The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops that allow gay men to enter seminaries as long as they abstain from sex, in an unexpected adjustment to how the global Catholic Church cons...
A French council in Marseilles has come under fire for allegedly undermining the country’s Christian heritage, following comments about a popular pastry traditionally served during Epiphany. The con...
The award-winning BBC TV series The Vicar of Dibley is being immortalised in a set of Royal Mail stamps. The 12 stamps include photographs of actress Dawn French playing Rev Geraldine Granger along wi...
The CEO of Christian global aid charity Tearfund is stepping down, after nine years in the role. Nigel Harris has announced he will leave his role in June 2025. Under Harris’ leadership, Tearfund sa...
Pope Francis on Thursday (January 9) stepped up his recent criticisms of Israel's military campaign in Gaza, calling the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave "very serious and shamefu...
Excavators working on a Medieval church in France have uncovered a secret staircase, leading to a hidden vault. Saint-Philibert Church in Dijon has been standing for over 800 years. Researchers from t...
A new report on global religious freedom estimates 300 million Christians face persecution for their faith. The 2025 Global Persecution Index, released by International Christian Concern (ICC), outlin...
A lifetime registered sex offender and former fugitive once featured on America's Most Wanted, is currently serving in leadership roles at Grace Place Church of Christ in Duncanville, Texas, and a...
A Presbyterian church in Los Angeles is leaning on faith as fast-moving wildfires engulfed part of its building. The Pacific Palisades wildfire tore through southern California on Tuesday, sweeping in...
An evangelical pastor and two family members were tragically killed in an armed attack after a church service in Aguachica, Colombia. Pastor Marlon Lora of the Prince of Peace Villaparaguay Church, hi...
Pakistan’s Christian community is reeling after the tragic death of a man who was shot following months of targeted harassment and persecution. Suleman Masih, a Christian farmer, was attacked on 2...
The patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, celebrating Christmas alongside Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Tuesday that the Western world despised Russia and its "alternative path of civil...
The pastor of 433 Church in Miami, Florida, had his Sunday sermon abruptly interrupted by police officers following an ongoing custody dispute with his ex-wife, Marissa Pardun. During the church’s l...
The Archbishop of York says clergy wellbeing and considering whether to introduce bespoke services for same sex couples will be among his priorities as he takes temporary leadership of the Church of...
The Archbishop of York says there is a 'darkness' in the Church of England because of abuse scandals, but that he's committed to leading change over safeguarding. Most Rev Stephen Cott...
A church in Sudan was attacked during a Christmas prayer service, forcing 177 Christians to flee the building. The Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) allegedly stormed looted a church, belonging to t...
Pope Francis on Monday named a Catholic cardinal who has criticized Donald Trump's political agenda as the new leader for the Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., days before Trump is set to be ...
A pastor at Casa de Adoracion in Phoenix, Arizona, has been indicted on multiple charges of voyeurism after allegedly installing a hidden camera in a church bathroom to record women. According to The ...
The Vineyard Church in Duluth, Minnesota, along with its parent organisation Vineyard USA, is facing nine civil lawsuits in the wake of former pastor Jackson Gatlin’s criminal conviction for sexual ...
Pope Francis on Monday named the first woman to lead a major Vatican department, appointing an Italian sister to take charge of the office that oversees the world's Catholic religious orders. Sist...
