A major review has recommended that old churches in the U.K. should host events other than worship service and offer other services such as flu shots, post offices and General Practitioner surgeries in order to stay sustainable.
Pope Francis has expressed concern about the collapse of birth rates in many modern nations, and he has reminded faithful Catholics that God's first commandment to man was to "be fruitful and multiply."
Israel's Tourism Ministry is preparing to welcome tens of thousands of Christian pilgrims over the Christmas season, finishing up a record-breaking year as the number of tourists reaches 3.5 million people in 2017.
Israeli Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a major early Christian church believed to be built in the fourth century A.D. at a site in the town of Beit Shemesh.
The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) has withdrawn from an awards ceremony at the annual Public Affairs Awards in London last week after a pro-life group won the award for the "best campaign in Northern Ireland."
Britain's Prince Charles has shared how heartbroken he was over the extreme persecution of Christians in the Middle East and he has asked believers in the U.K. not to take their religious freedom for granted.
A Christian charity has partnered with other organizations in Thailand to host "Night of Freedom" parties to offer women entrapped in the country's sex industry the opportunity to escape leave prostitution behind and find their true value in Christ.
Ontario will be implementing the ban on pro-life vigils outside abortion clinics beginning Feb. 1, 2018, the government confirmed in a letter last week.
Leaders of the Catholic Church and Evangelical churches in the Philippines have expressed their objection to President Rodrigo Duterte's support for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Catholic-majority country.
As many as 50,000 Iraqi Christians have already returned to their homes in the Nineveh Plains following the defeat of the Islamic State, but 80,000 remain displaced inside the country, a prominent Assyrian humanitarian revealed.
A pastor who found a 709-carat diamond in Sierra Leone has pledged to give money from the sale of the precious stone to help the poor in his village.
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.