A split U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked a bid led by two Catholic dioceses to establish in Oklahoma the nation's first taxpayer-funded religious charter school in a major case involving rel...
Eight Christians were killed and more than 740 acres of farmland destroyed in a series of coordinated attacks by suspected Fulani militias on Christian farming communities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, ...
A former nightclub in Hull could be turned into a church if planning permission request is accepted. The Piper was a popular hotspot The building originally opened as the Monica Cinema in 1914 and wa...
The Diocese of Truro has confirmed that a plaque hung from a church in Falmouth in protest at a slave-trader memorial inside has been taken down. The blue plaque outside King Charles the Martyr Church...
The Archdiocese of New Orleans has agreed to pay nearly $180m to survivors of clergy sexual abuse as part of a proposed settlement. The payout, totalling $179.2m, would be distributed through a trust ...
Kay Arthur, internationally known Bible teacher, author and co-founder of Precept Ministries International, has died at the age of 91. Arthur authored more than 100 Bible studies and books, championin...
The US Department of Education has officially dropped a proposed $37.7m fine against Grand Canyon University (GCU), bringing an end to a lengthy dispute over alleged deceptive practices. The universit...
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday appealed for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave "yet more worrying and saddening". "I renew my fervent appeal to...
Christians in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato are mourning the deaths of seven young people killed during a church-organised event. Gunmen opened fire at the gathering in the town of San Barto...
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging Pope Leo XIV to implement a global zero-tolerance policy for sexual abuse within the Catholic Church. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP...
International charity Christian Aid is supporting a call for the UK Government to intensify efforts to end the siege in Gaza, as campaigners take part in a 24-hour fast in solidarity with those affect...
Alpha, the internationally recognised Christian course designed for exploring faith, has reported its most successful year since its inception in 1977. In 2024, more than two million people participat...
Church leaders from Manipur, north-east India, have issued an urgent plea to the UK’s new special envoy for freedom of religion and belief, David Smith MP, calling for international intervention to ...
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that an offer by Pope Leo to host a Russia-Ukraine peace summit at Vatican City was positively received during a call between US President Donald Trump a...
U.S. Vice President JD Vance met on Monday at the Vatican with Pope Leo XIV, the first leader of the global Catholic Church from the United States, and extended an invitation for Leo to make an offi...
Cardinal Timothy Dolan has travelled to Tullamore, Ireland, to visit the 100-year-old nun who played a pivotal role in his journey to the priesthood. Sister Mary Bosco Daly, a member of the Sisters o...
Pope Leo XIV formally began his reign on Sunday by reaching out to conservatives who felt orphaned under his predecessor, calling for unity, vowing to preserve the Catholic Church's heritage and ...
Gateway Church in Texas has formally rejected former pastor Robert Morris’s bid for millions in retirement benefits, following his indictment on child sexual abuse charges. In a court filing dated 1...
Special services are being held in London and Jerusalem on Tuesday (20 May) to mark 1700 years since the First Council of Nicaea. It was the first council of the early Christian Church to address the ...
Gunmen in Cameroon are demanding a ransom of nearly $43,000 (£40,000) for the release of Father Valentin Mbaïbarem, a Catholic priest abducted last week while travelling between two regions in the ...
