Pope Francis has said Catholics should not have 'leaders for life'. Speaking about the Roman Catholic Church he warned it cannot become like a country under a dictatorship.The Pope, 78, has previousl...
Pope Francis has called for the wording of the Lord's Prayer to be changed, because it implies God "induces temptation". The prayer, also known as Our Father, asks God to "lead us not into temptation...
Pope Francis has condemned the death penalty and said it is never acceptable, no matter how bad the crime. In a speech to the International Committee against the Death Penalty the leader of the world...
Pope Francis has condemned assisted dying as 'a sin against God' and creation. The Holy Father said euthanasia and helping terminally ill people to die early gave people a 'false sense of compassion'...
Pope Francis says traditional family and marriage are under attack more than ever in a speech celebrating the 100-year anniversary of a movement founded by the A culture of conflict, people wanting ...
Pope Francis has angered environmentalists by appearing to support fracking, as the UK considers its first drilling operation in four years. In Francis' recent letter or 'encyclical' to bishops, in w...
Church leaders in Ireland have gathered to celebrate International Day of Peace. The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI), Rt Rev Dr William Henry, joined other church leaders at the...
Police are continuing to question a motorist after a car was driven into a crowd of people at a religious service in a graveyard. A grandfather was seriously injured during the "terrifying" incident ...
A Christian Middle East expert has said Syrians will "starve and die" because of the United Nations' aid embargo on the country. Jeremy Moodey, from Embrace the Middle East, was speaking after the UN...
Franklin Graham has thanked people for remembering his sister Anne in their prayers after the 70-year-old revealed last September she had been diagnosed with ca The US evangelist tweeted to say his o...
The wife of a pastor who committed suicide over the weekend has shared her grief online. Inland Hills Lead Pastor Andrew Stoecklein, 30, died on Saturday after battling depression and anxiety, leavin...
The brother of a pastor shot dead in his Ohio church will be charged with murder, police say. Officers in Dayton say William Schooler, 70, was gunned down at around 12.30pm in his office at St Peter'...
The pastor of murderer Oscar Pistorius has told South African court that his church is exploring the possibility of him teaching sports to children. Marius Nel was speaking on day two of Oscar Pistor...
The pastor of an insular US church has been charged with murder, after a teenager was beaten to death during a spiritual 'counselling' session. Tiffanie Irwin, 29, is now one of eight people to be in...
A Texas pastor has offered to financially support cohabiting couples to tie the knot if they are unable to afford to do so. Pastor Bryan Carter of Concord Church in Dallas wants couples to not only a...
A woman in the United States says she is thanking God after her granddaughter was found 18 years after she was abducted as a baby. Thanks to DNA analysis, Kamiyah Mobley - who is said to be in good h...
A video has emerged showing an American pastor admitting that he punched a young boy because he was "pushing his buttons" and "not taking the Lord serious". "I punched him in the chest as hard as I c...
New York pastor A.R. Bernard has announced on social media that he has stood down from his position as an advisor to Donald Trump. The senior leader of the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn revea...
A Malaysian politician has announced that the disappearance of Christian preacher Raymond Koh will be looked into properly. Home Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin, said a special taskforce will investigate...
A church pastor from Philadelphia has handed 10 pounds of marijuana to police after receiving the package in the post. Officers are now trying to determine who sent the drugs after the pastor claimed...
