Nearly 1.8 million members of the influential Iglesia ni Cristo or Church of Christ, known as the INC, have gathered in the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again sought the "blessing" and support of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Orthodox ...

The Feast of the Holy Epiphany was celebrated with great "pomp and splendor" at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul on Jan. 6 as Orthodox believers in several counties joined in colorful ...

When the U.S. Congress convened for its 119th session on Jan. 3, it had marginally fewer Christians than it did in the previous session (2023-25), continuing a gradual, 10-year decline. Christians ...

The Carter Center announced his passing on Dec. 29 on X, formerly Twitter, saying, "Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia," a town of 700 ...

In the United States, the political utterances of some evangelical leaders can create the impression that their churches are hotbeds of activism and engagment, but that may not be the case.

India's Christian community had a year marked by increasing challenges and persecution in 2024, data from various research shows. Data from various organizations paint a sobering picture of the ...

Medically assisted dying – also known as voluntary euthanasia – accounted for 4.7 percent of deaths in Canada in 2023, new government data shows. The country's fifth annual report since ...

Pope Francis has called on the Syrian rebels who toppled President Bashar al-Assad's regime to stabilzse the country, and govern to promote national unity, as the World Council of Churches ...

Pope Francis has called for negotiations to end Ukraine's war in a Christmas Day message where he appealed for the laying down of weapons in global conflicts and reconciliation between enemies.

Christmas is a bleak event in Bethlehem in 2024 as there is no traditional Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as Jesus' birthplace. "Holiday cheer was ...