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A van, thought to be packed with gas canisters, has crashed into the headquarters of a Christian lobby group in Australia. The vehicle exploded after hitting the Australian Christian Lobby building i...

People concerned with religious freedom in Russia are being called on to publically share their fears. The All Faiths Network, which is open to people of every faith and belief, has written an open l...

We're being called to pray after Britain sends more than 600 troops to Eastern Europe amid rising tensions with Russia. At a Nato summit in Warsaw (below) David Cameron announced the deployment of a ...

A pastor who ministered in Istanbul for many years has urged Christians to pray after a triple suicide bombing in the city murdered at least 41 people. Revd Benjamin van Rensburg, who now ministers i...

With media attention still focusing on Hurricane Harvey which brought unprecedented floods to Texas, a Christian humanitarian charity has en Tearfund has expressed concerned for t...

Anglicans on both sides of the sexuality debate are being encouraged to calm the rhetoric ahead of a very important meeting next year. Bishops from across the world are due to come together for the o...

A Bishop in Cameroon claims youths have threatened to kidnap him after abducting three other priests. Catholic Bishop Andrew Nkea says he was blackmailed by boys from his Mamfe diocese, who told thei...

The Duchess of Cornwall has laid flowers at an Italian church in honour of her great-grandmother. Duchess Camilla visited St Mark's Anglican Church in Florence during a royal tour of Europe.She laid ...

Locals in Burkina Faso are campaigning for the release of a missionary couple who were kidnapped by Islamic extremists. Ken and Jocelyn Elliot, who are in their 80's and come from Australia, were tak...

A Christian campaigner says that the West must do more to help Pakistani Christians in Thailand. Wilson Chowdhry, from the British Pakistani Christian Association, was speaking after he and Christian...

An abuse campaigner has said it would be "outrageous" if Pope Francis failed to attend a special Vatican meeting on child protection. Peter Saunders, who is one the members of the Holy See's Clerical...

Pope Francis will face protests about child abuse when he visits Ireland, a campaigner said. The pontiff will attend part of the 9th World Meeting of Families which will take place from August 21 - 2...

A meeting between Germany, France and Britain is the perfect opportunity to speak about the plight of Pakistani Christians according to a charity. The meeting has been called to discuss the current r...

Christian campaigners are calling on the Church of England to stop facilitating the arms trade through events. It follows the news that Church House, the Church's headquarters, will host an event spo...

Anglicans in Canada have voted against allowing same sex marriage by just one vote. After a week of passionate debate at the Church of Canada's General Synod, members rejected a motion that would hav...

One of Canada's most senior Catholics has said priests can deny the Last Rites to people planning to die early through assisted suicide. Rt Revd Terrence Prendergast, the Archbishop of Ottawa, was sp...

Christian practitioners are taking the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to court over a new human rights policy. The Catholic Register reported that the doctors have filed an application...

Christians in Canada are protesting the arrival of US evangelist Franklin Graham to their city.  A number of evangelical Protestants and Roman Catholics in Metro Vancouver are against the three-...

A Canadian mission team has been denied entry to the US over fears they would be taking American jobs, a church spokesman said. The group from the Rehoboth United Reformed Church in Hamilton were pla...

A Canadian court has ruled that a Catholic school board cannot receive government funding for non-Catholic students. A judge said doing so would violate the section of Charter of Rights and Freedoms....