Five communist nations are severely restricting the flow of funding into Christian churches and implementing stringent requirements for churches to operate within their borders to slow the growth of Christianity, according to International Christian Concern.
Pope Leo XIV has welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the papal residence at Castel Gandolfo to discuss the war in Ukraine and the return of Ukrainian children taken to Russia.
Thousands of Palestinian Christians and Muslims gathered in Bethlehem's Manger Square, in front of the Church of the Nativity at the weekend night, for the Christmas tree lighting ceremony - the first one in three years.
YouVersion, which says it is the creator of the world's most downloaded Bible apps with more than one billion installs, says that 2025 has so far been a record-breaking year of Bible engagement, as momentum continued to build leading into and throughout Global Bible Month in November.
Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople signed a joint declaration at the Palace of the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 29, 2025.
The Catholic Church in Kenya has started using a new brand of altar wine after discovering that a previous one was being sold in local bars, liquor stores, and nightclubs, raising concerns about the sanctity of the product.
Pope Leo XIV is in Turkiye and will be joined by the World Council of Churches general secretary, Rev. Jerry Pillay and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for a special anniversary in the Christian unity calendar
Priests and clergy from the Pacific Islands are keeping churches alive in north Queensland, on Australia's eastern side, according to Australia's national broadcaster, ABC and in other parts of Austrlia the Philippines are boosting Christian numbers..
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI), the largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland, is now entering one of the most turbulent chapters in its 185-year history, according to news organisations stemming from failure in dealing with abuse cases.
