Prayers have been said as part of events marking 100 years since the Irish Easter Rising against British rule. Around a quarter of a million people went to the commemorations in Dublin, a century aft...
A church in Scotland has held prayers after two members of its congregation were reportedly killed in beach attack in Tunisia. Jim and Ann McQuire, from Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, died while o...
Christians around the world are praying after the worst mass-shooting in recent American history, where 50 people were murdered. Pope Francis and Most Revd Justin Welby are among millions praying aft...
A special prayer service has been held in India to mark the anniversary of the kidnap of a priest from the country. The service in Ernakulam Town Hall in the stafe of Kerala comes a year after Fr Tom...
Christians are being asked to pray against violence as Nigerians head to the polls in the country's presidential election. Saturday's election is being seen as the closest race in the country's histo...
 Israeli police say four people have been killed in an attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem. It's believed the two suspects - who are thought to be Palestinian - were armed with knives and axes.They'v...
Christians are being urged to pray for the kidnapped girls in Nigeria after another video of them was released online. In April 2014, 276 girls were taken from a school in Chibok.While a number have ...
A Christian reconciliation worker is encouraging Christians to pray for lasting peace in Gaza as a new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is agreed. Talks between Israeli and Palestinian officials ai...
Over the past several days, Burundi has experienced increasing violence - over 100 people have been killed in the past four days. The tensions started in April when the current president, Pierre Nk...
Explaining to people that "Jesus died for your sins" does not communicate the whole gospel. That's according to the veteran British evangelist Jackie Pullinger.The author of Chasing the Dragon has sp...
A 26 year old pregnant Christian woman has been beaten unconscious in Pakistan for refusing to deny her faith. The mother of four was attacked in Rana Town after saying she would not convert to Islam...
Premier Gospel has won an award at the JUMP Music Video Awards and the Exploit 2016 awards in the USA. A song written for the Stop the Genocide campaign was picked to win the Song for a Cause cate...
After MPs voted to move forward with plans to legalise abortion in Northern Ireland, Christians and campaigners against Down's syndrome abortions are calling fo The Northern Ireland (Executive Format...
More than 200 senior Presbyterians in Ireland have signed a letter which expresses "profound hurt" at recent decisions taken by the church. At its annual gathering in June, the church took the decisi...
The leader of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland has said he hopes to meet the Pope when he travels to Dublin next week. Moderator Dr Charles McMullen is attending a state reception for the pontiff a...
The President of Colombia has reiterated his commitment to peace during a visit to a church caught up in the country's bloody 50 year war. Juan Manuel Santos went to the western town of Bojaya, where...
Central African Republic's president has called for three days of mourning after renewed sectarian violence in the capital killed 19 people and wounded nearly 1 President Faustin Touadera urged restr...
The childhood Bible of US President Donald Trump has been put on display in a Christian museum. The newly opened Museum of the Bible in Washington DC said his Bible has joined a collection of other p...
US President Donald Trump highlighted the country's Christian faith during the 66th Annual National Prayer Breakfast. Faith leaders, members of Congress, and dignitaries were in attendance, as well a...
The US President has called for a nationwide ban on treatments to change a gay, lesbian or transgender person's sexuality. In a statement, Barack Obama also acknowledged that many people would be ...
