Nearly 1.8 million members of the influential Iglesia ni Cristo or Church of Christ, known as the INC, have gathered in the historic Quirino Grandstand streets in the Philippine capital to protest against the impeachment cases filed against Vice-President Sara Duterte.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again sought the "blessing" and support of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church for the ongoing war against Ukraine while attending the Divine Liturgy on Eastern Orthodox Christmas Day, celebrated by Patriarch Kirill in Moscow.
The Feast of the Holy Epiphany was celebrated with great "pomp and splendor" at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul on Jan. 6 as Orthodox believers in several counties joined in colorful celebrations held by Christians worldwide.
When the U.S. Congress convened for its 119th session on Jan. 3, it had marginally fewer Christians than it did in the previous session (2023-25), continuing a gradual, 10-year decline.
Pope Francis ushered in 2025 with a New Year's Day Mass at SCt. Peter's Basilica, braving untypically cold weather in Rome, with a renewed appeal for followers to reject abortion.
Pope Francis has called for a "negotiation" to end the war in Ukraine in a Christmas Day message where he appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and reconciliation between enemies. Francis urged people from "all nations" to find courage in 2025 "to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions" plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia.
Christmas is a bleak event in Bethlehem in 2024 -- there is no traditional Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as Jesus' birthplace.
Rev. Jerry Pillay, general secretary of the World Council of Churches and Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, the WCC moderator, have strongly condemned a lethal act of violence against people visiting a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany.
Medically assisted dying – also known as voluntary euthanasia – accounted for 4.7 percent of deaths in Canada in 2023, new government data shows.
