Church

A desecration: A church inside Birkenau is a violation of Holocaust memory - opinion

To honor the victims of Auschwitz, we cannot allow a church to stand where over a million Jews were killed.

A CROSS is seen in the German death camp Auschwitz II Birkenau.
A Ukrainian church in Connecticut advertised its 2026 Christmas vertep using a poster featuring a Jewish caricature that has drawn criticism as antisemitic.

NJ church deletes video of antisemitic pageant, says critics took it ‘out of context'

Encouraging Christian communities to reflect. The main Solidarity Sunday event in Buffalo, New York.

More than 600 churches worldwide stand with Israel ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

Armenian Orthodox worshippers arrive at the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, to celebrate Christmas and Epiphany, January 18, 2026

Patriarchs’ statement on Christian Zionism lacked pastoral care - opinon


Bribery trial of Unification Church head starts in South Korea

Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja is on trial in South Korea, accused of bribing former First Lady Kim Keon Hee with luxury items like Chanel bags and a diamond necklace.

Han Hak-ja, the leader of the Unification Church, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, September 22, 2025.

Maronite Patriarch: Hezbollah needs to 'free itself from Iran, disarm,' denounces Israeli strikes

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi urged Hezbollah to break from Iran and give its weapons to the Lebanese Army, calling diplomacy the only path to avoid another war.

Pope Leo XIV greets Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite Church, cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi during an audience at the Apostolic Palace on October 18, 2025; illustrative.

What's behind Nigeria's latest school abductions, church attack? - explainer

Here’s what to know about the recent wave of kidnappings and deadly attacks in Nigeria, who is behind them, and how the government is responding to the worsening security crisis.

An interior view of the Christ Apostolic Church, the day after an attack by gunmen in which people were killed and the pastor and some worshippers kidnapped, in the town of Eruku, Kwara state, Nigeria, November 19, 2025.

China underground church pastors arrested, face up to three years in jail, NGO head says

The group, which includes church founder Pastor Jin Mingri, is being held in detention centers in the southern city of Beihai.

The head pastor of the Zion church in Beijing Jin Mingri poses for picures in the congregation hall of the unofficial Protestant "house" church in Beijing, China, August 28, 2018. Picture taken August 28, 2018.

800-year-old gilded Christ found near lost medieval church in Norway by detectorist

The statuette is now on its way to NTNU in Trondheim for detailed analysis.

statuette of Christ. Illustration.

Sagrada Familia becomes world's tallest church as central tower surpasses 162.91 meters

Under construction since 1882, the basilica is due for completion in 2026 at 172.5 meters, coinciding with Gaudí's centenary.

The illuminated Nativity Facade of the famous Sagrada Familia in Barcelona at blue hour.

New Archbishop Symeon ordained at Jerusalem’s Church of the Resurrection, starting a new era

Gerapetritis says negotiations with Egypt on Saint Catherine's Monastery status are advancing and that safeguarding Patriarchate rights remains a top national priority.

A view shows the damage at the Holy Family Church which was hit in an Israeli strike on Thursday, in Gaza City July 18, 2025.

For the first time in 800 years, Saint Francis of Assisi’s remains to be presented

Free veneration slots require online reservation, as organizers prepare for a record influx of pilgrims.

The Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi, Umbria, Italy.

LDS Church bids farewell to President Russell M. Nelson, longest-lived leader since 1830 founding

Nelson took the helm in 2018 at age 93, expanding temple construction and reversing a policy that barred baptism for children of same-sex couples.

Spring tulips outside Salt Lake Temple in early evening. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Holy war: How Russia recruited Orthodox priests to sway Moldova's voters

Moldova’s Orthodox clergy, after all-expenses-paid pilgrimages to Russia, spread anti-Western messages online, influencing the country’s pivotal elections with Russian backing.

Archbishop Marchel celebrates Mass at a church in Slobozia-Magura, Moldova, September 6, 2025.