The congregation of a black church in South Carolina, targeted by a gunman, have returned to Bible study for the first time since the attack. Nine people died during a mass shooting at Charleston's E...
A woman who wrote an online article titled 'when God sends your daughter a black husband' has gone into hiding after receiving death threats. Gaye Clark wrote about her struggle to accept her white d...
Wycliffe Associates has appealed for the release of one of its contacts whose Christian work has led him to be jailed for two years. The US-based Bible translation organisation said the pastor had te...
Wycliffe Associates, who translate the Bible for those who don't have it, are marking a milestone in Bible translation history. Last year, they helped finish New Testament translations in 104 languag...
X Factor favourites 4th Impact have revealed none of the Catholic Filipino women have ever been kissed. Two sisters Almira, 27, Irene, 25 as well as Mylene, 23, and Celena, 19 make up the girl group ...
A Yazidi politician who has campaigned tirelessly for the release of thousands of women enslaved by Islamic State is unable to pick up a human rights award in W Vian Dakhil - the only Yazidi in the I...
A Christian charity has launched an appeal to help the people of Yemen who are suffering "the worst humanitarian crisis in the world today". Tearfund says 18.8 million people, nearly three-quarters o...
A couple from York have challenged Pope Francis to become vegan during Lent this year in return for a donation of $1m (£771,405) to the charity of his choice. Jane Land and Matthew Glove are the foun...
An all-Muslim cricket team from north England will take on the Vatican's cricket team later this month. The Vatican team, made up of priests, deacons and seminarians, will take on the Yorkshire team ...
Pope Francis used his trip to the Greek island of Lesbos to urge the international community to respond to the migrant crisis "in a way that is worthy of our co The pope's historic visit included a m...
Christians are among those organising a petition which is calling for prostitution to be made illegal in the Netherlands - a country known for its relatively re The document, backed by 42,000 people,...
An Anglican bishop is calling on the Church of England to issue new service books with liturgies for same-sex weddings and celebrate transgender Christians as p Rt Revd Alan Wilson is part of the LGB...
A bishop in Burkina Faso has made a passionate plea to the West to stop selling arms used by terrorists to kill Christians. His statement comes after 14 people, mostly children and teenagers, were ki...
Human rights activist Mohammad Ali Dadgar remains in prison despite his client Yousef Nadarkhani being released on Christmas day. The Muslim lawyer that helped free Iranian Christian pastor Yousef Na...
A US youth pastor is dead after a police officer returning home from work shot and killed him when she mistook his apartment for her own. Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger reported that she had shot...
A London-based Christian youth magazine has launched a special #LoveCalais campaign to help refugees in camps by the French port. The #LoveCalais campaign aims to provide 1,000 people living in the c...
The founder of a Christian war veteran recovery programme had his ad rejected from YouTube for using the keyword 'Christian'. Chad Robichaux, founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation - a charity providi...
Tuesday marked the ten year anniversary of the Bible App. Created by YouVersion, the Bible App was one of the first 200 free apps available when Apple launched the App Store on 10th July 2008.In the ...
Makers of the YouVersion Bible app have named the passage from scripture which was shared, bookmarked and highlighted on its platform more than any other this y The most popular verse was Isaiah 41:1...
The creators of the Bible App have revealed the most popular Bible verse of the year. Around the world, the verse most engaged with on the app is Philippians 4:6: "Don't worry about anything; instead...
