The most senior leader in the Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos, has tested positive for Covid-19. Ieronymos, 82, is currently being treated for mild symptoms in a central Athens hospital. The Ar...
An American astronaut, part of the SpaceX crew which docked in the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this week, has said he has taken his Bible and cups for communion on board. In an intervie...
More than 8,500 poeple have signed a petition urging the British government to grant asylum to a young Pakistani girl who was abducted, raped, and forced to convert to Islam. Maira Shahbaz, 14, is now...
A ministry organisation is set to launch the world's first-ever Christian airline next year. 'Judah 1' calls itself an aviation ministry dedicated to fulfilling “The Great Commission”, by ...
A self-proclaimed prophet, who faces charges of money laundering and fraud related to £4 million, has triggered a diplomatic incident in South Africa after skipping bail and fleeing to Malawi. Shepher...
Chinese state authorities have raided a house church in Taiyuan, Shanxi province as it held its Sunday service. Security burst into the service on 15th November before briefly detaining the preacher a...
A woman in the US state of Texas has held a prayer vigil outside the hospital where her mother lays gravely ill from Covid-19. Laura Sorrell broadcasted the vigil live on Facebook on Saturday, as she ...
Humanitarian relief charity Christian Aid is distributing food and hygiene resources across Central America as a lethal category five hurricane barrels across Nicaragua and Honduras. Hurricane Iota ma...
The US megachurch led by embattled pastor John MacArthur has announced its release from "all outbreak related requirements and restrictions" following an investigation by California public health offi...
An Iranian Christian imprisoned for his involvement in a house church has received 80 lashes for drinking communion wine. Zaman Fadaei, known as Saheb, was handed the punishment on 15th November, acc...
Heavily-armed militants continue to rage across Nigeria's southern state of Kaduna, with ten people killed and 28 abducted between 26th October and 7th November. According to persecution watchdog ...
47 faith institutions from 21 countries have announced their divestment from fossil fuels in direct response to the threat of climate change. The institutions choosing to ditch their investments inclu...
Christian Aid has expressed cautiousness over the G20's new plan to restructure debt for the world's poorest countries. In light of the financial impacts of the coronavirus crisis, G20 financ...
Hillsong has explained why it has decided to conduct an independent investigation into its NYC church. A statement from Hillsong on 13th November reads: “Since last week’s announcement of a leadership...
A religious freedom charity has named Nigeria, China and India as countries of concern due to the increasing persecution against Christians. Release International says the three countries are among th...
Italian mediation helped resolve a long-running dispute between Kosovo's ethnic Albanian government and the Serb minority, allowing a road project that will bypass a historic Christian Orthodox mo...
Prominent Chinese religious freedom advocate Pastor Bob Fu has filed a federal lawsuit in the US against a billionaire Chinese media executive. Pastor Fu has accused Guo Wengui of stalking, defamation...
Christian Aid will deliver £40,000 worth of aid to victims of Hurricane Eta in Nicaragua. The hurricane has caused devastation across Central America since it made landfall in Nicaragua last week. To...
A Russian journalist has been fined for mocking the Orthodox church over its lack of Covid-19 safety measures. Aleksandr Pichugin was charged with “public dissemination of knowingly false information...
Two hundred more Iraqi Christian families have returned to their hometowns after being forced into exile by the so-called Islamic State. Iraqi officials confirmed that the families had returned from t...
