The new speaker of Northern Ireland’s House of Commons in the aftermath of religiously tense elections is Major Ivan Neill, prominent Baptist layman and leader in interdenominational Christian work.

For nationalists in Belfast and east Ulster, there had been much debate since 1921 about whether (or not) to accept the ...

If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away that person's share in the tree of life and in the holy city, which are described in this book. Revelation 22: ...

1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful ...

For Burns Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Eunan O’Halpin, his fondness for reading print newspapers mirrors his approach to scholarly work, delving into bureaucratic archives of diplomatic, ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during April 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...

Created by CFR’s Women and Foreign Policy program, the Women’s Power Index ranks 193 UN member states on their progress toward gender parity in political participation. It analyzes the ...

Catholic and Protestant churches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are pushing for mediation as conflict escalates in the country’s east. Their efforts to engage all parties, including ...

Households across Northern Ireland are set to be hit with bill increases this month for a variety of expenses from car tax to mobile phone contracts. Dubbed "awful April" due to a series of price ...

Latest updates from your Sport topics will appear in My Sport in the BBC Sport App and in a collection on the BBC homepage. Offaly joint-manager Mickey Harte "makes a difference everywhere he goes ...

There has been a marked increase in religious diversity in Mexico in the last 30 years as Roman Catholic church affiliation has decreased from almost near ubiquity to the present 88 percent - with ...