Church leaders in Venezuela have accused the government of coordinating a violent campaign directed against the Catholic clergy. The comments come after a rise in attacks against Catholics in recent ...
The Auxiliary Catholic Bishop of Jerusalem has said attacks against Israeli Christians are rising, along with radicalism and intolerance towards believers. Bishop William Shomali was speaking after e...
A Christian charity says the number of Christians persecuted for their faith around the world has gone up over the last four years. Open Doors says every month 322 Christians are persecuted, 214 chur...
Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) have warned that attacks on Christians in Nigeria are on the rise. Fr John Bakeni, who coordinates aid for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the M...
Extremists have attempted to murder a Christian in Central African Republic who is heavily involved in civil war peace efforts there. The attackers looted and burned down the house of Revd Nicolas Gu...
The most senior Roman Catholic cleric convicted of covering up child sex abuse has been ordered by an Australian court to serve his one-year sentence in home de Newcastle Magistrate Robert Stone orde...
Results released overnight reveal Australians have resisted pressure from Church leaders by voting in favour of legalising same-sex marriage by 61.6 per cent to The 'Yes' vote on allowing gay couples...
The leader of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona has claimed he has been banned from entering Australia. In a video posted on YouTube, Pastor Steven Anderson explained that hi...
An Australian Christian's claiming believers he knows are getting gun licences in response to increasing numbers of Muslims coming to live where they are. According to Daily Mail Australia John O'Lea...
Australia has become the latest country to signal it is prepared to help a Christian mother-of-five cleared of blasphemy in Pakistan last month. Canberra said it is willing to grant asylum in the eve...
A priest in Australia has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in the neck while celebrating Mass. According to the Herald Sun Rev Tomy Kalathoor Mathew (above), 48, needed urgent first aid fr...
The leader of Anglicans in Australia says it is okay for Christians vote yes in the country's proposed referendum on gay and lesbian marriage. In a letter to Australian bishops Most Rev Phillip Freie...
Australia's prime minister has called on Pope Francis to sack the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of covering up child sex abuse. Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson, ...
A new bill to protect a person's freedom of religious expression is being considered in Australia, after Christian rugby player Israel Folau was fired for posti The former Wallabies star had his mult...
The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has released new data showing that 1,115 complaints of alleged incidents of c The commission released the data revea...
A priest thought to be Australia's first openly trans Anglican clergy member says being transgender was not her own choice. Dr Jo Inkpin in southern Queesland said the Church should shift its attenti...
Australia's former Catholic Prime Minister has indicated that he may lead the case against same-sex marriage when Australians are asked next month what their op Tony Abbott, has led opposition from w...
Australia's highest court has agreed to hear an appeal from the most senior Catholic to be found guilty of sexually abusing children. The decision by the High Court of Australia comes nearly a year a...
Australia's gay-marriage supporting Prime Minister will continue to push for amendments to be made to a same-sex marriage bill to protect religious people from Last week the Senate approved the bill...
A leading Christian group in Australia has called for anti-discrimination laws "to be set aside" in the run up to an anticipated referendum on gay marriage. Australian Attorney General George Brandis...
