Following Algeria’s closure of nearly all evangelical churches in waves of repression that began in 2017, Christians have been forced underground in what they describe as an internal exile, sources said.
Catholics across Europe have reacted to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with expressions of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and prayers for peace.
“We believe that in this historic moment the Lord is with us,” Ukrainian Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said on Thursday.
A government minister has confirmed that a temporary provision allowing for at-home abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic will end on Aug. 30.
Hours after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church said the country’s sovereignty has been violated and warned that it could soon become “a death camp” if violence escalates.
In a joint statement, Archbishops Justin Welby and Stephen Cottrell called for an urgent ceasefire.
"May the corporal fasting to which Lent calls us fortify our spirit for the battle against sin,” Pope Francis said.
Lawyers for Gambia on Wednesday urged the United Nations’ top court to reject Myanmar’s legal bid to close the case. Lawyer Paul S. Reichler said the military coup last year in Myanmar, also known...
The European Evangelical Alliance has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Pope Francis spoke of the "great pain in my heart" as he declared 2 March - Ash Wednesday - a second day of prayer and fasting for Ukraine.
Loud explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa early on Thursday. Ukraine’s border guard agency said the Russian military also launched an artillery barrage from neigh...
