Churches in Colombia have welcomed the signing of a historic peace accord between the government and leftist rebels. After half a century of bloodshed, Colombians have embarked on a new path to settl...
The Archbishop of Mumbai has said the Church will appeal against a verdict which found two men accused of raping a nun not guilty. Cardinal Oswald Gracias is speaking after a judge in the state of Ra...
The influential Catholic Church in Burundi has said it is withdrawing support for the upcoming elections in the country. Burundi's bishops said that "after considering the manner in which the electio...
Tributes have been paid to a part-time church worker who was among twelve people killed during a shooting at a busy bar in southern California. Noel Sparks helped with the children's activities at Ca...
A Church volunteer who had just returned from a mission trip to Haiti has been named as one of the victims of a triple shooting in Florida on Sunday. Sean Henry, 25, and his friends Kelli Doherty, 20...
The Church of Scotland has issued a welcome to Syrian refugees who have arrived in the UK. The first group of around 100 touched down at Glasgow Airport on Tuesday afternoon.Revd Sally Foster-Fulton,...
Christian, Jewish and Muslim congregations in Nebraska, US will share the same property in efforts to promote inter-faith ideals. Countryside Community Church (UCC), and The American Muslim Ins...
The Boy Scouts of America has officially ended its ban on openly gay adult leaders in charge of troops, however Church-sponsored Scout units are exempt on relig The new policy was approved 45-12 vote...
A Christian animal rights campaigner has told Premier that an endangered gorilla, which had to be killed after a three-year-old child fell into his zoo enclosur Samantha Chandler, from the Anglican S...
A statue depicting the fast food icon Ronald McDonald being crucified is being withdrawn from a museum in Israel following protests by Christians. Bosses at the Haifa Museum of Art had previously res...
Iraqi forces trying to drive Islamic State militants from a city which has historically had a significant Christian population say troops now have "full control The development follows news from an a...
Charity World Vision is raising concerns that South Sudan is descending in to civil war. The predominantly Christian South Sudanese were so full of hope four years ago when the country celebrate...
It's claimed an American man detained by North Korea was a pastor in the US before his arrest. North Korean authorities arrested Kim Dong Chul on suspicion of conspiring against the state.Kim Dong Ch...
Pope Francis has been accused of banning the nomination of a close aid of the French President as new ambassador to the Vatican. According to the Telegraph, Francois Hollande's nomination was rejecte...
The UK's Holy See Envoy has revealed that a British aristocrat was one of the first people to point out potential financial corruption at the Vatican. Lord Camoys, a Roman Catholic descend...
One hundred and twenty two Christians who are members of unregistered denominations across Eritrea are understood to have been detained last month. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has called on ...
A play portraying Jesus as a transgender woman had protesters leap on the stage during the showing. In "The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven" Jesus is reimagined as a transgender woman who ...
Two clergymen from South Sudan are being brought before a criminal court in Sudan today charged with crimes against the government. Anti-persecution charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is co...
Two clergymen have been arrested by security services in Sudan as part of a crackdown on Christianity, according to the anti-persecution charity Christian Solid CSW says Revd Yat Michael from South S...
The long-time music director of Billy Graham, Cliff Barrows, has died. He was 93-years-old and passed away at hospital after a brief illness.One of the first members of the Billy Graham Evangelistic ...
