Muslims in Nigeria have launched a "deliberate economic terrorism and land-grabbing strategy" against Christians, according to Christian leaders in the West African country.

A new government report has given more insight into the persecution of Christians in North Korea as a defector said the faith is spreading in the communist country.

A tree has fallen on crowds at a Christian festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira, leaving 13 people dead and dozens more injured.

The Salvation Army will host a knitted bible exhibition at the Edinburgh Fringe from the 21st August featuring almost 1,000 knitted characters from 13 stories.

Police will surround the thousands of Catholics making the pilgrimage to Lourdes on the Feast of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Christian charities are providing assistance and offering prayer for people affected by the mudslides caused by heavy flooding in Sierra Leone.

A London church known as The National Musicians' Church is in a row with one of the UK's best-known composers after it said it wouldn't allow choirs and orchestras to play non-Christian music.

Some 500 Christian converts from Iran have sought asylum in Turkey following persecution by the authorities, according to a Kurdish news website.

Priests should not be forced to report cases of sexual abuse on children revealed to them in the confessional, according to top Australian bishops.

A father has written an open letter publicly disowning his "prodigal son" who was filmed taking part in a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.

A 62 year old pastor from Ontario, Canada has described the two and a half years he spent in a North Korean prison.

New figures show the religious make up for prisons In England and Wales are evolving.

The Church of England may be hundreds of years old, but its bishops are adjusting to the demands of the 21st century by using social media to communicate with thousands of followers.

The Church of England may be hundreds of years old, but its bishops are adjusting to the demands of the 21st century by using social media to communicate with thousands of followers.