19+ hour, 45+ min ago   (386+ words) Finnish politician Paivi Rasanen is appealing to the European Court of Human Rights. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) which is representing Räsänen in her appeal said it’s the last opportunity to overturn the conviction and would mark the end of Rasanen’s…...

20+ hour, 45+ min ago   (188+ words) The Christian social policy charity CARE has written to Ofcom over what it claims is a “potentially misleading” report on age assurance compliance. CARE has found that only 44 out of 100 pornographic websites in the UK are deploying effective age verification…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (356+ words) A Louisiana pastor has been convicted of stealing more than $343,000 (£257,000) from a church he oversaw, following a federal investigation. Dale Sanders Sr., 56, was found guilty by a jury of 25 counts involving wire fraud, access device fraud and obstruction of a…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (236+ words) The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev Sarah Mullally, will begin a 10-day visit to Ghana and Cameroon on Sunday, her first pastoral visit to Africa since taking office in March. The visit, at the invitation of the Primate of West…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (226+ words) Eight people have died, and nine others were injured in a crush at an evangelical gathering in Burundi’s largest city, Bujumbura. The incident happened on Saturday at the Senior Technical School of Kamenge, where thousands of people had gathered to…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (509+ words) As the Commonwealth Games begin in Glasgow, the Salvation Army is leading church outreach to demonstrate God’s love in action to the thousands of athletes and supporters in attendance. More than 200 gold medals are on offer over the next ten…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (351+ words) Syria's Interior Ministry has formally confirmed that so-called Islamic State (IS) did carry out the devastating bombing of Mar Elias Church in Damascus last year, which killed at least 22 Christians and left dozens more injured during Sunday worship. The incident…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (222+ words) Evangelical networks Sat-7, Nejat, Seven and Mohabat TV are all on the list. One Iranian Christian, told persecution charity Open Doors that many people in Iran hear the gospel for the first time through these programmes, and that they help…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (417+ words) A Christian Palestinian student has been ordered to stay in prison until September in a recent hearing to her case. Natalie Abu Dayyeh, a 21-year-old Christian university student, has now spent nearly two months in Israeli detention. Abu Dayyeh is…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (312+ words) Syria's Interior Ministry has formally confirmed that so-called Islamic State (IS) did carry out the devastating bombing of Mar Elias Church in Damascus last year, which killed at least 22 Christians and left dozens more injured during Sunday worship. The incident…...