Pope Leo XIV has said he supports Real Madrid as he begins a week-long visit to Spain, his first trip to an EU country outside Italy, where he is expected to draw large crowds and deliver more than 20...
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) will meet in Florida next week for its annual gathering, where delegates will once again debate whether to tighten rules on women serving in pastoral roles. It is...
The US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, has officially reduced the number of religions that can be recognised by the country’s military chaplaincy. There are now 31 faith codes on the list that servic...
Church leaders in Honduras have condemned the murder of 21 workers, including three children, who were taking refuge from criminal gangs inside a church. Authorities in the Diocese of Trujillo say arm...
"Everybody put your hands up" started echoing through Nissan Stadium as an artist took the main stage following Zach John King's platform-stage debut. When cameras zoomed in on a singer wearing a ...
A new type of pop is on the up in US markets. From Praise Energy to Yahweh and 4GVN, the latest swathe of energy drinks bears Christian branding. Praise Energy launched in January, promising to be a f...
A new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine suggests that five minutes of in-person prayer may help reduce pain and anxiety in primary care patients when used alongside standard med...
Archaeologists in Turkey say they have uncovered what may be one of the best-preserved early images of Jesus, alongside a wider set of discoveries shedding light on the early growth of Christianity. T...
St. Paul City Attorney Irene Kao has announced that demonstrators who disrupted a worship service at Cities Church in January, where a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official also serves as ...
A majority of Americans who attend religious services regularly have heard clergy speak about at least one social or political issue in recent months, according to a new study from the Pew Research Ce...
The Catholic Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Robert McElroy, has removed Monsignor Stephen Rossetti from his role as an exorcist after he suggested UFO sightings could be linked to demons. The Arch...
Churches are on the frontline of the Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the Bishop of Goma. Rt Rev Martin Gordon said while there is widespread mistrust of health authoriti...
A new study led by World Vision suggests that children who feel supported in their relationships and faith are more likely to show stronger signs of hope, resilience and wellbeing. The research, carri...
An attempt to compel priests to report accounts of child abuse heard during confession has failed in the French Parliament. France’s Catholic Church had strongly opposed part of a bill which would hav...
A church in Louisiana has received backlash after urging prayer for its former pastor, who was convicted of sexually abusing parishioners, in a statement which failed to mention the victims. The praye...
Pope Leo heads to Spain on Saturday for a week-long tour, his first visit to an EU country outside Italy, which will culminate with the pontiff meeting migrants in the Canary Islands who braved danger...
A Nigerian court has sentenced four men to death by hanging after convicting them over a 2022 attack on a Catholic church in Owo, in southwestern Ondo state, that killed dozens, a judge said on Wednes...
A bishop in Nigeria has welcomed news that five people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of more than 300 young people and staff from a Catholic school in Nigeria last year. The sus...
Pope Leo has announced the “values of sport” as his monthly prayer intention for June. The Pope has urged Catholics to join in praying that the “universal language” of sport may show a “path of peac...
A 64-year-old man accused of trying to kidnap a 74-year-old woman with whom he’d had a romantic relationship was arrested May 31, according to Port St. Lucie Police on June 1. Jose Tsu Zamora was jail...
