A Christian ministry program is helping young professionals combat isolation and navigate faith in an increasingly secular work landscape.
Welcome to the Jungle, an orientation evening for City Bible Forum’s Headstart program, will connect recent graduates through watch parties across five Australian cities.
2025 marks the initiative’s tenth anniversary of helping Christians in their first five years of work stand out and stand up for Jesus.
Christian megachurch Hillsong’s teaching arm has been slapped with new rules by Australia’s charity watchdog after an investigation into allegations of financial fraud.
Just before Christmas last year, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) published a list of enforceable undertakings for Hillsong College Limited and stated it was considering further agreements for other Hillsong Church charities.
This came following a rare public statement from the ACNC in 2023 that it was looking into claims of “fraud, money laundering and tax evasion” made by independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie in Parliament.
The search for a man swept from a flooded causeway in northern New South Wales has ended, with his body discovered downstream.
Brisbane Seventh-day Adventist pastor William Strickland had been officiating at a wedding rehearsal at Limpinwood, west of Murwillumbah, on Saturday and attempted to cross the causeway in a utility vehicle around 9:15pm.
It is believed he was the sole occupant of the car, leading a convoy of three to their accommodation after the rehearsal, and the cars had already successfully crossed one causeway.
A music teacher who told the management of Sydney Catholic Schools she was transitioning was allegedly asked to move to a different school before being given no shifts for a year.
Sydney woman Zoe Conolan-Glen lodged a discrimination complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission in July 2024.
Across New South Wales, Western Australia, Queensland and South Australia, LGBTQ+ teachers, especially those working at religious schools, can lose their jobs if they are open about their identities.
Christians in Iran were sentenced to a combined total of over 250 years in prison last year — a sixfold increase compared to 2023, a report released on Monday revealed.
In all, 96 Christians were sentenced to a combined 263 years behind bars in 2024. That’s compared to 22 Christians sentenced to 43½ years in 2023.
The report, released by Article 18 in collaboration with Open Doors, CSW and Middle East Concern, is titled ‘The Tip of the Iceberg’ to “draw attention to how many more cases that go unreported,” according to the religious advocacy group.
As dusk settles over Mbacke Kadior, a village in central Senegal, the rhythmic chants of the Muslim worshippers dressed in patchwork garments fill the air.
Gathered in a tight circle outside a mosque, the Baye Fall followers sway and sing at the top of their lungs, their voices rising and falling in unison.
Their dreadlocks swing as they move, and their faces shine with sweat and fervour during this sacred ritual, known as the “saam fall” – both a celebration and an act of devotion.
A woman who says she was sexually abused as a child by a priest says it is “absolutely outrageous” her alleged abuser was later praised by the man now leading the Church of England.
Kate – not her real name – was reacting to evidence suggesting Stephen Cottrell, now Archbishop of York, “frequently” held up David Tudor as “an exemplar of parish ministry”.
The BBC also understands that at a service in 2018, Mr Cottrell referred to Tudor as a “Rolls Royce priest” even though he knew the priest had paid a large sum to an alleged abuse victim and was banned by the Church from being alone with children.
President Donald Trump attended the inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral Tuesday morning, marking the beginning of his second term with an interfaith service filled with prayers and hymns — and a sermon that offered a religious challenge to his administration’s stated goals.
About halfway through the service, Trump, seated in the front row, heard a sermon that functioned as one of the first public criticisms of his second administration.
After beginning her homily by exploring the difficulty of forging a “kind of unity that fosters community across diversity and division, a unity that serves the common good,” the Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, singled out three foundational principles for the task: honouring the inherent dignity of every human being, honesty and humility.
“The start of the year is often a time when Christians move to new places and so need to find a new church. Is that you? If so, for what it’s worth, here are my tips on how to go about it,” writes Des Smith, a Pastor at Trinity Church in Adelaide.
Smith recommends three characteristics that people should seek in a church that they plan to attend long term.
The first is that it should be gospel-centred. Secondly, that it should be viable for yourself, and thirdly, it should be a place where you can serve.
From a big-picture perspective, the outlook for many American Christian congregations can seem foreboding.
Two decades ago, approximately 42% of Americans attended worship services on a weekly or near-weekly basis.
Today, that figure hovers closer to 30%, according to Gallup polling. While some megachurches continue to grow, other smaller congregations are struggling to stay open — many with an average membership of just 65 and an aging population.
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