Pope Francis is expected to arrive in Colombia on Wednesday to urge reconciliation in a country deeply divided over the terms of a peace deal that ended 52 years of civil war between the government and the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
The number of non-believers in Britain has reached its highest level, with more than half of the population describing themselves as having "no religion."
The Israeli government has approved the construction of a Gospel Trail tourist cable car that will connect the historic sites in Upper Nazareth and the lower slopes of Mount Tabor in an effort to attract Christian tourists.
A new survey in the U.K. has found that several primary schools run by the Church of England have included the hijab in their uniform policy.
A 17-year-old Christian student at a school in Pakistan's Punjab province was reportedly beaten to death inside the classroom by his Muslim classmates.
The High Court of Justice in Israel has rejected a plea by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Association to recognize same-sex marriages in the country.
Bishop Anba Angaelos, the head of the Coptic Church in Britain, has recently told ISIS militants who killed 100 Christians in Egypt in the past year that they are "loved by God" despite their horrible crimes.
Pope Francis has reiterated the Church's position that marriage can only be between a man and a woman, and suggested that the union between people of the same sex be called "civil unions."
The Charity Commission in the U.K. is conducting an investigation on the Salvation Army after it failed to pay thousands of pounds worth of bills due to an accounting system error.
Pope Francis has admitted in a recent interview that he had weekly sessions with a psychoanalyst for six months during his time in Argentina.
A rabbinical court has ruled that an Israeli couple who describes themselves as Messianic Jews cannot get married in a Jewish ceremony because their Christian beliefs put them outside of the Jewish faith.
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.