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Head of world churches body meets Sudan's prime minister, urging peace

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay met with the prime minister of troubled Sudan, Kamil Idris, at the council's office in Geneva, delivering a message calling for justice, peace, and reconciliation.

Pope Leo arranges for delivery of generators, medicine, food supplies to Ukraine during freezing winter

Pope Leo XIV has arranged for the delivery of 80 electricity generators, along with medicine and food supplies, to Ukraine. His move came after another massive attack by the Russian army on Ukrainian cities, and Bishop Jan Sobilo, Auxiliary Bishop of the Kharkiv–Zaporizhzhia Diocese, spoke about the difficulties and the daily reality of life under shelling.
Traditionalist group's decision to ordain new bishops without Vatican approval, challenges Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV is facing a challenge from traditionalist Roman Catholics, a splinter group supporting the traditional Latin Mass, which has announced plans to consecrate new bishops without papal consent.
Brazilian churches speak up on record number of femicides in their country

Brazilian churches are speaking up as the South American country hits a new record of femicides: four women murdered every day, the World Council of Churches reports.
World Communion of Reformed Churches installs first Asian as its leader

The World Communion of Reformed Churches has installed Rev. Philip Vinod Peacock from India as its general secretary during a ceremony held at the Reformed Church in Hannover, Germany

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Sarah Mullally officially confirmed as first female Archbishop of Canterbury

Bishop Sarah Mullally has become the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, at her Confirmation of Election at St Paul's Cathedral, and she is the first woman to hold the office in the 1,400-year history of the Church of England.
World churches group and Catholic cardinals ring alarm bells after ongoing US violence

World Council of Churches' general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay has expressed "deep alarm" over escalating violence in areas to which U.S. federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol agents have been deployed, especially in Minneapolis.
Catholicism declines in Latin America over the past decade: Research

The Roman Catholic share of the population in several Latin American countries has shrunk over the last 10 years, while a growing percentage of adults in the region are religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheist, agnostic or "nothing in particular."
Around 388 million Christians worldwide face some form of intense persecution or discrimination, says watchdog

Around 388 million Christians around the world face some form of intense persecution or discrimination for following Jesus Christ, the 2026 World Watch List, recently released by Open Doors U.S. has found.

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Head of world churches body meets Sudan's prime minister, urging peace