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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Archbishop Thabo Makgoba said during his midnight Mass sermon on Dec. 24 at St. George's Cathedral he wanted to begin with a focus on the marginalized, those on the fringes of society as his ...

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 ...

A driver, said to be a Saudi who hates Islam, rammed a car into shoppers at the busy German Christmas market on Dec. 20, killing at least five people and injuring 200. One of those killed was a ...

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 ...

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.