A Catholic diocese in Northern Ireland has temporarily banned handshakes in an effort to minimize the risk of contracting the Australian flu, which has now spread across the U.K.
Five bishops have signed a statement expressing their opposition to norms and guidelines that foresee the possibility of allowing divorced and remarried Catholics receiving Communion.
Members of a radical nationalist group in India clashed with police last week when they attempted to perform a Hindu religious ritual at a Catholic college in the city of Vidisha, in the central state of Madhya Pradesh.
The Egyptian parliament is considering a proposal that would criminalize atheism in the predominantly Muslim country that already enforces stringent laws against blasphemy.
Coptic Christians have expressed concern that the new cathedral in Egypt would become a huge target for members of the Islamic State terror group.
A Christian media outlet has denounced a prominent bishop for reportedly claiming that Christians in Iran enjoy complete freedom and are "not being persecuted in any way."
American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who has been detained in Turkey since October 2016, shared his fear that he will be forgotten as he marks his 50th birthday in prison.
A city council in the U.K. has warned that Franklin Graham's Festival of Hope, which is expected to take place in Blackpool later this year, could be canceled if the event is found to incite hatred.
The popular YouVersion Bible application has been installed in 300 million devices across the globe since it was launched in the Apple's App store nine years ago.
The largest conference of Mennonite churches in the U.S. has cut its ties with the broader Mennonite community in a dispute over the denomination's stance on homosexuality.
Unidentified gunmen have killed at least 16 people who had attended a New Year's Day church service in southern Nigeria, a local official said.
LANCASTER, Pa. — Four years in the making, the production “David” opened at Sight & Sound Theatres this year and explores the journey of an unassuming shepherd boy who became a king.
The Presbyterian Church in America has voted to leave the National Association of Evangelicals due to the ...
Secular intolerance has a “chilling effect” on Christians who are having to practice “various forms of self-censorship” as they're finding it difficult to express their faith freely in society, according to a new report detailing accounts from four countries.
Gunmen suspected to be Islamic Fulani herdsmen barged into a Catholic Church in southwestern Nigeria, opened fire and detonated explosives while the congregation was celebrating Mass on Pentecost Sunday, killing at least 50 worshipers, including women and children. It's feared that some Christians were also abducted after the attack.
For more than 1,500 days, Nigerian Christian teenager Leah Sharibu has been held captive by the Boko Haram terrorist group as Christians continue to be the target of attacks in the West African nation.