John Paul II is a favourite of conservative Catholics, while John XXIII is widely admired by the Church's progressive wing. Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be declared saints in April, Pop...
Pope Francis has released a 'mannequin challenge' video to encourage Catholics to respond to the refugees and the marginalised. The mannequin challenge is a popular internet trend in which participan...
In a previously unpublished work, Pope Francis highlights the role of prayer in the Christian life. The text is contained in a new book entitled La Preghiera. Il respiro della vita nuova, (Prayer: th...
It's reported Pope Francis has told a woman, married to a divorcee, that she can take Holy Communion. Premier's Holly Powell-Jones has the details. (function(){var ff=document.createElement('script')...
Leaders representing the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches in Great Britain say they are praying for the success of an historic meeting taking place today. The meeting - Location: Havana's José...
A coroner is investigating the death of a priest in Lancashire, who died after he fell from a ladder while dusting in his church. Fr John Cribben, 76, had served at Our Lady and St Patrick's Church i...
An Irish priest working in Florida is suing the Catholic Diocese of West Palm Beach, claiming the bishop punished him for exposing child abuse committed by his The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, accus...
England's cathedrals reported nearly ten million visitors in 2018, an increase of over 10 per cent on the previous year. There were additionally over a million Cathedrals have witnessed their highes...
The YouGov findings for The Sun newspaper also found more than half of 18 to 24 year-olds never attend church except for weddings or funerals. Religious leaders have little or no influence over ...
The open letter has been signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury. A number of leaders of different faith groups are uniting to call on world governments to take action over the Millennium Development ...
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has rejected a call for a public inquiry into the Omagh bombing. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has rejected a call for a public inquiry into ...
It's reported the Church of England is supporting a multi-million pound bid for over three hundred branches of the Royal Bank of Scotland. It's reported the Church of England is supporting a mul...
The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has travelled to the Antarctic to lead Mass, according to media reports in Russia. The Antarctic Size: 13,829,430km-squared (around 58 times the size of the ...
The Free Church of Scotland Moderator has launched a stinging attack on the way the country is governed. Revd David Robertson has criticised the Scottish Government's decision to stop local councils ...
An English Catholic Archbishop who's just been appointed to one of the highest positions in the Vatican by Pope Francis was recently named in UN report which cr Liverpool priest, Archbishop Paul Gall...
Report needed to be approved by all the Scottish bishops but it's understood he was the only one who didn't support it. An investigation into historic sex abuse within the Scottish Catholic Church wa...
The Bishop of Southwark, Rt Rev Christopher Chessun, has appointed six new Ecumenical Canons to Southwark Cathedral. Among the appointments were Bishop Angaelos of the Coptic Orthodox Church in...
The Lancaster University report finds priests had to ignore phone calls or pretend they're out in order to get peace and quiet. A new study's revealed Church of England clergy feel constantly under p...
The Church of England's parliament has voted in favour of proposals to restart the process to allow women to take the senior positions. The Church of England's General Synod has voted to restart the ...
Patriarch Gregorios III sends warning over the survival of Christianity in the war-torn state during meeting with church representatives and officials from acro The spiritual leader of Catholics in S...
