A Christian church elder has been formally arrested after being imprisoned in Tianjin in China on suspicion of "subversion of state power". The "crime" carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Suspected Islamic extremists have kidnapped an elderly missionary couple in northern Burkina Faso.
Tributes from around the world have poured in for the "triumphant life" of Christian missionary Mike Riddering, murdered in this weekend's Burkina Faso terror attacks.
The Archbishop of Canterbury today announced the next Lambeth Conference will be in 2020, indicating the success of this week's gathering of Anglican Primates in preserving the unity of the Anglican Communion.
Christians in Gaza are effectively living "in prison" according to senior bishops with a special mission to support the Church in the Holy Land.
Christians worldwide witnessed "unprecedented" levels of persecution in 2015 with more than 7,000 Christians killed for their faith, up from nearly 3,000 the year before, Open Doors USA disclosed on Wednesday as it released its annual World Watch List.
After describing Islam as a "satanic" religion, a Christian pastor has found an unlikely defender: a Muslim scholar.
Anglican Archbishops meeting in Canterbury should "kick back, have fun, call it a family party and go back and do their stuff" because they are never going to agree on gays, according to a leading academic specialising in the Anglican Communion.
The number of people attending Church of England services each week has fallen below one million for the first time, according to new figures published today.
The face of Jesus Christ appeared in the ultrasound of the unborn child of a 29-year-old pregnant woman from Argentina, who has already suffered miscarriages in the past.
The Prince of Wales' donation follows a speech he made on persecuted Christians at an advent reception last month.
The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday painted a stark and gloomy picture of a Church struggling to survive in the face of sin, corruption, Islam and an increasingy secular, anti-Christian culture in the West.
A 77-year-old Italian nun who has spent the last four decades caring for lepers in India has to fly home to Italy for good next month because India has refused to renew her visa.
