Pope Leo decried mistreatment of immigrants as a "grave crime" on Thursday, pressing ahead with a message of welcome for migrants weeks after criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's anti-immigra...
Nearly 4,400 people have been abused by Catholic priests in Italy in cases reported since 2020, a victims' group alleged on Friday, renewing pressure on bishops to confront a crisis that has long ...
A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head during an attack on a Minneapolis church in August has been released from hospital and returned home. Sophia Forchas was among the most seriously injured su...
Christian leaders, religious freedom advocates and political figures around the world have raised alarm after two prominent South Korean pastors were detained for more than a month without conviction....
A growing number of Americans believe religion is playing a larger role in public life, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. The study, which tracked opinions between February 2024 and ...
Pastor Marvin Winans has come under fire after scolding a church member for not giving the amount of money he requested. The bizarre moment, which was captured on video and has gone viral, showed Wina...
Pope Leo, King Charles and the Archbishop of York have joined together for a special prayer service in the Sistine Chapel. It is the first time that leaders of the Church of England and the Catholic C...
Jon Paul Sheptock, the Christian music artist born without arms who sang at a Trump rally in 2022, has been arrested on charges related to possessing and producing child pornography. According to ABC ...
A German priest, who specialises in couples' counselling, has learned that he is the grandson of Nazi Heinrich Himmler, who was the chief architect of the Holocaust. Henrik Lenkeit, 48, made the d...
Christian leaders in Australia have urged caution over any proposed new laws aimed at tackling coercive control within cults, warning that such legislation could have unintended consequences for mains...
An American pastor has revealed that he now carries a gun to church after being attacked three times. The Rev Rodney Hudson, who leads Ames Memorial Church and Metropolitan United Methodist Church in ...
The Bishop of Blackburn has called for the national inquiry into grooming gangs to begin as soon as possible, with the voices of survivors at its centre. Rt Rev Philip North was speaking after the Hom...
The Vatican Secretary of State has said the harassment of Christians in the West Bank is “absolutely unacceptable” and questioned why they should be subjected to such treatment “simply for living thei...
A Ukrainian MP and subdeacon in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church claimed he was detained and tortured for his religious and political beliefs, as a London court heard his extradition case this week. Arte...
A Christian pageant winner who lost her Miss North Florida crown for refusing to sign a Miss America contract has been honoured in Washington D.C. for standing firm in her faith. Kayleigh Bush receiv...
The creator of a chatbot which simulates conversations with biblical figures has revealed that he is "not particularly religious at the moment”. Text with Jesus is an artificial intelligence (AI) plat...
Bible sales surged in the weeks following the fatal shooting of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk. Sales of the scriptures increased by 36 percent in September compared with September 2024,...
A few Church of England vicars have said they will defy the advice of the House of Bishops by offering separate same-sex blessing services, despite official guidance to pause such services. Last week,...
The American Bible Society’s latest release of its annual State of the Bible report shows that just over a third (36 per cent) of Americans believe that the Bible is “totally accurate in all the princ...
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) has welcomed the ceasefire in the Middle East, describing it as a source of hope for an end to the war in Gaza. The Church has also encouraged its members to c...
