Category: Religion

Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 20 people and wounding 111 others during a Sunday Mass, officials said. Witnesses said the first blast inside the Jolo cathedral in the provincial capital sent churchgoers, some of them wounded, to […]

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is under fire from faith leaders after he signed a bill into law that legalizes abortion up until birth in many cases. The Democratic governor directed the One World Trade Center and other landmarks to be lit in pink Tuesday to celebrate the passage of “Reproductive Health Act.”   New York Governor […]

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has said he regularly prays in tongues and seeks ‘words of knowledge’ and ‘prophecy’ as part of his daily spiritual discipline. However, Welby told Premier Christian Radio: ‘It’s not something to make a great song and dance about. Given it’s usually extremely early in the morning it’s not usually an […]

Actor Neal McDonough says he was blacklisted in Hollywood for several years because he refused to perform sex scenes. Known for his performances in “Band of Brothers,” “Minority Report” and “Desperate Housewives,” the Catholic actor recently opened up about his strong Christian convictions and said it cost him his job on ABC’s “Scoundrels” series in […]

Musician and songwriter Loyiso Bala, who was announced as a director of Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in Africa two days ago, is already brimming with ideas that will grow the channel. Bala, who will be responsible for the scheduling, creation of new programmes and marketing, among others, wants the Christian channel to appeal to blacks. […]

Police in Mississippi’s capital city say a pastor was shot to death while unlocking a church for worship services, and his truck was stolen. The state’s Republican governor, Phil Bryant, says on Twitter that he will join Jackson leaders “to stop this violence together or I will do so as Governor on my own.” Jackson […]

Congregants who assaulted each other and damaged vehicles during a rampage at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church in Limpopo at the weekend have been arrested. The police in Mahwelereng outside Mokopane said on Sunday they had arrested 23 members of the church aged between 14 and 23 for various offences, including public violence. The arrests follow […]

In China a pastor is imprisoned and his church building bulldozed by local authorities. In Nigeria a Christian community is attacked and people slaughtered by Islamists. In India evangelists are beaten by Hindu nationalists and falsely accused of forcing people to convert. The persecution of Christians around the world is a phenomenon we are growing […]

The Church of England could appoint its first female archbishop after two women were named among the frontrunners to be the next Archbishop of York. The secretive recruitment process to replace the Most Rev John Sentamu when he retires in June next year is due to begin soon. The bishops of London and Ripon, the […]

Africa has overtaken Latin America as the most deadly region for Catholic missionaries, according to the Fides news agency. During 2018 40 missionaries were killed throughout the world, up from 23 the previous year. Of these 35 were priests, with one seminarian and four lay people.     Africa saw 21 deaths, 19 of them priests. In […]