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The process of beatification is getting underway for a Brazilian surfer who died weeks before he was due to be ordained. Guido Schaffer died at the age of 34 in 2009 after injuring his neck while sur...

Concerns are growing for seven Coptic Christian women and girls that went missing in Egypt last month. Family members have claimed all of them were abducted by Muslims with the aim of converting them...

There's growing concerns for Christians and other minorities in Pakistan as anti-blasphemy riots brought the country to a standstill over the weekend. The unrest was sparked over an omitted reference...

There's growing concern for Christians in Nepal following four churches being attacked over a five-day period. The attacks, which began on 9th May, targeted Mahima Church in Dhangadhi, Emmanuel Churc...

The government in Pakistan is being called by charities around the world to respond firmly to protesters that are opposed to the acquittal of a Christian woman Demonstrations followed the Supreme Co...

An archbishop from Guam accused of sexual abuse says he welcomes the appointment of his successor.  Archbishop Anthony S Apuron has issued a written statement both praising appointment of his li...

A pastor in Guam has encouraged "people everywhere" to pray after North Korea announced plans to fire missiles towards the US territory. Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Agana, central Guam, Rob P...

A lawyer representing child abuse victims in the US has told a hearing that a former priest abused more than fifty children while serving on the island of Guam. David Lujan was speaking as victims ga...

The man who murdered a Roman Catholic bishop in Guatemala in 1998 has died during a riot at the prison he was being kept in. Former army officer Byron Lima was serving a 20 year sentence for killing ...

Fashion house Gucci plans to stage a fashion show in the famous Westminster Abbey cloisters.  In June the Italian brand will show off its new collection in the abbey that has been home to 16 roy...

A student and a security guard are being treated for shot wounds in hospital following a gun attack at a Catholic school in Lahore. According to the British Pakistani Christian Association, a 15-year...

An American pastor working in the UK has told Premier that sin means new gun laws in the US can never put an end to violence.  The comments come after President Obama tearfully announced he was ...

A cult-like 'church' in Pennsylvania hosted a ceremony this week with congregants clutching their rifles, saying 'rod of iron' in Revelation is a rifle.  Just a week after the Florida school sho...

A gunman (pictured below) who killed 26 people in a mass shooting at a Texas church died from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, a post-mortem h An unborn baby was among those who die...

Four Catholic priests have been kidnapped by armed men during the latest in a spate of abductions affecting Christian figures in Nigeria. Fr Victor Adigboluja, Fr Anthony Otegbola, Fr Joseph Ediae an...

Gunmen have shot dead at least 17 worshippers at a church service in Nigeria to usher in the new year, officials said. The chairman of a local community group, Osi Olisa, said the gunmen also shot pe...

A Coptic Christian man has been shot dead by gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, security officials in the country have said. The victim was targeted in the north of the region on Saturday by three ma...

American singer-song writer Gwen Stefani has revealed she was concerned that she had accidently copied the lyrics for her new Christmas song from a song she hea During an interview on "The Tonight Sh...

Survivors of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti put on their Sunday best and picked their way through the debris to pray in ruined churches over the weekend.  At least 900 people have died after the sto...

Celebrations are being held in Haiti this month to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the country's Methodist Church. Haiti has been hosting special events to highlight the Church's history and contr...