Some churches in the U.K. will be abandoning the use of traditional collection baskets in favor of contactless card readers to collect donations from parishioners.Read More
A Christian pastor, who has been incarcerated in China for almost four years, was reportedly tortured by prison officials after he attempted to file an appeal on his case.Read More
Manny Pacquiao's boxing coach, Freddie Roach, has asserted that the Filipino boxer lost his "killer instinct" to knock down his opponents in the ring because of his devotion to the Bible.Read More
Pope Francis will send nearly half a million dollars to South Sudan to help fund church-run projects following the postponement of his trip to the war-torn country last month.Read More
Chinese authorities in China's central Henan province have formally arrested five pastors following the demolition of their church last month.Read More
Sudanese churches have written an open letter to the government to condemn the demolition of church buildings in Sudan's capital of Khartoum, describing the act as "the systematic violation of Christian religious freedoms."Read More
The Church of England had "colluded" with a former bishop to conceal the sexual abuse he committed on young boys and men over a period of twenty years, according to an independent report.Read More
The Islamic State has blown up the historic Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul, where the terrorist group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, declared a caliphate in 2014.Read More
The Catholic Church in Montreal, Canada has announced that it will start fingerprinting priests and church volunteers who work with minors as part of its efforts to protect young parishioners from abuse.Read More
The family of a Canadian pastor imprisoned in North Korea has raised concerns about his welfare and calls on the government to secure his release following the death of American student Otto Warmbier.Read More
The United Nations has accused the Congolese government of backing a militia that was said to have stabbed pregnant women and mutilated toddlers in the Kasai region.Read More
As more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, evangelist Franklin Graham is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree on a ceasefire during the 10 days of Easter observances.
Suspected Fulani herdsmen shot to death four people, including a pastor and two women in two separate attacks in Benue State on Tuesday, according to Nigerian media reports.