As the Spanish enclave of Ceuta slowly returns to something like normality, an evangelical pastor in the city is urging Christians worldwide to pray — for the migrants who came, for residents caught in the chaos, and for authorities struggling to respond.
A Russian Orthodox priest who signed a petition calling for an immediate end to the war in Ukraine has been arrested by Russian authorities amid the country’s ongoing crackdown on anti-war protesters.
Bruxy Cavey, the primary teaching pastor of one of Canada's largest megachurches, The Meeting House, has resigned after an independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct commissioned by the church last December concluded that he abused his power.
Harry Potter author JK Rowling is condemning a proposed bill in Scotland law that would amend the process for people to legally change their gender, warning that it will "harm the most vulnerable women in society."
When it comes to helping migrants and refugees fleeing conflicts, few have the experience of the Geneva-based International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC).
As the war in Ukraine continues into its second week, the Italian Catholic Church is among the various organizations and associations stepping in to offer help to families and individuals that have been displaced by fighting.
An airstrike on a maternity hospital in the port city of Mariupol wounded women waiting to give birth and buried children in the rubble as Russian forces intensified their siege of Ukrainian cities. Bombs also fell on two hospitals in another city west of Kyiv.
International condemnation against Russia escalated Thursday amidst news of a Russian airstrike on a Mariupol maternity hospital. The blasts killed three people and wounded 17 others, including pregnant women and children.