The Church of England bishops blocked a proposal to create a new service to celebrate an individual's gender transition and suggested that the occasion should be marked instead with the existing baptism rite.
Christians have blocked a busy road in India's Tamil Nadu state on Monday, demanding an impartial investigation on the death of a pastor who was found hanging inside his home.
Churches in the Syrian city of Afrin are pleading for help from the international community amid deadly attacks carried out by Turkish forces on Kurdish-controlled areas in the war-ravaged nation.
An ancient Italian vase shard depicting the birth of the Greek goddess Athena was unearthed at an Israeli archaeological site that was once known as the biblical kingdom of Geshur.
At least 10 Roman Catholic priests and more than 200 civilians were arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday for taking part in demonstrations demanding the resignation of President Joseph Kabila.
Bolivian President Evo Morales has announced that his government has decided to revoke the penal code that would have imposed restrictions on evangelistic activities.
Vandals have reportedly attacked another Catholic Church in Chile on Monday, just days after Pope Francis left the country and about a week after demonstrators firebombed four churches.
The Church of England leaders will be debating next month to determine whether it should share ministers with Methodists as part of the effort to boost struggling rural churches.
Government ministers in the U.K. have confirmed that church bells will be protected from noise abatement orders under new planning rules.
Pope Francis has issued an apology for his recent remarks suggesting that those who have accused a Chilean bishop of covering up sexual abuse of minors were guilty of slander.
An Irish priest has called on church leaders to appoint more exorcists to deal with increasing incidents of demonic possessions and other strange phenomena in the country.
Director Alejandro Monteverde, best known for “Sound of Freedom,” is bringing the Nativity to the big screen this Christmas season with “Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ,” a biblical epic highlighting the courage and faith behind the birth of Jesus. Distributed by Angel Studios, the drama-thriller opens in theaters Dec. 11 and depicts Mary and Joseph’s struggle to protect the newborn Messiah amid political turmoil.
The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast has chosen the Rev. Paul Donison as its next bishop, ending months of uncertainty following an inconclusive election in May. The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) announced Wednesday that the Texas-based diocese elected Donison on Nov. 7.
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice-elect Maggie Ellis has announced plans to overturn a rule protecting judges who decline to officiate same-sex weddings because of their religious beliefs.
A law that came into effect this year gives the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) increased powers to restrict religious practice even as several Christians remain imprisoned for carrying out their ministries, according to an advocacy group’s new report. In the past year freedom of religion in China has deteriorated with the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress coming into effect on July1.
Several pastors affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement have publicly criticized Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s affirmation of women serving as pastors, following an announcement by Char Brodersen at the church that once served as the movement’s flagship congregation. The Calvary Chapel Association (CCA), through its Heartland Regional Team, reaffirmed its opposition to appointing women as pastors or elders.