An atheist advocacy group called the Freedom Religion Foundation (FFRF) has formally requested the University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders to cease leading team prayers and religious activities with players.
Pope Francis has told members and staff of the Dicastery for Communication that the Vatican and the Church need their expertise to share the Gospel, but he also asked them to find creative ways to do it while cutting their expenses.
The World Council of Churches, the Lutheran World Federation, and the ACT Alliance, have issued a joint 'Call to Action for Biodiversity and Climate Justice at COP16' in Cali, Colombia.
Geneva professor Achim Wennmann says it is essential for churches and networks of churches striving for peace to be as close as possible to individuals on the ground and listen intently to what makes for conflict dynamics, talking to friends and foes in the process.
Around 3,000 Christians from various denominations have demonstrated near the Indian parliament in New Delhi, expressing concern against intensifying incidents of persecution across the mainly Hindu country.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who apologized after research showed the Church of England's investment fund has links to the slave trade, has now revealed that he is related to a former slave owner after digging into his ancestry.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, also known as PACE has called for sanctions against Russian propagandists and state media, as well as recognizing the Russian Orthodox Church as a tool of Russian influence and propaganda.
Both warring partners have consistently targeted Sudan's Christian community since the beginning of the Sudan war in acts that can be considered war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Pope Francis' announcement of new cardinals ranging from the youngest ever, aged 44, to the oldest at 99 years, shows the pontiff's affinity to expand the geographical diversity in the top echelons of the Catholic Church.
