A Swiss Roman Catholic Bishop is being sued by gay rights organisations after he quoted an Old Testament bible passage on homosexuality at a Catholic conference. His detractors have accused him of inciting violence against gay people, as the passage
UK tax payers donate £2.7 billion a year in aid to countries where Christian persecution is a daily reality. Analysis of foreign aid statistics shows that four out of five countries listed on a global human rights watch list, logging attacks or
The archbishop went on to explain that while nearly all Catholic dioceses in the United States – including his own – spend far more time and talent on providing social services to the poor rather than on opposing abortion, the fact remains that “children need to survive the womb before they can have needs like food, shelter, immigration counseling and good health care.”
Taya Kyle, widow of American Sniper Chris Kyle, appeared on a special episode of ABC talk show The View on Tuesday to discuss her faith and the ongoing resilience of her military family in the wake of her husband’s tragic passing in 2013.
The government has quietly scrapped the title of “Minister For Faith,” which will now no longer carry a cabinet seat. After some confusion about who actually held the role since the general election in May, a Number 10 spokesperson has finally
The ancient Middle Eastern churches are “dissolving” thanks to widespread Christian emigration in the wake of persecution at the hands of jihadists, the Archbishop of Erbil has warned. Church communities in the region are doing their best to house, clothe
A year on from the Islamic State offensive that brought the slaughter of thousands of Yazidis on Mount Sinjar and left many thousands more trapped, the Iraqi MP who first told the world of their plight has said that still
Two teachers at an Islamic school in Birmingham have changed their plea to guilty and confessed to beating a ten-year-old boy with a stick for making mistakes when reciting the Quran. Mohammed Siddique, 60, and his son Mohammed Waqar, 23,
An Italian church is offering Christian parents a ‘baby bonus’ to have a third child in a bid to stem demographic collapse. Concerned by the small number of Christian Italians being born, Father Stefano Bimbi of the parish of Staggia in Tuscany
Following the departures of Rosie Perez and Nicolle Wallace, producers for “The View” hope the addition of two Christian conservative co-hosts will help improve ratings for the upcoming 19th season of the ABC talk show.
A Spanish bishop has caved in to pressure and allowed a transsexual man to become a godfather. The Bishop of Cádiz and Ceuta will now allow Alex Salinas, who was born a woman, to become godfather to his nephew, his
In a signed op-ed in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich listed a series of social ills that he says people should find just as appalling as the gruesome ripping apart of unborn children and the sale of their organs by Planned Parenthood.
“Every day of my life, I ask the same question: oh Lord, why’d you let me see Heaven, and then take it away?”
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) shared his deep faith with God during the Thursday night’s Fox News Channel debate, saying God speaks through scripture to him every day. Cruz, noting his father being a pastor, explained that the
In some of his sharpest language to date, Pope Francis condemned global violence against Christians on Thursday in a letter to the vicar of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Archbishop Maroun Lahham.
21-year-old Afghan pilot Niloofar Rahmani says she has been driven to the verge of quitting by the Taliban and her own extended family.
Authorities in China’s Zhejiang province are enforcing a ban on crosses topping the region’s more than 4,000 Christian churches’ spires, roofs, and walls.
The Belfast pastor who said Islam was “satanic” and “heathen” is to make his first appearance in court today. The elderly man, who is in ill health, faces up to six-moths in jail for making the remarks. Pastor James McConnell,
In his latest book, Christian Persecution in the Middle East: A 21st Century Tragedy, author George J. Marlin explores the fall of Christianity in its birthplace, documenting the suffering of those people who face death simply for being a Christian.
In a strongly worded statement to American Catholics, Pope Francis declared that marriage between one man and one woman is “under attack from powerful cultural forces,”
In his weekly audience Wednesday, Pope Francis continued his series of reflections on the family, focusing on the situation of the divorced and remarried and their participation in the life of the Church.
The American Jewish Committee (AJC), one of the oldest, largest, and most influential Jewish organizations in the United States, announced on Wednesday that it opposed the Iran deal.
Pope Francis may be expecting a visit from a group of Hollywood power players, including Oprah and businessman David Geffen this fall, a source told The Hollywood Reporter this week.
A congregation of Missionary Sisters in Colombia is suing a television network to prevent the airing of a series about its founder and Colombia’s first canonized saint, Sister Laura Montoya Upegui, claiming that it presents a false picture of the saint’s life.
On Monday night in Lincoln County, North Carolina, Lincoln County Commission Chairman Carrol Mitchem walked out of the commission’s meeting when the invocation started with a Muslim prayer.
