Church

Iran threatening Tehran's historic Qavam Church in latest move against Iranian Christian minority

“Six security forces went into the church and sat through a session, saying they wanted to ‘identify’ people,” said Sasan Tavassoli, a US-based minister with the Presbyterian Church in Iran.

SAINT PETER Evangelical Church of Tehran, interior.
Bishop Koryun Baghdasaryan.

Israeli gov't recognition of Armenian Genocide fulfills 'moral duty,' senior bishop says

President Isaac Herzog speaks at the ICEJ summit between June 9 and 11.

Christian Zionists confront a crisis inside their own camp - analysis

Two paintings by 17th-century artist Lucas Valdés returned to the Archdiocese of Seville on May 20, 2026.

Spanish police recover two priceless 17th-century paintings missing for nearly a century


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.

Greek authorities arrest abbot alleged to have been trafficking church relics

Six defendants are being held over the charges, which saw prized historic artefacts listed for sale at €200,000.

A Christian cross discovered on an island in Abu Dhabi.

Retired vicar arrested for extreme body modification ring ran by the ‘Eunuch Maker’

His guilty plea came after the discovery on his phone of a video revealing Baulcomb performing a procedure on a man’s penis with a pair of nail scissors.

Reverend Geoffrey Baulcomb

Italian teen to become first millennial Catholic saint on Sunday

Carlo Acutis, who died aged 15, learned computer code to build websites to spread his faith. His story has drawn wide attention from Catholic youth.

 People walk past a tapestry hanging from the facade of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican depicting an image of Carlo Acutis, a British-born Italian boy who will become the first millennial to be made a Catholic saint in a ceremony led by Pope Leo, as seen from Rome, Italy, September 4, 2025.

Two killed, 17 injured in Catholic school, church in south Minneapolis

Police and paramedics were responding to an active shooter situation unfolding on Wednesday at a church on the south side of Minneapolis, local news reported.

Law enforcement officers gather outside Annunciation Church following a mass shooting event, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, August 27, 2025.

A rabbi walked into a convention of Lutherans, rebuked their ‘one-sided’ debate on Israel

As Jacobs listened to attendees debate a memorial, Jacobs said he felt compelled to speak out over what he saw as a “one-sided” narrative.

 Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism poses for a picture at the First Station Complex in Jerusalem on June 27, 2018.

American Jewish Committee donates $25K to Gaza church damaged by Israeli strike

The donation is notable because it marks a rare if not unprecedented donation by a mainstream US Jewish group toward Gaza Palestinians while Israel is at war.

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.

Ancient oil lamps reveal hidden Jewish legacy of Spanish church

Archeologists suggested that, if confirmed as a synagogue, it could be among the oldest known in Spain, possibly the earliest.

Ancient oil lamps reveal hidden Jewish legacy of Spanish church.

Frescoes of saints discovered behind white paint at Albania's Saint Nicholas Church

"To have white walls and suddenly forms and faces appearing beneath them is a great joy and revelation".

Frescoes of saints discovered behind white paint at Albania's Saint Nicholas Church.

IDF: Artillery misfire led to mistaken hit of Gaza church, no punishments for soldiers involved

The incident has led the Catholic Church and many Western allies of Israel to condemn the IDF as having a negligent lack of control over its forces in Gaza.

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.