Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed a commission of inquiry into the deaths of more than 100 people believed to have starved themselves to death, while a court ordered that their alleged...
Pope Francis on Friday praised the work of an international  Vatican commission on sexual abuse prevention, following the recent acrimonious resignation of a high-profile member who accused it of lac...
An outbreak of communal violence in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur has seen as many as thirty-five churches destroyed in a tribal dispute over access to government recognition and resources....
Pope Francis on Wednesday spoke to a top member of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) days after the pontiff made an intriguing but puzzling comment about the Vatican being involved in a mission to try...
Allegations that lewd parties took place at Newcastle’s St Mary’s Cathedral during the pandemic are ‘simply untrue’ according to details of an inquiry published on the Diocese of Hexham and Ne...
Award-winning worship leader Matt Redman has released a statement acknowledging an ongoing safeguarding investigation into behaviour by Soul Survivor leader Mike Pilavachi. Redman is one of the most p...
Humanitarian charity Christian Aid is urging the UK and the wider international community to act swiftly in response to the growing food crisis in South Sudan, saying the violence erupting across the ...
A Christian advocacy group claims a US report on international religious freedom ignores the documented persecution of Christians in Nigeria at the hands of Fulani - painting the ethnic group as the ...
A preacher has been arrested in Yunnan, southwest China for distributing coronavirus masks with bible verses on them. Chang Hao, who runs a house church in Zhaotong City was arrested and detained on c...
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its 2023 report documenting the state of religious freedom across the world. The report identifies countries th...
As Kenyan police continue their search for both bodies and missing people in a forest in the east of the country, the deaths of over 100 followers of a Christian cult leader have been described as ‘...
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence across everyday life poses a threat to humanity, according to one of its pioneers. Dr Geoffrey Hinton left his job at Google in order to speak out over...
Lambeth Palace says the invitation for people to swear an oath to the King as part of the Coronation is ‘an invitation rather than an expectation or request.’ It was announced at the weekend that...
It could become compulsory for public schools in Texas to prominently display the Ten Commandments in every classroom after new legislation was approved. If passed by the House of Representatives, ...
Bishops in Brazil say rural violence linked to land disputes in the country is increasing. In a strongly-worded statement, the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference’s Land Pastoral Commission – which ...
 The bishop who will be carrying the King’s chalice during the Coronation says she found out she was taking part in the event ‘in a roundabout kind of way.’ Rt Rev Guli Francis-Dehqani, who is...
The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Pope Francis said on Sunday (April 30), declining to give further details. "I am willing to do every...
Mel Gibson, the actor and Oscar-winning director, has demanded the release of American Mark Swidan, a devout Catholic who is facing a death row sentence in China. In a video to US outlet News Nation, ...
The Czech government has made the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, the first person on its national sanctions list due to his support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Foreig...
Pope Francis on Sunday presided over a big outdoor Mass where he urged Hungarians not to close the door on migrants and those who are "foreign or unlike us," in contrast to the anti-immigrant policies...
