A number of Polish women have walked out of church in protest against the proposed tightening of abortion laws in the country. Poland, a Catholic country, already has some of the most restrictive abo...
The Brooklyn Borough President in New York has revealed he plans to attend his church armed following Saturday's synagogue mass shooting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylv Eric Adams, a Democratic politician, a...
Hundreds of Roman Catholic churches in France have been attacked by vandals and thieves in the last year. Opposition politicians have called for a parliamentary investigation amid claims it's linked ...
Politicians from almost 50 countries around the world have signed an agreement in New York working to advance religious freedom. The Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief (IPP F...
In a rare move, Gallup has described as "notable" the absence of Rev Billy Graham from its latest list of most admired living men, following his death earlier t Pollsters at the Washington DC-based c...
A Christian doctor has told Premier that the Zika virus is going to impact the poor the hardest. Dr Simon Clift, clinician at Interhealth, an international Christian missionary charity that works i...
The Anglican Church of Pakistan has accused the government there of failing to properly protect the country's Christian churches, in the wake of two separate te Raheel Sharoon, development officer fo...
Pope Francis is making what's described by the Vatican as an "impassioned appeal" for peace in Iraq after Islamic militants took over the largest Christian town Islamists stormed Qaraqosh overnight f...
Pope Francis is said to be "deeply saddened" by yesterday's earthquake in Nepal that has left more than 2,000 people dead. The country's worst tremor in more than 80 years has also left thousands of ...
Pope Francis will visit Iraq despite security concerns according to his representative in the country. Archbishop Giorgio Lingua said the pontiff had made no plans to date but that the Holy Father wa...
An archbishop accused of protecting sexually abusive priests has resigned, with Pope Francis appointing an administrator to oversee his archdiocese until a succ The resignation of Monsignor Aldo di C...
The Pope has warned the refugee crisis in Europe could see terrorists infiltrating the continent's shores, in an apparent reference to Islamic State extremists. Despite conceding that the influx of m...
The Pope has accepted the resignation of an Australian archbishop convicted of covering up the sexual abuse of children by a priest. Francis' move followed mounting pressure from Australian priests a...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Los Angeles bishop, Monsignor Alexander Salazar, following allegations of misconduct, officials said. The Vatican announced the resignation in a one-lin...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a US bishop who admitted covering up for a suspected child abusing priest. Bishop Robert Finn, from the diocese of Kansas City-St Joseph in Missouri, admi...
Dozens of conservative Catholic figures have written to the pope, accusing him of promoting false teaching in areas of doctrine including marriage. Sent to Francis last month, the contents of the doc...
Pope Francis has accused victims of Chile's most notorious paedophile of slander - an astonishing end to a visit meant to help heal the wounds of a sex abuse sc Francis said that until he sees proof ...
Pope Francis has acknowledged that the sex abuse scandals rocking the Catholic Church are driving people away and said the church must change if it wants to kee Francis referred directly to the crisi...
Benedict XVI gave his final general audience in St Peter's Square in Rome to an audience of thousands. The Pope said in his final general audience in Rome that he 'has great trust' in the future of t...
Pope Francis has apologised to people in Argentina for any offense he may have caused. In a letter addressed to men and women from his home country, the pontiff addressed that he has made mistakes as...
