Paolo Gabriele, the Vatican butler who was convicted of stealing and leaking Pope Benedict XVI's private papers in 2012, has died aged 54. Vatican News, the Holy See's media portal, said Mr Ga...
A new report shows a growing number of governments around the world are steadily tightening their grip on religious freedoms, with China cited as the worst offender. The Pew Research Centre analysed d...
Humanitarian charity Christian Aid has launched a fundraising appeal to help those left homeless in Central America after two consecutive category four hurricanes have left swathes of devastation acro...
China criticised Pope Francis over a passage in his new book in which he mentions suffering by China's Uighur Muslim minority group. Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Francis' rem...
Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the US police killing of George Floyd and has blasted Covid-19 sceptics and the media that spread their conspiracies in a new book ...
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbings of two people and the wounding of three others at a church in California's Silicon Valley that was being used as a homeless shelt...
The Palestinian Health Ministry has recommended strict limits on Christmas celebrations in Bethlehem this year due to the coronavirus outbreak. Celebrations in the biblical town revered by Christians ...
A member of President Trump's cabinet has thanked his supporters for their prayers after becoming "extremely sick" with Covid-19. Ben Carson, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, said h...
Two people have died and multiple others were injured in a stabbing at a church in California where the homeless had been brought in to shelter from cold weather, police said. The stabbing happened at...
The Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism has reportedly said that the UN body that protects significant cultural and religious sites was "not bothered" by the controversial conversion of a former B...
A joint prayer network in Beijing has been shut down by the Chinese state authorities. The Beijing Ministerial Joint Prayer Network (BMJPN) was founded in 2004 by Pastor Jin Mingri, out of one of the ...
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is urging Christians to pray for Peru which swore in a third president in less than a week ago amidst an ongoing political crisis. Peru is already reeling from the ...
Countries in Central America are reeling after two hurricanes hit the region in a fortnight. At least 26 people have died, and more than 100,000 are in emergency shelters where there is an increased r...
A popular US pastor has returned to the pulpit after recovering from coronavirus. Speaking on Sunday, Pastor John Hagee, 80, said he'd spent 15 days in the hospital with double pneumonia, and that...
A church congregation is in mourning after the death of their youth pastor in a tragic drowning accident. Lance “Chris” Jenkins and two of his friends were swept off a pier into the freezing waters of...
The Vatican has said it is investigating after Pope Francis' Instagram account liked a photo of a scantily clad Brazilian model. It is unclear when the photo was liked or who actually "liked" it ...
Catholic priests in Nicaragua have been supporting those impacted by Hurricane Iota. The devastation caused the hurricane became clearer on Wednesday as images emerged showing the trail of ruin left ...
A leading charity has warned that Bethlehem is set to fall on hard times this Christmas as it goes without the regular explosion of seasonal tourism due to Covid-19. Ecumenical charity Friends of the ...
The most senior leader in the Church of Greece, Archbishop Ieronymos, has tested positive for Covid-19. Ieronymos, 82, is currently being treated for mild symptoms in a central Athens hospital. The Ar...
An American astronaut, part of the SpaceX crew which docked in the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this week, has said he has taken his Bible and cups for communion on board. In an intervie...
