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The results of a consultation by the Scottish Parliament on an assisted suicide Bill show members of the public remain deeply divided on the issue. The Bill, which was introduced by the Liberal Democ...

A Serbian judo champion has been suspended from the sport for five months for making the sign of the cross during the Paris Olympics. 28 year old Nemanja Majdov made the sign just before his round 16 ...

A relic of Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager who is likely to become “the first millennial saint”, is being held this weekend at a church in Manchester. Thousands of pilgrims are expected to at...

The evangelist Franklin Graham has dedicated two armoured ambulances for Israel’s emergency services system. The vehicles are part of a larger gift by the Christian relief organisation Samaritan’s...

St Mary’s Church in Swansea city centre is to become the first minster church in Wales next year, as part of a multi-million-pound transformation. The Church in Wales has announced that St Mary’...

Pope Francis has approved a Catholic spiritual devotion centred in Medjugorje, a town in Bosnia that has been steeped in controversy over whether the Virgin Mary appears to local people. The Vatican&#...

The Bishop of Newcastle has spoken of a "deep sense of loss" after a body, believed to be that of a missing hospital chaplain was found. Northumbria Police said formal identification of the body had ...

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) will sell its Nashville headquarters to cover the cost of sexual abuse cases. Clergy abuse lawsuits have cost SBC $12 million (£10 million) since 2021. On Tuesda...

The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection appears to be making strides, as Mel Gibson was spotted location scouting in Europe this week for the sequel to his 2004 blockbuster. Antonio Parente, director ...

The Church of England has allocated more than £20 million so far to dioceses to help support parishes and schools reduce their carbon emissions. However its ambitious aim of achieving  net zero carb...

Over 200 Christian leaders have signed a statement saying the American Church is “confronting a test of faith” as the nation faces a “crisis of democracy”. The statement notes that “the rise...

Police in Northumbria are looking for a hospital chaplain who hasn't been seen since Thursday afternoon. Rev Katherine Watson, who works as head of chaplaincy at a Newcastle NHS trust, was last...

A court in Islamabad has sentenced Shagufta Kiran, a Christian mother of four, to death for sharing 'blasphemous' content on social media. She was convicted under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws a...

Former President of US Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr, has made his first visit to the campus in three years after stepping down following an affair scandal. On Saturday, Falwell and his wife Be...

The Vatican is preparing to publish its verdict on whether long-claimed sightings of the Virgin Mary in Bosnia are legitimate. A 15-year study has been conducted by the Vatican into the alleged sighti...

Jihadist groups in Burkina Faso have escalated attacks on civilians, including groups of Christians, often in retaliation against communities for refusing to join their ranks or allegedly collaboratin...

The Pope has declined an invitation to preside over the first Mass at Notre-Dame Cathedral’s reopening in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron extended the invitation for the December 8 ceremony, but P...

The head of the French bishops’ council has said that a number of bishops knew about Abbé Pierre’s alleged abusive behaviour towards women before his death in 2007. Allegations of historic sexu...

US President Joe Biden has said he thanks God that a suspected assassination attempt on Donald Trump’s life was thwarted. He told reporters on the White House lawn: “Thank God Trump is okay”. �...

China has freed David Lin, a US pastor who had been in jail since 2006, the State Department said on Sunday, marking the release of a man who Washington claims was wrongfully detained. US politician...