The Church in India is criticising plans that could see communion wine disappear at mass to enforce prohibition laws. Authorities in the country plan to ban alcohol over the next 10 years in the stat...
A wooden cross that commemorates the drowning of more than 300 refugees has been put on display at the British Museum. On Friday the piece was put on display in Neil MacGregor's final act as di...
Authorities in China have ripped a cross down from the front of a church in the east of the country. The incident at Longgang Huai En Church in the city of Wenzhou happened early on Monday morning an...
A cross which is part of the Real Madrid club crest is being removed in an apparent move to appease Muslim supporters. The European Champions, from the Spanish capital have signed a new lucrative spo...
Government officials in China are defending the removal of more than 1,200 crosses from churches, putting it down to health and safety concerns. The Communist party says the removals are for "the sak...
Eastern Orthodox Christians have been celebrating the Epiphany by diving into freezing cold water to retrieve a wooden crucifix. Similar events are held in many countries but in Bulgaria men jumped i...
The cast of a crucified cow on display at a church has been condemned as "blasphemous" and "satanic", amid demands it be removed. A bull was nailed to a cross and covered with silicone paint to creat...
A crypt at a historic Dublin church is to re-open next week for the first time since the theft of its mummified remains. The head of an 800-year-old mummy known as The Crusader was stolen, ...
Christian Solidarity Worldwide have voiced their concern over footage that appears to show children being forced to repair rail roads and do manual labour in No The video, which has been published on...
A new report is urging Indonesia's president to prioritise tackling religious intolerance as he enters his second term in office. President Joko Widodo is being called to defend freedom of religion a...
An anti-persecution charity's calling for a review of the case of an unregistered Chinese church leader who's serving a 15 year prison sentence. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) wants a jud...
A Christian anti-persecution charity has welcomed an announcement of a ceasefire and an end to hostilities between the Government of Colombia and the Revolution Christian Solidarity Worldwide is prai...
The abuses of people North Korea needs to be addressed urgently, according to a Christian anti-persecution charity. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) says the country can no longer operate u...
Senator Ted Cruz has used his victory speech following the Republican caucuses in Iowa to recognise the support of evangelical Christians. Mr Cruz overcame billionaire rival Donald Trump and fellow s...
A church pastor in Paris has told Premier that Christians need to rise up with prayer and support in times of tragedy. Robert Baxtor, pastor of the Good Shepard Church in Paris, was speaki...
Protestant churches members in eastern Ukraine face a fine or arrest if they meet together - even in their own homes - human rights campaigners have warned. Laws recently introduced in the rebel-held...
New album 'Burning Lights' hits top spot. Worship leader Chris Tomlin has topped the American charts with his new album Burning Lights.Premier's Marcus Jones has more: (function(){var ff=document.cre...
A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a record 450 million US dollars (£341 million) at auction, smashing previous reco The painting, called Salvator Mundi, I...
A Christian has shown reporters cross-shaped staples embedded into his thighs and claimed he received the wounds from security agents because of his faith. Howard Lam from Hong Kong said his unidenti...
A social security worker in the USA risks losing his job after refusing to watch an LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) video aimed at increasing dive David Hall says he does not mind if he...
