Safeguarding at Blackburn Cathedral requires ‘urgent improvement’ according to an independent audit. The findings of the review, which was carried out as part of a rolling programme across the Church ...
Pope Leo will revive a centuries-old tradition on Sunday (July 6) by taking a holiday at Castel Gandolfo, where residents of the lakeside town hope for a tourism boost after the late Pope Francis shun...
June 7 could have been Aiden Perry’s last day on earth if it weren’t for the necklace he happened to be wearing. The 20-year-old from Florida was only 10 feet away when his friend accidentally shot h...
As conversations in the U.S. surrounding how much religion to allow in schools continue, a recent survey from the Pew Research Center shows that more than half of Americans approve of teachers leading...
A Mexican priest remains in critical condition after being shot four times while on his way to minister to a sick person in Villahermosa, in the southeastern state of Tabasco. Father Héctor Alejandro ...
The bodies of eight Christians have been discovered in a mass grave in Colombia, weeks after they went missing while carrying out humanitarian and spiritual work. The victims—IsaÃd Gómez and his wife ...
A new rite published by the Vatican on Thursday will allow priests to celebrate a Mass to exhort Catholics to exercise care for the Earth, in the latest push by the 1.4-billion-member global Church to...
Three church leaders in China have been sentenced to prison terms of up to three years on charges widely condemned as unjust by international religious freedom organizations. Pastor Li Jie, Elder Han ...
A church in Nazareth—built over a spring where the Archangel Gabriel is believed to have appeared to Mary to announce she would give birth to Jesus—was attacked Sunday evening by a group calling thems...
The Bishop of Gloucester has launched an online survey for young people to hear what they think about the prison system and what would make society a better place. The survey, which can be found on th...
Worshippers in the Highlands are coming together to try to save a church which has been a Christian presence in the region since the sixth century. Loch Insh Old Kirk in Kincraig is believed to be on ...
Gateway Church has announced it will discontinue Saturday services at most of its campuses by the end of the month, citing a need to better serve its congregation. The change comes as the Texas-based ...
Jimmy Swaggart, a well-known American televangelist, has died at the age of 90. He passed away weeks after suffering a heart attack at his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on June 15. His family confir...
A London-based Christian youth charity has criticised the launch of a new knife amnesty in England, announced ahead of next month’s total ban on so-called ‘ninja swords’. Speaking to Premier Christian...
Christian nuns in Mozambique have recounted a terrifying ordeal of being held at gunpoint and threatened with decapitation during an armed robbery. The Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament tol...
Sixteen men were ordained to the priesthood at Notre-Dame Cathedral on June 28, marking the first ordinations at the site since the 2019 fire and restoration. The ceremony brought the largest group of...
A Russian sect leader who claimed he was Jesus Christ reincarnated was sentenced to 12 years in a prison camp on Monday after being convicted of harming his followers' health and financial affairs...
A coalition of Christian leaders is urging the Senate to reject President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation package, House Resolution 1 (HR 1), warning the legislation would fund mass deportations,...
Pastor Ara Torosian received a distressed phone call from two Iranian members of his Farsi-speaking church on Tuesday -- U.S. federal immigration officers were at their Los Angeles home to arrest them...
A new order to arrest a senior clergyman over allegations of plotting to overthrow the government triggered scuffles outside the most celebrated church in Armenia on Friday, according to Armenian news...
