A recent open letter by Europe’s largest Lutheran denomination has sparked polarising reactions, ranging from admiration to accusations of going “woke”. The Church of Sweden has joined the debate on transsexuals, penning an open letter of support. In the “Personal letter to you who are trans” published on the Västerås diocese’s website and signed by a long list... 

This a group of Palestinian women from Ramallah‎, West Bank posing for Fashion week and this is how all Palestinian women should dress like if they want sympathy from Western men. Palestinians in Gaza have a major problem, they are living in an open air prison system, nothing goes in, nothing goes out unchecked, water, electricity, internet, gas, everything can be turned off to them by the push of... 

Nikole Mitchell now has three children and says she thought long and hard about being a mum and a stripper. She feels that her church environment in which she was brought up was toxic. A church pastor who has become a stripper says her new job has given her crucial life skills that have prepared her better than ever to be a parent. Nikole Mitchell grew up in a baptist family in Ohio, US, and became... 

Catholic churches around Germany were offering blessings for gay couples on Monday in a protest against the Vatican’s refusal to approve same-sex partnerships. More than 100 churches around the country have signed up to host services under the motto “love wins” on or around May 10th in the scheme initiated by priests, deacons and volunteers. At the services, all couples will be invited to be... 

Life is difficult, but we must always remember that the Lord reigns and be vigilant about preparing for His Second Coming, His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia preached on Sunday. “Time is running out and we must be ready for the Second Coming of the Lord,” the Patriarch exhorted his flock during the Sunday Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, reports Interpress... 

The Christian Institute in the United Kingdom revealed this week it will take legal action if lawmakers go ahead with a strategy to ban “conversation therapy” that would impact churches’ missions, ministries, and even praying to God. Jason Coppel, QC, wrote in a detailed legal opinion for the faith organization that activists who are proposing new definitions in law to address their fears of... 

A Warning Hard to believe, but I have a kid approaching driving age. He’s a wonderful boy, in every way. Devout, intelligent, and obsessed with basketball and video games, says his prayers every night before bed. Always reminds me to do penance on Fridays if I forget what day it is and eat meat (what day is this?). Anyway, the Catholic formation we attempted, albeit imperfectly, to impose on him... 

A new poll has found that a majority of French people support the sentiments expressed in a letter signed by active duty and retired members of the military warning that the country is heading towards a “civil war” caused by failed multiculturalism and attacks on French identity. Around 1,000 servicemembers signed the letter, including 20 retired generals, warning President Emmanuel Macron of... 

A man in Jerusalem who has worked for years as a rabbi and raised his family in an ultra-Orthodox community has been accused of faking his religion to mask his true identity as a Christian missionary from New Jersey. Beyneynu, an organisation that monitors missionary activity in Israel, said the man wore traditional ultra-Orthodox clothes and even performed marriage ceremonies for Jewish couples to... 

Russia’s defence minister has taken time out from massing troops on Ukraine’s borders to unveil a ‘Dolly the Sheep’ cloning dream involving ancient royal warriors and their prize horses using DNA preserved in permafrost. Sergei Shoigu – one of Vladimir Putin’s closest allies – spoke about the potential of the extraordinary 3,000-year-old Scythian burials in... 

A rainbow-colored statue in honor of Black Lives Matter that was erected in the Hungarian capital of Budapest was vandalized and then demolished within 24 hours. The monument was a re-creation of the Statue of Liberty with the words ‘Black Lives Matter’ inscribed on the tablet. The statue was meant to remain in place for two weeks until April 14 but was immediately targeted after it was unveiled... 

The constitutional changes are based on “a belief in God” Russia has now officially banned same-sex marriage after a number of amendments were made to the country’s constitution this week. The constitution now says that marriage can only exist between a man and a woman. The amendments also mean that trans people are no longer able to adopt. The constitution now mentions “a... 

Eyewitnesses told Radio Free Asia (RFA) in a report published Thursday that Chinese Communist Party officials imprisoned them in mobile “brainwashing” centers designed to make them renounce Christianity, where they faced routine beatings, indoctrination, and solitary confinement designed to induce self-harm. Christianity is legal under the communist regime in China only under the Chinese Catholic... 

The most widely accepted burial site of Jesus Christ is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, but the location of the tomb has been disputed for centuries by archaeologists and theologians. There are several sites in Jerusalem that have been suggested as Jesus of Nazareth’s “final” resting place – the centuries-old question continues to puzzle archeologists, historians,... 

It was previously thought the enigmatic engravings at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre were made by pilgrims visiting the holy site, yet the manner was stunningly unified, as if belonging to one or just a few handcraft masters. Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority say they have solved a historic riddle of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which was erected on the place where Jesus...