed away on Wednesday aged 88. The Australian church leader was known for his social justice activism, founding a charity delive...
