The wife of a former senior Islamic State leader has been charged with contributing to the death of a Christian aid worker who was held hostage by the group. A criminal complaint accuses Nisreen Assa...
Women are playing a vital part in underground churches in Iran, despite the risk of imprisonment, Christian charity Open Doors has found. In an annual report on the role of women in the future of the...
Researchers have discovered what they believe to be the oldest ever Christian letter - outside of the Bible. A small fragment of papyrus – which was used throughout the ancient Mediterranean world ...
The heaviest plane pulled by a man, heaviest house pulled and most people lifted with the shoulders are just some of the records that make Rev Dr Kevin Fas The Canadian has broken 19 powerliftin...
A worship leader from California has thanked God and his supporters after receiving remarkable praise from Simon Cowell for his audition on America's Got Talent Michael Ketterer advanced straight thr...
An American mother and worship leader has become an internet sensation overnight for laughing at a Chewbacca mask she bought. Candace Payne bought the mask of the Star Wars character at a discount wh...
A Yazidi politician who has campaigned tirelessly for the release of thousands of women enslaved by Islamic State is unable to pick up a human rights award in W Vian Dakhil - the only Yazidi in the I...
A couple from York have challenged Pope Francis to become vegan during Lent this year in return for a donation of $1m (£771,405) to the charity of his choice. Jane Land and Matthew Glove are the fou...
A US youth pastor is dead after a police officer returning home from work shot and killed him when she mistook his apartment for her own. Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger reported that she had shot...
A Zimbabwean pastor has urged Christians to continue praying for the country. Evan Mawarire had been a strident critic of former President Robert Mugabe and was jailed by the statesman's government a...
Vatican Radio is launching a news programme in a language often described as dead - the ancient language of Latin. The five minute programme is entitled "Hebdomada Papae", which can be translated at ...
The Vatican's released a video urging believers to pray for persecuted Christians around the world. The video features three Christians being photographed for mugshots like criminals, symbolising the...
The writer behind VeggieTales has responded to a claim the popular Christian animation series promotes "dangerous" racial stereotypes. A student project showcased at California State University San M...
A convoy of aid for migrants in Calais organised by British youth workers has arrived in France. It is estimated that more than 4,000 migrants and asylum seekers are now living in the Calais camp nic...
A Ukrainian Archbishop has been sent to a monastery for a month after being caught on CCTV getting involved in a fight at a bar. Ukrainian news agencies report that Archbishop Mstyslav is ...
A Christian bishop operating in China has been removed from his local area by authorities for a second time, before he was due to hold the funeral of a fellow-C There had been plans for Bishop Peter ...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) have formally recognised the cultural value of reggae music. The music genre is now on the UN group's list of "intangible...
Unexploded bombs have been discovered in a Christian village in Nigeria, just three months after the Nigerian Air Force's bombardment of six communities in the The bombs were found in the village of...
Justin Welby has confirmed he's expecting up to six of the most senior Anglican church leaders to decline his invitation to Canterbury next month. The Archbishop of Canterbury is set to host a meetin...
A large evangelical church in Tennessee, United States, has announced it will support gay marriage. GracePointe Church in Franklin near Nashville said it will break with the "traditional" stance on s...
