Algerian authorities have allowed three churches to reopen last Sunday following the recent closure of non-Muslim places of worship in several parts of the country.
A Catholic bishop has denounced a new law that requires Catholic priests in Australia to report cases of child abuse, including those heard in the confessional.
Indian police issue lookout notice against Hindu helpline worker for assaulting pastor
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis accepted the resignation of three Chilean bishops who were said to be involved in the cover-up of sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case involving a group of churches seeking to keep $500 million worth of property in South Carolina after breaking away from the wider Episcopalian church.
Several evangelical Christians in the U.K. have claimed that they are being expelled from their churches for being gay.
Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli and four of his colleagues have presented a custom-made flight suit to Pope Francis last week during their visit to the Vatican.
A couple from Guangdong, China was arrested earlier this month for distributing Christian tracts and protesting against abortion at a local park
A Muslim group in Austria has condemned the government's plan to shut down seven mosques as part of the crackdown on Turkish nationalism and political Islam.
A top executive of the Knights of Columbus had reportedly resigned as the Catholic fraternal organization faces a lawsuit alleging that it has committed fraud and breach of contract.
Two people were reportedly killed in Nicaragua following a day-long siege at a church, where an estimated 30 opposition supporters took refuge after coming under attack from riot police.
A federal appeals court has handed a legal victory to churches, synagogues and other religious organizations challenging the Trump administration’s decision to permit immigration enforcement operations at places of worship. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower court’s decision rejecting the religious groups’ request for a preliminary injunction.
Soaring food costs are jeopardizing the health and futures of millions of children worldwide, with families in vulnerable communities increasingly unable to afford nutritious meals, according to a new report from the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision. The report found that approximately 35.5 million children experienced acute malnutrition worldwide in 2025, including nearly 10 million who suffered from severe acute malnutrition.
ChatGPT receives approximately 70 million religion-related requests every week, with questions about Islam accounting for the largest share, followed by Christianity, according to a recent analysis released by OpenAI, the developer of the artificial intelligence chatbot.
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to review a religious freedom dispute involving an Orthodox Jewish man in Ohio who alleges that local officials violated his constitutional rights by requiring a permit for prayer gatherings at his residence. Daniel Grand filed a lawsuit against the City of University Heights after officials sought to prevent him from holding religious meetings at home.
The Episcopal Church continued to experience declining membership in 2025, with its total number of members falling by nearly half a million over the past decade, according to newly released denominational statistics. An analysis of the denomination’s 2025 Parochial Report showed that membership stood at approximately 1.425 million in 2025, compared with 1.917 million in 2015.