The family of a Christian woman with a death sentence over her have met the Pope Francis in Rome, Italy. The Colosseum in Rome was flooded with red light on Saturday to protest against the death sent...
Christians and other religious groups in India have been attacked more than 600 times since Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi came to power, according to a Jesuits in Social Action (JESA) is cal...
Egyptian Christians are still being attacked and driven out of their homes because of their Christian faith, according to anti-persecution organisation Release "One of the families we met was forced...
Christian refugees living in shelters across Germany are continuing to face persecution from Muslim asylum seekers and staff. That's according to a survey published by several Christian NGOs that cla...
There's a warning that the persecution of Christians around the world is getting worse as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Day is marked. The European Commission's special envoy on the iss...
A Christian charity's warning the violent persecution of believers will increase in 2017. Release International says it has particular concerns for the Islamic world, where it believes Christians wil...
The Archbishop of Canterbury says his thoughts and prayers are with all those who died or were injured in last year's Peshawar church bombings. Justin Welby said he was praying "for Jesus Christ to c...
A US pastor and international speaker's told Premier the violence in the Dallas shootings "needs to be corrected."Â Five officers were killed and seven injured by sniper fire in coordinated attacks ...
The Conservative MP for Pendle has presented a petition to parliament, highlighting the problems facing persecuted Christians in Pakistan. Andrew Stephenson, who has many constituents with links to P...
Philadelphia is getting ready to hold an open air Mass expected to gather 1.5 million people when Pope Francis visits in September. The Mass will be held outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art in cen...
Philippine bishops have released a statement heavily criticising the "heinous crime" of capital punishment. The statement by Archbishop Socrates Villegas on behalf of the Catholic Bishops Conference ...
A Catholic devotee has died and 800 others have been injured in the Philippine capital, as millions of people gathered to celebrate one of the world's largest C The annual feast of the Black Nazarene...
Catholic bishops in the Philippines have called for a period of fasting and prayer after President Rodrigo Duterte called God "stupid" and questioned God's exis His profane remarks have set the leade...
The Philippine president has sparked outrage after calling God "stupid" in Asia's bastion of Catholicism. Rodrigo Duterte, who has in the past insulted the pope and former US president Barack Obama, ...
Just over a year after Typhoon Haiyan left thousands dead in the Philippines, Christians are praying Typhoon Hagupit won't have the same impact. Haiyan was the most powerful typhoon ever recorded ove...
The highest ranking Catholic in the Philippines has told church members they must have absolutely nothing to do with gay marriage. The Archbishop of Lingayan-Dagupan, Socrates Villegas, told Sun Star...
The Archbishop of Manila has called for an end to the "waste of human lives" following a brutal week in President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war in which dozens wer Police raids dubbed 'One Time Big Time...
Thousands of Filipino Christians have peacefully protested over what they believe is a government attack on religious freedom. Members of Inglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) have been lining the st...
Traffic police in the Philippines have been told to wear nappies when Pope Francis arrives next week, because the gridlock will be so bad they won't be able to Millions are expected to attend the ca...
President Rodrigo Duterte revealed at a press conference this week that he has made a promise to God that he will stop swearing. Duterte revealed that he made the pledge to control his bad language a...