Lutheran Radio News: Recent Episodes
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Paul Hill, The Daily Telegraph's former Foreign Desk Manager and Head of Lutheran Radio UK's newsroom, tells us what happens in and around the Lutheran Church. An acute reading of what makes the news through the eyes of a Lutheran journalist.
• Toddler in North Korea ‘sentenced to life in prison after parents caught with Bible’ • Anger over plan for ‘mega’ parish with just three priests • Terrorist admits plotting to shoot Christian preacher at Speaker’s Corner, court hears
• Thieves blow church safes with explosives to steal parish silver in three different counties• Lord Sentamu 'forced to step back' from ministry after child sex abuse review• French Catholic priests will be forced to wear scannable QR...
• Pope Francis gives King fragments from Christ’s cross for coronation• Archbishop of Canterbury denies Church tensions with the King ahead of Coronation• Revolt as 'authoritarian reverend bans churchgoers from reading out...
• Chinese citizen arrested for blasphemy in Pakistan• Coin hunters ‘tried to sell ancient haul’• Exeter Cathedral Roman remains unearthed by archaeologists
• Did Jesus visit Cornwall? According to local folklore, he sailed there as a teenager with his tin merchant uncle• Nebraska church raises $520K to erase medical bills• King Charles needs our prayers to keep the Commonwealth 'goal'...
• How swearing on a Bible impacts a defendant's chance of being found guilty by a jury• Religion is ‘blind spot’ for discrimination at work, peer claims• Chaplain awarded £10k after NHS Trust said diversity ‘takes precedence’ over...
• Nashville school shooting: young woman kills three children and three adults• Oldest most complete Hebrew Bible created by a scribe in Egypt 1,100 years ago is going up for auction and could reach $50 Million• Row over plans to turn Belgian WW1...
• Equality and diversity 'take precedence over religious belief', NHS trust says• British ambassador 'directly involved' in poisoning schoolgirls, claims Iranian news site• Germany church shooter was business coach who charged...
• Holy oil to be used to anoint King Charles during Coronation is consecrated• Iran now admits more than 5,000 children have been poisoned in spate of attacks to ban girls from classroom• Brownies stop singing to God in new ‘inclusive’...
• Archbishop of Canterbury no longer recognised as ‘first among equals’ by Anglican leaders• Gender-neutral God to be considered by Church of England• 'A million to one miracle': Ukraine church describes brush with death after...
• Average age of UK Christians reaches 50 and over for first time• Pakistan mosque suicide bomber kills over 60 people• Lent and Easter cancelled by university in drive to remove Christian term names• Pride flag on altar of ‘church of...
• Traces of occult ritual found in village plagued by 'sinister goings on'• Lockdown 'sex party' at Newcastle Cathedral under investigation by the Vatican• Archbishops call for tax rises to help fix 'unethical'...
• Prince Harry reveals he is ‘not religious’ despite Royal family’s deep Christian ties• Church of England bishops 'refuse to back change to allow priests to marry same-sex couples'• Late Cardinal Pell unmasked as secret Vatican...
• Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2022• Archbishop of Canterbury condemns desecration of Christian graves in Jerusalem cemetery• Church of England to display slave’s letter in £100m plan to atone for ‘shameful past’•...
- Senior clergy warn of ‘shocking’ threat to parishes amid drastic fall in churchgoers- More than half of Britain's churches are not open during the day for quiet prayer- Church of England official took £5.2m and spent it on flights and...
- Brighton University urges staff to not say 'Christmas' because it's too 'Christian-centric' – and instead call it the 'winter closure period'- Paintings of Adam and Eve responsible for ‘gender bias’- King...
- The International Lutheran Council is getting a higher profile- Jesus suffered setbacks and so will Christians, says Archbishop of York - Satanism and devil worship is on the rise, but Nigel is on the way out- Church sees red over bright pink chairs
- Christians now a minority in England and Wales for first time - Jesus could have been transgender, claims Cambridge dean - Northern Irish councillor says last witches tried on island may have been actual witches - Church of England: Move carol...
- Luther-Tyndale Synod fireworks
- Covid choir ban was based on ‘exaggerated’ evidence
- Five more bishops call for Church of England to allow same-sex marriages
- International Lutheran Council approves further ecumenical discussions with the Roman Catholic Church
- One of Germany's biggest mosques sounds call to prayer across Cologne for the first time since completion in 2018
- Christian police officer,...
• Church of England may end secrecy of confessions in child abuse cases • Hijab can be banned by EU companies as part of broader restrictions on headwear • Church of England’s net-zero plans in peril due to high costs • Archbishop of Canterbury...
• ELCE Holds yet another Synod • Iranian schoolgirls give clerical leaders the finger as they join uprising against the regime • Rare 1,000-year-old manuscript returned to Greece from US • Mosque helps Christian neighbours fundraise to save...
• 2022 International Lutheran Council World Conference in Kenya • Faithful urge Church of England bishops to make decision on same-sex marriage • King Charles: I will protect all faiths, not just Christianity • Scattered far and wide, the royal...
• King Charles III: The history behind the regnal name • Money, stamps and the National Anthem will all change now that Charles is King • Queen Elizabeth II was the ‘most wonderful example of Christian life’
• ILC Prepares for 2022 World Conference • Walk on water and perform your own miracles with the Jesus Christ simulator • Chaplain sacked for defending students’ right to question school LGBT policies • ‘Rapidly accelerating’ measles...
• Younger generations turn to prayer in an increasingly uncertain world • Funerals for 41 victims of Egypt church blaze • From teacher to vicar, the people telling you not to pay your energy bills • Texas school district pulls the Bible, The...
• Salman Rushdie stabbing: Iran blames author and his supporters • People who refuse marriage proposals in Chad to be fined • History is at risk of being lost forever amid rise in heritage crime, police chief warns • Dead woman talks to mourners...
• Lutherans shelter Ukrainian refugees in Germany • Bitter row over Anglican ‘motion’ to reject gay marriage • Italian priest holds Mass in the sea with a lilo as the altar and ends up in hot water • Church of England official defrauds...
• Justin Welby, Church of England’s Archbishop, says he has no plans to retire until he is 70 • Pope dons Indian feather headdress and apologizes for Church's role in Canada's schools where thousands died • Durham Church in crisis as...
• Couples will be able to wed at the seaside under new plans to overhaul marriage rules • Nuns defeat bishop’s ‘scam’ over convent • Ferry breakdowns ‘a rebuke from God’ for sailings on Sabbath • Rare ‘Wicked’ bible that encourages...
• Prince Charles: Embed religious freedom in school culture or risk ‘totalitarian society’ • Foreign church leaders to have more say in choosing next Archbishop of Canterbury • Church of England invites money lenders into the temple to fund net...
• Lutherans in Brazil re-elect President Schüler • Pope Francis breaks silence on resignation and health rumours • Lost ancient book returns to Church • Poisonous bite leads German police to farm with 110 snakes
• Scrap ‘unjust’ wedding fees to make marriage more affordable, urge vicars • Christians will be asked to safeguard the integrity of creation as baptisms go eco-friendly • Charity Commission found that a Peckham church spent £180,000 on...
• Religious ‘infection’ rate reveals dying churches • Christian factory worker fired on the spot for refusing to take off cross • Migrants entering UK illegally to lose ECHR protections under British Bill of Rights • Archaeologists discover...
• Church of England condemns Rwanda deportation plan as national ‘shame’ • German court rejects bid to remove anti-Semitic pig sculpture on church • Moscow-led Ukrainian Orthodox Church breaks ties with Russia • Villagers blame influx of...
• The Queen’s Christianity is the lens through which she views the world • Pope Francis sparks resignation rumours • Cineworld pulls 'blasphemous' film about Prophet Mohammed's daughter
• Muslims riot and demand police release two suspects held after Christian student was stoned to death and burned • Anti-Semitic vicar faces Church of England ban • Israel court rejects petitions against Jerusalem cable car • Church of Scotland...
• This ELCE's Extraordinary Synod • Zoom prayers don’t compare to attending services, says Chief Rabbi as he urges worshippers to come back • Former Oxford college dean quits Church of England, calling it an ‘unsafe’ place to work •...
• LCMS celebrates 175th anniversary • Seagull crackdown halted over fears it could offend people's religious rights • St George's Day 2022: How the dragon-slayer became the patron saint of England • Robot dog sent to sniff out problems...
• As vengeful Russians bomb Kyiv in Holy Week, worshippers believe ‘God is with Ukraine’ • Easter Sunday violence at Jerusalem Al-Aqsa mosque leaves nearly 20 injured after clashes • Armed men kidnap nun, 83, from convent in Burkina Faso
• Lutheran Bishop and Christian MP acquitted in landmark trial • 'Fragment from crucifixion of Jesus' to go on display in York • Grammar school teacher suspended over 'Jesus and Mo' mug
• Henry III’s ‘flushing’ lavatory to open to visitors for first time in four centuries • Roman women used ‘private bathrooms’ instead of sharing with men • Wine and opium habits of Romans on Antonine Wall
• Lutheran Church in Mozambique ordains 15 new pastors • ELCE’s chairman attends Churches Together forum • India's Christians fear rise in violence as Hindu nationalists set to win key vote • Ancient tombs found under Notre-Dame in...
• Outdoor weddings to be legalised permanently after Covid rule changes • Some young Russians ‘crushed by what has been done in their name’, says Church of England priest in Moscow • Ukrainian priests can come to UK to offer pastoral care to...
• Russia arrests priest over sermon against war in Ukraine • Have a heart, plead Ukrainian refugees waiting for UK to process visas • Ukraine Bishop fears Russia will brand priests as spies
• How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion? • Teacher suspended for showing class picture of Osama bin Laden as the Prophet Mohammed • Divorces plunge during pandemic ... but the big bust-up may still lie ahead • University slaps a content...
• Closing statements heard in trial against Finnish Bishop and MP • Thomas Cromwell used cut and paste Bible images to win favour with Henry VIII
• Arizona priest resigns after Vatican rules thousands of his baptisms are invalid • Native Americans urge Scottish museum to return artefacts taken from Lakota dead at Wounded Knee • The Church asked to ban ‘damaging’ floral foam in funeral...
• Biblical truth on trial in Finland • England's Catholic churches are scrapping confirmations in Latin as Pope Francis seeks modernisation • Oxford college agrees payoff to end four-year battle to oust its Dean • Church of England: Brexit...
• Keep Covid careful if parishioners are anxious, churches told • Priest Murdered in Pakistan reignites fears • Christian electrician who quit NHS job after being forced to take equality and diversity training is to sue former employers for...
• In eastern Germany, Lutheran pastors push for Covid jabs despite protests • Stunning 'Good Shepherd' ring that depicts a young Jesus holding a sheep is found on two shipwrecks that sank in Israel's ancient port of Caesarea • ITV...
• Italian church apologises after bishop tells children Santa doesn't exist • The world’s most unique Christmas traditions
• First evidence of a crucifixion in the UK is uncovered in Cambridgeshire: Roman slave who lived up to 1,900 years ago is found buried with a 2 inch nail driven through his heel • 'Possessed' woman, 28, undergoes nine-hour exorcism after...
• Hanukkah sling stone that was used against Jewish rebels more than 2,000 years ago bears the name of a Greek king who executed a leader of the Maccabees and High Priest of Judea • EU withdraws ‘inclusive language’ guide that lacked Christmas...
• Lost Egyptian sun temple unearthed • Liverpool bombing suspect was Christian convert who had asylum claim rejected • Campaigners fear churches have become easy targets for criminals
• Lutherans in Spain welcome new bishop • Synod lanyards tell others to stay away • Tennessee pastor tackles gunman during church service • Ultra-Orthodox Jews clash with police as thousands gather at Jerusalem's Western Wall to protest...
• Vicar returns home to find fraudster has sold his house and everything in it • Churches and clergy in the crossfire as junta attacks Myanmar's Chin state • Thousands of churches demolished, sold or converted into housing over past decade •...
• Bishops ‘tried to frame’ leader over bullying • Rome’s ancient pleasure palace to open to the public
• Israel tackles burial shortages with massive, high-tech underground mausoleum • Anglican Bishop who criticised direction of Church of England converts to Catholicism • I wanted to get rid of ‘irritating’ Thought for the Day, says former Today...
• Songs of Praise celebrates 60 years with a special programme and a message from Her Majesty The Queen • Church of England reveals huge overhaul of governance, as parishioners warn of ‘coup’ • Boy Scouts' bankruptcy creates rift with...
• Dead Sea pool turns blood read puzzling experts in region • Taliban breaking promises including the ones about women, says UN • After more than 500 years, Swiss Guards could open up to women soldiers • HS2 dig uncovers Anglo-Saxon church in...
• Latvian Lutherans vote to seek membership in the ILC • Child sex abuse victims failed by 'blatant hypocrisy' of religions, says inquiry • Google Maps for graves 'to help people find ancestors' resting places • Christ Church...
• Zambian prophet who believed he could recreate the resurrection of Jesus dies after getting his followers to bury him alive for three days • Hundreds of former Salvation Army officers who left before retirement age have been denied pensions because...
• Christian preacher to sue Met Police after hate speech case thrown out • Online dating behind surge in over-65s remarrying • Religious education should not be compulsory, say a third of RE teachers • Pastor ‘sold divine plague kits to protect...
• Churches burn and statues topple in protest at Canadian mass graves • Supporters of embattled Christ Church Dean launch new campaign to save his career • Archbishop of York laments clergy shortfall in face of planned lay-offs • 2,000-year-old...
• Church to apologise for expulsion of Jews from medieval England • Bishops criticised over heavenly lifestyles while parishes are penniless • Church fined after man, 81, died in 50ft fall from loft • Italian police disguised as priests catch...
• Church of England could axe 'Reverend' title after 500 years over fears it's used to cover up sexual abuse • Church of Scotland faces backlash over use of the word 'leper' for crossword answer • Egyptian farmer stumbles...
• New President for Japan Lutheran Church • Australian Lutheran bishop to retire • Legal age to marry in England set to be raised to 18 • Outdoor civil wedding and partnership ceremonies to be legalised • Germany gets 1st military rabbi in over...
• Gambling habit: nun admits squandering school cash at casinos • Facebook wants your prayers! Social media giant tests out 'prayer posts' • Burglars who target places of worship will face tougher punishment • Clergy were martyrs to...
• Noah’s Ark grounded by flood of bureaucratic requests • I do trust Tories, says Bishop of St David’s after Twitter row • Christ Church loses its latest push to oust dean Martyn Percy
• World's oldest choral society accuses No 10 of strangling choirs with 'draconian' restrictions • Scottish Government ordered to pay ‘additional’ costs after losing court challenge over church closures • Bishop of Winchester...
• Lutherans Call for Prayer for COVID-struck India • Don’t sing hymns that are too preachy, Church of England schools told • Fears St Paul’s may have to close its doors amid cash crisis
• What is behind the clashes in Jerusalem? • Aide to former Archbishop of Canterbury ‘tried to blackmail minister over racism claims’ • Pandemic sees New York's ultra-orthodox Jews turn their back on community • Dignity results improve...
• Lutherans mark the 500th anniversary of the Diet of Worms • Finnish Bishop Elect charged over historic Christian teachings on human sexuality • 'Painful' limit of 30 mourners at funerals to be scrapped next month • Israel observes day...
• Thomas Becket's skull will be displayed in British Museum • Church of England should stop 'celebrating' slave traders with statues, says anti-racism report • Unesco threatens to withdraw world heritage status for Burgos cathedral...
• Campaign demands a stop to ‘inhumane’ funeral restrictions - after plight of grieving families was highlighted by the sight of the Queen sitting alone • Millions flock to online church services in lockdown as Archbishop of York hails a...
• Archbishop hails Prince Philip's 'extraordinary life of service' as religious leaders pay tribute • Two Christian women face the death penalty in Pakistan for removing a sticker carrying a verse from the Koran from a Muslim...
• Indoor hymn-singing could return by June • Police break up Good Friday church service over 'breaches' of Covid restrictions • Religious satellite TV channel Loveworld is fined £125,000 after it aired claims the Covid vaccine was...
• Clergy across England sing inside cathedrals to mark Holy Week • Church membership across the U.S. drops below 50% for the first time in eight decades, polls find • ‘I fear I will be murdered’, says teacher who showed Mohammed cartoons
• South African Lutheran bishop passes on to glory • Ancient Christian monastery is discovered in Egypt including monks' cells, churches and biblical graffiti dating back 1.500 years • Dead Sea scroll fragments and 'world's oldest...
• Iraq pegs hopes on Pope's visit, but experts are sceptical • Skeletons of three Catholic nuns murdered by Russian soldiers for working as nurses during World War II are discovered by archaeologists in Poland • Switzerland votes to restrict...
• International Lutheran Council to postpone World Conference until 2022 • Archbishop of York says Church of England needs to become more involved in politics to avoid losing focus on how to improve the world • Church refuses to give its blessing...
• Easter 2021: chocolate eggs, hot cross buns and how the date is decided • Dean of Christ Church can't pray in his own cathedral without permission • Church of England land should be used to help tackle housing crisis, says report •...
• Clergyman called clap for Captain Sir Tom Moore 'cult of white British nationalism' • Roman soldier's payslip reveals he was left broke after military deducted his uniform and food • Clergy eased out as Church of England puts its...
• Covid-19 crisis to bring 'radical changes' to Church of England • Green revolution sprouts at Britain’s places of worship • Christ Church trustees express anger after watchdog questions efforts to oust embattled Dean • Ancient...
• Finnish Lutherans elect new Bishop • Singer Aled Jones hits false note with Jehovah’s Witnesses • Lent 2021: how the test of willpower is linked to the days getting longer • Lord Carey free to minister again as he condemns child sex abuse •...
• Teenagers turn to God during pandemic • German church finally says sorry for ‘bleeding wound of witch burning’ • Slashing Church of England clergy numbers criticised, as corona virus losses mount
• ELCE Zooms into action with unique Synod • Matt Hancock uses mutant strain of coronavirus to move London into Tier 3 • Previously unseen parts of Herod's hilltop palace in Israel where the Judean king was buried in 4 BC are opened to the...
• How countries around the world are celebrating a Covid Christmas • Community spirit has waned during second Covid lockdown, charity says • Priests ordered not to make 'indecent, vulgar or sexual' remarks on social media • Dales up in...
• Childhood home of Jesus ‘found’ by British archaeologist in Nazareth under ruins of convent • Palestinians may limit Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem • Bishop threatens to quit Church of England over relaxing of teachings on LGBT...
• Church leaders launch legal action over public worship ban • Lost church 'where Jesus healed a bleeding woman' is unearthed in the ancient Roman city of Caesarea Philippi • Jerusalem’s Western Wall yields four 1.000-year-old gold coins
• England's leading Catholic Cardinal Vincent Nichols resists calls to resign after damning report • Church of England could hold historic vote on gay marriage in 2022 • Chief Rabbi says 'we don’t want to tuck the Holocaust away'...
• Archbishop of Canterbury warns that forcing church services to stop is a 'huge loss' for worshippers • Letter written by hero pastor aboard the Titanic who gave away his life jacket to another passenger is set to be auctioned off for...
• Man who tore down cross on Baptist church 'committed religiously-aggravated offence', court hears • Going to church? Is it like taking drugs? • Archaeologists uncover huge new cache of unopened sarcophagi dating back 2,500 years at...
• Mountaintop crucifixes leave the Swiss at cross purposes • Louisiana archbishop sets fire to the altar where a priest recorded himself having sex • Bipartisan Christian group forms super PAC to oppose Trump • Churches stripped bare by thieves
• Damning report reveals CofE failed to protect children and created culture of secrecy that let abusers hide • Disgraced MP Margaret Ferrier 'put elderly at risk' in church the day after taking virus test • Funeral interrupted as...
• Church of England's £200million compensation scheme will pay out victims of historic sex abuse • Vatican cardinal pushes back after pope fires him in scandal • Relic of Pope John Paul II's blood stolen from Italian cathedral • Church...
• China and Vatican prepare to renew historic deal that allows Chinese Communist Party to appoint Catholic bishops • Thy will be done: Alexa, read me the prayer book • Discord takes a ‘toxic’ turn at Westminster Cathedral’s renowned choir...
• Early Christians were open-minded and willing to listen to heretics • Three are dead and 147 infected after a corona-virus outbreak at a Maine wedding - including ten cases at church where pastor who officiated preaches • Monks to leave Downside...
• Biblical village of Bethsaida where Jesus fed the 5.000 is finally identified by archaeologists after 32 years of excavations • Couple cleared to reserve grave plots next to son after claims it would be unsightly • Workmen in Belgian city of...
• Masked men lead Services • Vicar uses chopsticks in Holy Communion safety measures • Churches believe in fewer pews • Pakistani court sparks outrage by ruling 14-year-old Christian girl must stay married to alleged abductor
• Face coverings mandatory in church from 8 August, Prime Minister announces • Width restriction: church pews lose their position, to make way for the 'human form of today' • Sheffield Cathedral Dean criticises his own choir, saying the...
• Greenland votes to keep vandalised statue of Danish Lutheran missionary • Church of Sweden reveals women priests outnumber men • Sheffield Cathedral investigating bullying and harassment claims • Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in...
• China 'orders Christians to destroy crosses on their churches and take down images of Jesus in intensifying crackdown on religion' • Construction workers in Pakistan smash up newly unearthed 1,700-year-old Buddha statue • Israel Orders...
• Malagasy Lutheran Church President Dies from Covid-19 • Dr Anssi Simojoki called Home • Religious music 'under threat' warn composers and musicians • WWI bunker could contain bodies of soldiers lost at Battle of Messines
• Lutheran churches across UK open their doors • Westminster Abbey has first Sunday Eucharist Service for 100 days • The lost shrine of Sir Thomas Becket: Digital reconstruction recreates place which attracted millions of pilgrims • Raleigh city...
• Couples told to wash hands before and after exchanging rings in new wedding guidance • Church bells to ring out again after three months of lockdown silence • St Albans Cathedral places painting of the Last Supper with a black Jesus above its...
• Church of England considers removing monuments to those involved in 'discrimination or exploitation based on race' • Mystery of giant cross found in far north of Pakistan • Surfing vicar gets the go-ahead for drive-in church service •...
• CofE churches can offer Communion with bread but no wine • Relaxing of lockdown for places of worship only helps Christians, prominent Muslims and Jews claim • Church of England embroiled in racism row for turning down black trainee vicar •...
• Churches to re-open for private prayer from 15 June • Reopening churches will boost common good in UK's 'new normal', says Archbishop of Westminster
• Lutheran Church pre-schools re-opened this week • Religious leaders speak out over Government's 'unlawful' closure of churches • Open churches before July to allow people to grieve, public say • Judean worshippers were high on...
• Pandemic prompts surge in interest in prayer, Google data show • Church of England bishops accuse Boris Johnson of jeopardising public trust • Church of Scotland faces job losses and mission cuts • An Unexpected Visit, a personal reflection on...
• Churches poised to introduce 'drive through' services in Northern Ireland • Hundreds of churches across the UK divest from fossil fuels • It’s a pray cut: Dublin priests hit by fall in church income due to Covid-19 • Alarm at...
• Clergy to start streaming services from churches this week, Archbishop designate confirms • Italy will restart church services earlier than planned as bishops strike deal with government • No place for ladies or 'fat drunken old dames'...
• Bishops urged to relax coronavirus lockdown rules for funerals • Wittenberg Outreach during Covid-19 • 'We were complicit in Nazi crimes', German branch of the Catholic Church admits in 'confession of guilt' • Social...
• Covid-19 and Lutheran Churches around the world • Booming Bible sales offer salvation to booksellers • Faiths unite to back the spirit of community • Italy bishops scold government for excluding Mass from lockdown easing • Builder sues church...
• Couples from mixed faiths 'leaving God out of the equation', as religious marriages hit historic low • California pastor pleads guilty to masterminding $33 million scam to fund his very lavish lifestyle • Church of England transports...
• PM in intensive care as it's revealed he needed four litres of oxygen after his breathing deteriorated in just hours • Vicars told to ignore guidelines banning them from their own churches ahead of Easter service • Israeli Cabinet set to...
• ELCE Chairman Reverend George Samiec gives a news update • Florida megachurch pastor charged with defying coronavirus stay-at-home orders • French megachurch is blamed for sparking the country's biggest cluster of coronavirus infections •...
• Video worship lets leaders spread hope in a time of fear • Coronavirus: UK brings in strict curbs on life to fight virus • Coronavirus: Spanish army finds care home residents 'dead and abandoned' • Germany's 400-year-old...
• ELCE proposes guidelines for times of coronavirus • A perfect global storm – but our anchor of hope will never fail • Coronavirus around the world: France bans gatherings of more than 1,000 • Museum of the Bible is told its Dead Sea Scrolls...
• Italy in lockdown – coronavirus takes hold • Bones hidden in church revealed to be remains of one of England's earliest saints • Holy war! Priest starts throwing punches in a church brawl • Christ Church cathedral in a scrape over...
• Saudi Arabia finally bans religious pilgrims from visiting Mecca or Medina to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Kingdom • Iranians who licked holy shrines amid coronavirus crisis face being jailed and flogged after they were arrested for...
• Report says Church of England's right to 26 seats in Lords should be repealed • South Korea screens thousands of religious sect members for corona virus • MP’s say Church ‘should lose authority over weddings’ • Medieval chapel laid...
• Iron Age temple discovered near Jerusalem calls into question the Biblical claim that Solomon's Temple was the only temple in Judah • Has Romulus’ tomb been found in Rome? • Wall made of human bones and skulls that dates back 500 years ago...
• German court rules anti-Semitic carving can stay on church wall • Dozens of 2,500-year-old tablets that called upon ‘the gods of the underworld’ to curse the dead are found at the bottom of a 32-foot deep well in Athens • Social media is evil...
• Ugly anti-Semitic remnant at centre of court battle • Iraq's Christians flee in the face of lawlessness and sectarianism • Time for church to own up to past and present racism, say C of E clergy • Billy Graham’s son defiant as tour dates...
• Naïve vicar faced tribunal after parishioner who faked terminal illness accused him of impregnating her • Church of England is a 'laughing stock' following civil partnership guidelines, senior religious figures warn Bishops • Vesuvius...
• Brexiteers’ calls for church bells to celebrate Britain’s exit from EU cause big ding-dong • United Methodist leaders explain plan to split denomination • Doctors are replacing the roles that used to be done by priests and barmaids, says the...
• Muslim population of England passes the three million mark for the first time as the numbers of Christians continues to decline, figures reveal • 2020s to be decade of women bishops • Tomb reveals real race of ancient warrior women • Protesters...
• China removes Christian references from 'Robinson Crusoe' and other children's classics • Donkey was ideal choice to carry the Messiah to Bethlehem, say scientists • Pope tells Catholics: God loves 'even the worst of us',...
• Church ashes error incurs judge’s wrath • Cave figures show Man had designs on deity 44,000 years ago • Church investigated by charity watchdog over claims pastors pressured congregants into selling blood for donations • Bishop of Chelmsford...
• Finnish Lutherans under investigation for upholding biblical teachings on sexuality • Crack archaeologists find four Roman chicken eggs • “Hot priest” wins online adoration • 10 facts about atheists
• Christians celebrate as tiny wooden relic believed to have been part of Jesus' manger returns to Bethlehem 1,400 years after it was sent to Rome as a gift to the Pope • The Japanese Christians who were forced to trample on Christ • Church of...
• General election 2019: Chief rabbi attacks Labour anti-Semitism record • Religious conviction does not trump right to teach children about LGBT relationships, high court judge rules as he bans all future protests • Inscriptions in Byzantine-era...
• Confessional Lutherans and Anglicans take talks global • Thieves steal church pulpit and rare 120-year-old religious artefacts • Cotswold Ghost Tours stopped in vicar 'harassment' row • Church of Scotland’s minister who heckled...
• Cardinal Vincent Nichols backs Vatican’s right to avoid sexual abuse questions • Bill Bryson fears winter will ravage old churches • Global debate gets underway over married Catholic priests • Catholic Church investigates after two missionary...
• World Seminaries International Lutheran Conference comes to an end • New General Secretary for the International Lutheran Council • Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia elects new Bishop • Iowa man, 36, is arrested for 'beating...
• ILC World Seminaries Conference opens in the Philippines • West Malling nuns 'delighted' nearby housing plans rejected • Oxford professor accused of selling ancient Bible fragments • Westminster Abbey treasures go on display for 750th...
• Pope urges bold action to protect the Amazon at start of divisive synod • Radio 4's Thought for the Day should be scrapped because it is discriminatory, says John Humphrys • Vicar catches thieves ‘lead-handed’ on church roof in...
• 65th Annual ELCE Synod to be held this week in Orpington • Ghana’s Lutherans celebrate 60 years • Slagheaps from ancient copper mines in southern Jordan and Israel reveal ancient Biblical kingdom of Edom • Christian churches in China...
• Justin Welby visits site of Amritsar massacre and prostrates himself to say sorry to India • Dead Sea Scroll discovery prompts mystery over text's origins • Hospital breaching girl's religious rights in life-support row, court told •...
• Ethiopian Lutherans terminate partnership with Presbyterian Church (USA) over same-sex marriage • Archaeologists may have found Emmaus • Finnish Christian MP under incitement investigation for quoting the New Testament • 80% decline in...
• Small but still perfectly formed; the tiny church saved for future generations • Bat poo no longer blights church and interrupts service • Church won’t return body of fiery preacher George Whitefield • Cathedral’s stolen organ pipe finally...
• One of 'England's oldest stone churches' from 633AD was built using techniques and masons imported from Europe, archaeologists reveal • Churches at mercy of lead thieves because of rules around modern roofs • Cardinal George Pell...
• Archaeologists in Jerusalem unearth 2,600-year-old artefacts hailed as evidence of the 'historical conquest of the city by Babylon' • Newlyweds ‘must file papers in a week’ or risk £1,000 fine • Playing god: Japan temple puts faith...
• Early Christian 'Church of the Apostles' possibly unearthed near Sea of Galilee • Lutheran Church passes resolution saying ‘God created the world in 6 natural days’ • Over-50s who go to church are happier, study finds • Vicar...
• Community of Benedictine nuns at Malling Abbey go to war with housing developer • Israeli forest fire spares Christian shrine • Christian leaders warn against the rise of 'Christian nationalism' • Pastor accused of hate speech wins...
• ‘Lutheran theology is biblical theology,’ says Mueller in 2019 convention essay • Archaeologists find remains of 'ancient church' on banks of Tiber in Rome • Eritrea Orthodox Church ex-leader expelled for 'heresy' • Dog...
• Latvian and English Lutherans seek closer ties • The Oldest Christian letter outside of the Bible: 1,700-year-old note discussing politics and fish sauce gives fascinating insight into the lives of early Christians in Roman Egypt • Atheism and...
• German Lutherans declare fellowship with six new church bodies • Israel unveils Roman road 'Jesus walked' to reach Temple in Jerusalem • Church of England rejects plea for worshippers to pay to help train refugees as doctors and...
• Afghan refugee granted asylum after Lutheran church sings his praises • Thou shalt not tweet in anger, says Church of England • Almost 400 people in 'positions of trust' with the Church of England have been convicted of child sex...
• Church of England is to recognise monasteries for the first time since the days of Henry VIII when the monarch seized their wealth • Israeli military continues work to rid Jordan Valley’s ‘Land of Monasteries’ of mines • Palestinians:...
• The Vatican is considering allowing married men to become priests in remote parts of the Amazon in a historic shift for the Church • Charitable giving by individual Americans drops in 2018 • Worshippers in safety hats attend Notre-Dame's...
• Priceless Christian relics found beneath German church • Grimbergen’s monks resurrect lost medieval beer • Vicar, 61, loses his job after preaching on the virtues of wedlock while bad-mouthing his wife to worshippers • Body of committed...
• Pope Francis warns against 'intolerance and racism' towards migrants a day after nationalist parties triumph in Italy, France and Britain • Churches agree plan for restoration of Jerusalem´s Church of the Holy Sepulchre • Retired...
• Exorcists join spirited defence against ‘rise of the Devil’ • Methodist Church should allow same-sex marriages • Bishop of Lincoln suspended over alleged abuse failures as Archbishop warns of 'significant risk to children' •...
• Investigators believe Sri Lanka bomb attack was retaliation for Christchurch mosque shootings • Post-colonial guilt stops UK helping Christians who are being persecuted around the world • Archaeological treasures found during metro construction...
• Notre-Dame blaze: Main structure and towers of iconic cathedral 'saved' after spire and roof collapse • The Holy Stairs Jesus climbed before being sentenced to crucifixion are unveiled after 300 years • Devoutly Christian secondary...
• Rome to clamp down on stalls selling trinkets in front of the capital's most celebrated monuments • New homes on church land to tackle shortage • China offers £11 to betray a worshipper • Indian bishop charged with raping nun •...
• Ancient West Bank site draws Christians, and controversy • Students lose faith in RE degrees • Record low ceremonies, as weddings become 'more social, less sacred' • Pope reveals that fear of spreading germs was why he pulled his hand...
• Easter 2019: Forbidden eggs, Eostre and how the date is decided • Target vulnerable for donations, Church's new fund-raising chief says • Church attacks Home Office for saying Christianity 'not peaceful' to reject asylum seeker •...
• Space toilets, robots and astronaut suits on show to lure millennials into churches • Church of England backs tea parties to heal divide • Thieves are tricked into stealing fake painting from Italian church • Church of Scotland: God would...
• ILC welcomes Tanzanian Lutheran diocese into membership • Ouch Wednesday: 73 Catholic school pupils are left with 'chemical burns' after priest smudges cross on their foreheads with contaminated ashes at Ash Wednesday assembly • St...
• Lent 2019: When fasting starts and the meaning behind it • Church 'not afraid of history': Pope Francis to open secret Pius XII archives • Written in stone: Estate owned by a wealthy Samaritan discovered in Israel was used as a vineyard...
• Pope orders Cardinal Pell to avoid contact with children until after his appeal against child abuse conviction • Police snatch Bible from hands of elderly Christian preacher before they handcuff and arrest him for breaching the peace after claim he...
• 2,000 clergy sign letter saying new Church of England service for trans people may harm children • Pope’s French ambassador under investigation for alleged sexual assault • Unholy row in Italy after education ministry offers teachers exorcism...
• Valentine's Day 2019: Why Cupid and love hearts are associated with this romantic date • Freedom at last for Asia Bibi as Pakistan upholds acquittal • 14th Century Benedictine nun faked her own death to pursue a life of lust • Catholic...
• Pancake Day 2019: The origins of Shrove Tuesday • Vicar’s wife boycotts King’s Sutton church in row over women priests • Chinese 'underground' bishop gains official recognition • London mum guilty of mutilating daughter in...
• Student cracks code for divinity documents not read for 200 years • Church of England tempts young with gyms and Wi-Fi • Muslim girls should not be forced to wear a hijab at school simply because of pressures at home, head of Ofsted says • Twin...
• Training the next generation of Confessional Lutheran leaders: Lutheran Leadership Development Program ready to launch • Churches see rise in donations after introducing contactless collection plates • Villagers facing financial ruin after...
• Archbishop of Canterbury's envoy who disputes the resurrection of Christ urged to quit Vatican post • Only a third of US Catholics think priests are honest or ethical • Arab Christians clash violently with police in Haifa over ‘McJesus’...
• Epiphany 2019: When should you take down your Christmas decorations? • Newly discovered burial ground shows superstitious Romans decapitated their dead • Muslims and Jews unite in anger at ban on ritual slaughter • Parrot-like praying is...
• Two thirds of priests are verbally abused • Atheism is down as UK gets spiritual • Female theologians publish 'women's bible' to counter claims the Holy Book is sexist in the age of #MeToo • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing version...
• City in China cancels Christmas avoid ‘spreading religion’ • Calls for Royal Mail to rethink design of religious stamps as sales slump • Italian police arrest Somali on suspicion of plotting to blow up St Peter's Basilica • Catholic...
• Liberia: “It pains me to see children playing over a mass grave” – Lutheran massacre survivors angry at treatment of remains • Pontius Pilate's ring is discovered: Ancient copper jewellery may have belonged to Roman ruler – say...
• Dipping wafers in wine can spread flu • Trigger warnings ‘needed for Bible’ • Jehovah's Witnesses must ask permission before collecting personal data on the doorstep • Indian officials urged 'not to recover' US...
• ‘God is not male or female’: Archbishop of Canterbury says ‘the Father’ cannot be defined by human gender • BBC sticks to atheist and humanist ban on Thought for the Day • Imam recites call to prayer at Blackburn Cathedral • Empire...
• One of the oldest paintings of Jesus Christ – dating back 1,500 years – is discovered on wall of an abandoned church in the Israeli desert • Sunday church service attendance drops by nearly 18% in a decade to leave just 756,000 turning up each...
• Priest shortage means no Sunday Mass in Irish village for first time in 1,500 years • Death has a sharper sting for the faithful • Christian woman cleared of blasphemy barred from leaving Pakistan • Bishop of Aberdeen urges Scots to commemorate...
• Couples across UK could soon be allowed to marry outdoors • Man arrested for trying to steal original 1215 Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral • Church of England rejects heart-shaped gravestone for stillborn baby, as it would...
• The 64th Annual Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England has taken place • Russian Orthodox Church breaks ties with the Constantinople Patriarchate • Pope Francis defrocks two bishops caught in Chile's widening Catholic Church sex...
• The International Lutheran Council’s 2018 World Conference • Pupils raised in religious homes more likely to succeed whether or not they go to faith school • Pope Francis blames the Devil for Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis •...
• Ancient sunken Roman ruins linking Jesus directly to God found • Religious Education should be re-branded as 'Religion and Worldviews' to ensure survival, report says • Church of England halves in fifteen years in ‘unrelenting...
• Archaeologists in Israel uncover tunnels they say could be true location of Wedding at Cana • Fall in number of emergency baptisms for sick babies • Government fund launched to help preserve at-risk places of worship • Scott Morrison turns...
• Vicar saves flock with tea and empathy • Church of England launches Instagram guide for parishes as they try to attract younger worshippers • Christian schoolgirl hostage still held by Boko Haram because she refused to convert to Islam • Sex...
• Mormons don't want you calling them Mormons anymore • Mourners won’t let the deceased go down without a fight • Huge disparity in care by funeral companies, report reveals • Young people hear the call to rejuvenate ageing CofE...
• Historians uncover incredible mural on the ceiling of a Scottish church after it was hidden under five coats of household paint for 200 years • Edinburgh church votes to split from the Scottish Episcopal Church in early sign of schism at decision...
• Man arrested for public reading of the Bible outside St Paul’s • 'Brides of Christ', Vatican announces: New rules state that chastity is not 'essential' • Church considers psychometric tests as experts raise fears about...
• Lutheran Church accused of securities violations in Alberta in connection with failed housing investment • Christian doctor is sacked by the Government for refusing to identify patients by their preferred gender because he believes sex is...
• Britain’s Methodists debate Church of England full communion proposals • Furious priest is caught on camera throwing a grieving family out of a wake along with their dead mother’s coffin • Alexa, is there a God? Church of England launches...
• McMiller to follow Fale as head of OIM in LCMS • Lutheran archbishop slams Christian youth festival for sidelining female priests • Pope leaves door open for interfaith Communion • Church of England downplayed extent of child abuse allegations...
• Christ Church Celebrates 60 Years in Petts Wood • Religious people live four years longer than atheists, study finds. Scientists put it down to being more social, volunteering, and drinking less • 'We can't change the nature of our...
• Pope blocks German plan for Protestants to receive Catholic communion • Bible Society fined £100,000 after being hacked • Father Brown author may become a saint • Growing secularisation increasing violence against clergy • 'Crucifixion...
• King James Bible's classic English text revealed to include work by French scholar • Clergy buy cassocks recycled from bottles as Church of England joins war on plastic • Irish archbishops say abortion vote shows church's waning...
• Church of England hands one of its charity chiefs a bonus of £250,000 despite its advice to the City to curb cash rewards • Religious believers will now be allowed to wear crosses to work in new official guidance, five years after Christian BA...
• Court to rule on anti-Semitic carving in Luther church • King David's city discovered. Ancient site linked to biblical kingdom, archaeologists say • Archbishop of Canterbury preparing for Royal wedding by listening to Stormzy • Mormon...
• Stolen heart relic recovered • Trump decries Nigerian killings • Pakistani hospital staff killed Christian who stood up for pregnant sister • China blocks online Bible sales in the step up of government religious control • Pakistani Christian...
• Tiny Lutheran Congregation kicks the bucket • Megachurch Pastor resigns after allegations • Bavaria orders Christian crosses to be hung at the entrance of all government buildings • Look more for vocations, church leaders told • Nigeria...
• Site where Jesus was baptised is being cleared of land mines • Parents labelled as racists for pulling their children from RE classes because they don’t want them learning about Islam • Is the organist a thing of the past? Churches reveal a...
• Catholic monk who administered French hero's last rites reveals his final moments • Pastor and family murdered in Darfur • Church blasts 'cynical' brands as it's revealed only one in ten chocolate eggs will carry the word...
• The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ghana has elected Reverend John Shadrack Donkoh as its new President • Polish priest wishes Pope early death over call for Catholics to take in Muslim refugees • Pope asks for forgiveness for all Christians who...
• The Bookkeeper of Auschwitz dies aged 96 without ever seeing the inside of a jail cell for his role in 300,000 murders • Schools should teach pupils the importance of avoiding sex before marriage, says Church of England • Sweden vows to ban ALL...
• A historically black Lutheran college in Alabama is closing this year • Meghan Markle baptised into the Church of England in a secret ceremony • Schools dominated by single race or religion must teach British values, under new Government...
• German bishops discuss inter-communion of Lutheran, Catholic spouses • Boko Haram attack again, kidnapping 110 schoolgirls • Christian leaders shut Jerusalem's Church of Holy Sepulchre in protest at Israel imposing taxes • Christian...
• Iceland is poised to become the first European country to outlaw male circumcision • Two more Christians held in Evin Prison, Tehran • 5 killed and 5 injured in attack on Dagestan church • Church of England signs up with mobile providers to...
• Four Survivors of Monrovia Church massacre are bringing a claim for damages against one of the men they believe was responsible • Clergy worries about parishioners' mental health on the rise • Vicar sparks row with parishioners over...
• Europe’s disregard for Christian persecution ‘almost sinister’ • 75 bodies recovered in Nigeria as Fulanis attack Christians • Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed a 1,500-year-old pool and fountain that could have been the site of...
• Cinema opens for first time on a Sunday on the Isle of Lewis • Vatican accused of “selling out” by Cardinal • Why Europe’s wars of religion put 40,000 ‘witches’ to a terrible death • Israeli archaeologists unveil 2,700-year-old clay...
• Dead Sea scrolls have fascinated scholars and historians since they were found around 70 years ago • Chinese Court condemns 6 Protestant Christians to prison • C of E to lobby the government over a raising number of Down Syndrome abortions •...
• International Lutheran Council reports on ELCE’s year • Antwerp names Martin Luther Place • Pope Francis calls for a change in the wording of The Lord’s Prayer • Church of England clergy to receive training in how to cope with the...
• Church in Sweden has instructed its clergy to avoid referring to God as “Father” and “Son” in order to be gender neutral • A Christian charity has removed mention of the Bible and simplified its version of the Nativity story to avoid...
• The 200th anniversary of forced union of Lutheran and Reformed churches in Prussia • Texas church reopens as solemn memorial to shooting victims • The 50 countries where you CAN'T be a Christian in 2017 • Evangelical quits Church of...
• Australian Bible Museum has a new Luther exhibit • Is the miracle of St Francis of Assisi true? • Cistercian monks are granted permission to convert a 19th century monastery into a brewery • 4 Egyptian churches forced to shut after worshipers...
• Lutherans mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation • Pope speaks of “True Fraternity” between Catholics & Protestants • Banned under Soviets, Lutherans enjoy a revival in Baltics • Onward Christian Soldiers banned from Remembrance...
• Lutheran losses in California wildfires • Archaeologists uncovered the first Roman public structure ever discovered in Jerusalem • Attendance at Church of England services has dropped by 34,000 in a year • Former Bishop of Chester would have...
• Christianity as the world's most popular faith by 2070 • Has Santa's tomb been found? • Priest resigns after admitting having a secret family • Traffic cop quits his job to become Jesus Christ
• 500th Anniversary of the Reformation is here! • Christians embrace a 'positive alternative' to Halloween • Schools across the UK have stopped using the terms BC and AD in religious education for fear of offending non-Christians • The...
• Biblical passage which prevents women from being ordained is not original, an academic has claimed • Turkish church sues Erdogan’s government • Chinese football team invokes spiritual assistance to win • Church warden steals £35,000 from...
• Helsinki Lutheran Church reprimands pastor for officiating at same sex weddings • Majority of Church of England Christians don't read the Bible - church's own polling reveals • Christians persecuted in Myanmar • A Christian teenager...
• Bones attributed to St. Peter found by chance during routine restoration work • Christian children in Iran have been told they must study Shia Islam or leave school • Chinese authorities have banned children from attending church • Stabbing at...
• Rare first edition books worth millions go on display to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation • Birthplace of disciples Peter, Philp & Andrew may have been found, claim archaeologists • Lutheran Pastor sets up 5 cent street booth,...
• The ancient Canaanites were not wiped out but went on to became modern day Lebanese study suggests • Ethiopian Christian severely injured in attack by Muslims with machetes • New study suggests that atheists struggle to see anything positive...
• Israel begins to dismantle metal detectors installed at a contested Jerusalem shrine • Australia plans to remove scripture classes from New South Wales public schools • Vatican authorities turn off 100 fountains as Rome is hit by drought
• The World Communion of Reformed Churches signs declaration endorsing Catholic-Lutheran agreement • 35 leading European theologians meet with the ILC in Berlin • 7 die in Kashmir bus pilgrim attack • Church of England bishops back motion calling...
• Syrians start to return to their homes as IS are pushed back • This year's Ramadan is one of the bloodiest in recent history • New Ten Commandments monument destroyed less than 24 hours after being built • Pope Francis has a major shakeup...
• Speaker of the Lutheran Hour to serve as Director of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty • University of Nebraska study finds that education has a positive effect on churchgoing habits • US Supreme Court rules in favour of a Lutheran Church...
• Minister who oversaw the integration of Lutheran churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama dies at the age of 92 • Confirmed atheist says religious education is crucial in British schools for children to understand their history and...
• Robot "priest" gives automatic blessings • New Zealand Lutherans & Catholics take a step closer together to unity • Russia "a country of particular concern" in Religious Freedom report • Egypt removes its Security Chief...
• LCMS disaster response working closely with emergency services in storm hit states • Legal dispute over Bibles that landed on the Moon comes to an end • Lutheran church in Madison County celebrates 300th anniversary • Quiz night meant to bring...
• Lutherans are among volunteers helping US illegal immigrants through officialdom • German police arrest two in a crackdown on human trafficking for helping secure asylum • Bibles that landed on the Moon locked in a legal dispute on Earth •...
• Lutheran School playground takes on US Supreme Court • The remains of five archbishops of Canterbury have been found inside a secret tomb • The world's most - and least - religious countries • Church of Scotland has been asked to apologise...
• Street preacher arrested for using offensive language from the King James Bible • Pastor Jones returns to UK due to ill health • Fury after picture of saint is removed from railway station display in cathedral city • Berlin Pastor claims...
• Heads of Lutheran churches in the former Soviet Union meet for bishops’ conference • Lutheran Churches of Ingria and Norway enter into fellowship • Research on Martin Luther can help heal relations between Catholics and Protestants • Nurse is...
• Bishop raises fears for religious TV as the BBC farms out Songs of Praise • Irish bishop whose love affair with an American woman rocked the Catholic Church has died • Alabama Church could soon have its own police force • Brit banned from all...
• Collector of Bibles finds a 1787 German Bible on Goodwill online • Pope Francis calls people to carry the bible with the same dedication they do their mobile phones • Up to 800 bodies of babies may be hidden at Ireland's Care Homes • Iowa...
• Luther reading roadshow in Coventry • Church of England will not rescue Guilford Cathedral from financial collapse • Ghana is embracing the Christian faith with a fervour that is shaping its national identity • Pope Francis says it’s better...
• Lutheran Churches celebrate 500th anniversary of the Reformation • Muslim parents are choosing Church of England schools for their children believing they prepare youngsters for "life in modern Britain" • A Pennsylvania school agrees to...
• Bishop from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land writes Open Letter to President Trump expressing concern over recent executive decisions • Pope Francis welcomed a high-ranking Protestant delegation from Germany to the...
• Lutherans celebrate 500th anniversary of the Reformation • How the Reformation impacted on Art • Archbishops Welby & Sentamu make a statement on the Reformation
• Vatican gives Luther the stamp of approval • Pope says Catholics & Lutherans must work to show unity to the world • Old copies of the Koran to be buried in a cemetery – sparking a row • Gloucester Cathedral’s “Call to Prayer” video...
• Over 900.000 Christians have been martyred in the last 10 years according to research • Most Christians believe sermons are important, but wish vicars would stop trying to be funny • A WWI soldier was saved when a pocket Bible stopped a bullet...
• Lutheran Church of Norway ceased to be the state’s church • Number of worshippers in the Church of England dropped by 14% in 10 years • Christian television channel in the Middle East and North Africa announces record viewership • Hundreds of...
• Lutheran Church destroyed in blaze • Sudan Lutherans oust their own Bishop • Azerbaijani Christians arrested and fined after praying in a private home • Nigeria accused of covering up high death toll in church collapse • Iran government...
• LHF publishes catechism translation for Iranian immigrants • Iraqis crucified by ISIS • The "Lutherbibel" of the German Bible Society has been published online • Advent bomb attack on Filipino church • Life-sized baby Jesus doll was...
• Norway's state Lutheran Church has condemned the anti-Jewish legacy of Martin Luther • Religious freedoms in everyday life are being eroded in modern Britain, a new report warns • China's most senior Catholic has blasted the Pope for a...
• Almost a quarter of religious parents are not passing on their faith to their children • Pope Francis declares that all priests would have the right to permanently forgive abortion • Cross on the Schafreuter Mountain in Austria has been attacked...
•The International Lutheran Council’s (ILC) Sixth World Seminaries Conference turns its attention to missions •The BBC is to increase its coverage of religions in a bid to counter claims it is biased towards Christianity •A two-year-old girl has...
• The Vatican warns Catholics in China who are loyal to the pope not to take things into their own hands • Street Pastor sentenced for claiming £36,000 in false benefits • and more
• The Pope marks 500th anniversary of the Reformation by praying with Lutherans in Sweden • Pope Francis believes the Roman Catholic Church's ban on women becoming priests is forever • Bible on a beer mat launched • Conservation work reveals...
• St Peters in Plymouth hosts 62nd Synod of the ELCE • Dead Sea Scrolls go online • Christian bakers have lost their appeal in gay cake row • A marriage in Saudi Arabia lasts just two hours • Church Bells have rung in Bartella, south of Mosul...
• Germany Mints 2017 gold €50 coin to celebrate the Lutheran Rose • German Lutherans welcomed by Pope • Lutherans ring bells for Aleppo • The Vatican is struggling to cope with a massive rise in demand for exorcists • 21 Chibok schoolgirls ...
• LCMS sends aid to battered Haiti • Archbishop of Canterbury says that the Aleppo slaughter is evil • Evangelical Alliance 170 years old • Same-sex row clergy defy church’s teaching • Trump campaign starts to lose evangelical support after...
• 100 mosquito nets donated by LWLGB distributed in Madagascar • Malagasy Lutheran Church elects new president • Danish Queen donates altar hanging to Wittenberg church • The Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury pray together in historic...
• 55 arrested at UK Sikh temple • Trump appeals to Christian right: 'Get out and vote' • Descendants of Utah wagon train massacre see likely grave sites • Church archive casts fresh light on Scottish missionary who died in...
• Lutheran churches sign agreement in Ukraine • New security guidance is being sent to every church in the UK • Norway: 25,000 left Lutheran church in August • Lutheran Bishops say church weddings in Finland only for straight couples • Russian...
• 11th century Gazelle Skin Bible confiscated; • A quarter of American teenagers read the Bible; • Rampaging thief breaks both ankles after smashing through Winchester cathedral's window; • Split looms in Church of England; • ‘ISIS on a...
- 2.000-year-old rural synagogue in Galilee may be similar to sites where Jesus taught;
- Do not fetch the comfy chair! Parishioners given Spanish Inquisition by church court over cushions;
- An entire village and its Lutheran church are having to...