The World Council of Churches. in its morning prayers on April 22, focused on Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, solemnly marking the 11th anniversary of the abduction of archbishops of Aleppo
The Orthodox rabbi at Columbia University and Barnard College in New York, has sent a message recommending Jewish students leave campus and go home, as anti-Israel agitators have continued an "encampment" on campus, but not all Jewish groups agree with him.
India goes to the polls on April 19 for its massive endeavor involving nearly a billion voters to elect a new government amid growing concerns about the rising persecution of Christians.
Pope Francis has made "a heartfelt appeal" to "stop every action that could stoke the spiral of violence and risk dragging the Middle East into a much bigger war conflict" on the morning after Iran's attack on Israel.
World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay says the WCC cannot reconcile the Decree of the XXV World Russian People's Council, whose head is the Orthodox Patriarch, and which described the conflict in Ukraine as a "Holy War."
Faith communities and faith-based organizations are integral to providing comprehensive health care in many countries, including national responses to pandemics, says the World Health Organization, aware that a global pandemic can spring anytime.
War was on the mind of Pope Francis when he delivered his 2024 Urbi et Orbi Easter message referring specifically to "those in Israel and Palestine, and in Ukraine," as he called war "a defeat" and "an absurdity."
Catholic devotees in the Philippines re-enacting the last moments of Jesus were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped themselves bloody in extreme displays of religious devoutness on Good Friday.
Former President Donald Trump is officially selling a patriotic copy of the Christian Bible for $59.99 themed to Lee Greenwood's famous song, "God Bless the USA."