A radical Hindu who is known for his devotion to the Hindu deity Shiva has confessed to the attempted murder of a house church pastor in India's Andhra Pradesh state.

Christian charities are working to deliver emergency aid to Syria after the town of Douma was hit with a chemical attack on Saturday, leaving at least 40 people dead.

A group of mothers has launched a campaign to oppose a council's plan to establish a "buffer zone" outside an abortion clinic in Ealing, west London.

The Egyptian police have arrested three people who were allegedly planning to carry out attacks on churches during the Easter celebrations.

Chinese officials are reportedly conducting raids on kindergartens linked to churches as part of its bid to tighten its grip on religion.

The White House is reportedly trying to improve relations with Turkey in an effort to secure the release of American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been held in a Turkish prison since October 2016.

The Chinese government has reportedly banned online bookstore from selling copies of the Bible following the release of a white paper that pledges to protect the religious freedoms in the country.

A Chinese government official has insisted that "foreign forces" will not be allowed to take control of the country's religious affairs, including the bishop selection process in the country's official Catholic Church.

Four unregistered churches were recently shut down in China's north-central Gansu province for allegedly violating the country's Religious Affairs Regulations.

The Prince of Wales has offered to support Christians who are persecuted around the world and stressed that "they are not forgotten."

A Church of Ireland bishop said that he will vote to repeal the Constitutional amendment that protects the life of the unborn child in the upcoming referendum because the language is "incorrigibly flawed."