An Irish woman in her 50s was seriously injured after being stabbed in her church during morning Mass on Tuesday, and the suspect in his 30s reportedly has a history of mental illness
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made his first visit Tuesday to the Temple Mount as a cabinet member in the Israeli government. He dismissed warnings from Hamas leaders that such a visit would be a "detonator" in the Middle East, and said after his visit, “Our government will not surrender to threats from Hamas.” U.S. Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides criticized the visit, calling changes to that status quo on the Temple Mount "unacceptable."
Christians are being urged to take part in a public consultation on plans to allow euthanasia and assisted suicide in Jersey.
CLINTON, Miss. (BP) – Bobbye Simmons Rankin, wife of former Southern Baptist International Mission Board President Jerry A. Rankin, died Jan. 2 in her home state of Mississippi. She was 78. Bobbye served with her husband more than 20 years as a missionary to Asia before he was named IMB…
Pope Francis visited Benedict frequently, including a final time three days before the pope emeritus' death.
One Christian was killed and 53 were kidnapped on Dec. 25 in southern Kaduna state, Nigeria after more than 40 Christians were slain in the week leading up to Christmas.
Church Mission Society has praised one of its partners after she was included in the King's New Year Honour list for her work to end violence against women and girls.
Benedict XVI’s coffin will be carried to the crypt under the central part of St. Peter’s Basilica for interment after his funeral Mass on Jan. 5.
A new report by a congressionally mandated watchdog committee in the United States warns that an alarming development is underway affecting religious freedom in Saudi Arabia, challenging the ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem, one of Judaism's holiest sites, with his wife Sarah Sunday to pray and celebrate the swearing-in of Israel's 37th government. He also slammed the UN for its vote Friday to refer the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the International Criminal Court at The Hague for advice on Israel's "occupation" of Judea and Samaria.
A pastor has lost nearly all his vision after Muslim extremists lured him into an ambush in Uganda's capital city and sprayed him with acid, sources said.
