Nigeria has topped the list of countries where Christian persecution looks set to rise in 2023. In its annual Persecution Trends report, UK charity Release International cited growing violence and dem...
A Christian influencer in the US has gone viral for preaching at the gym. In a video, now seen by almost four million people, Ryan Foley can been seen delivering a passionate sermon at the gym while o...
Jordanian authorities have unveiled ambitious plans to build a biblical site where is believed Jesus was baptised. The $100 million project will seek to turn the ‘Bethany Beyond Jordan’ si...
Hundreds of people have already flocked to Vatican City to pay their respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The former Pope became the first Pontiff to resign in 600 years – he did so because o...
Bill Latham, former manager and spiritual inspiration to Cliff Richard, has died. Bill was 84 and had spent a number of weeks in hospital; the cause of his death has not been announced. He passed away...
Pope Benedict XVI, who became the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died at the age of 95. A statement from the Vatican on Saturday morning read: "With pain I inform that Pope Emeritus Bened...
It’s been a huge year for Christians, from the Lambeth Conference to the census results. We’ve seen triumphs in court and a whirlwind the UK government, but things aren’t set to slow...
Kendrick Lamar has told journalists that he does not use social media because it would interfere with his Christian beliefs. The rapper, who is a devout Christian, says social media platforms wou...
A Christian persecution charity has called for people to pray for Aung San Suu Kyim, the former leader of Myanmar, after she has received an additional prison sentence of seven years. ...
When Pope Gregory XII, the last pope to resign before Benedict, died in 1417, the world was not watching. Gregory had stepped down two years earlier in 1415 and spent his remaining days in virtual obs...
A church in the Indian state of Karnataka has been vandalised, resulting in damage to a statue of Jesus and money taken from the donation box. As reported by The Times of India, St Mary church was def...
US celebrity Kim Kardashian has opened up about her faith in God and the way she shares this with her children. In a recent episode of the Angie Martinez IRL Podcast, Kardashian was asked if she prays...
Vatican City has released an update on former Pope Benedict XVI’s health. On Wednesday, his successor Pope Francis asked believers to pray for the former Pope as he was “very sick”. ...
A new documentary investigating global megachurch Hillsong has reflected on the ministry of Carl Lentz. Lentz is a former pastor of Hillsong NYC and is known for establishing strong links with a numbe...
Church leaders in Ghana have been warned against making traditional New Year prophecies. In a statement, police asked church leaders to refrain from making “misleading” prophe...
A recent deal promising a continued effort for peace in Tigray has been welcomed by the Catholic Bishops of Ethiopia. The process began on 2nd November, but the bishops used the Annual Ordinary Assemb...
An Italian bishop has had to apologise to the faithful after making a simple mistake that left him snoozing his way through midnight Mass. Mons Corrado Pizziolo, bishop of Vittorio Veneto made the dan...
As Christians flocked to their places of worship this Christmas, a church in Finland has suffered a devastating fate. On Monday, police in South Karelia – a region that borders Russia – co...
Former pope Benedict, 95, who in 2013 became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down, is "very sick," his successor Pope Francis said on Wednesday. "I would like to ask all of you f...
Christians in Iran are being warned not to join the country’s uprisings for fear of further persecution for their faith. According to persecution watchdog International Christian Concern, a comm...
