The mission for Christians to bring other people to faith extends to jihadist groups like Islamic State (IS) who are responsible for the persecution of believer Cardinal Kurt Koch, who leads ecumenic...
The Vatican says the killings of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers are a "tragic and unacceptable crime" and obstacle to peace. In a statement it said Pope Francis shared the "unspeakable pain" suffe...
Pope Francis will meet clerical sex abuse victims when he visits Ireland this weekend, the Vatican confirmed. He is due to arrive in Dublin on Saturday for two days of meetings with families and poli...
The Vatican has said claims from some media organisations that the Pope said animals go to heaven, are not true. Officials say several news sources took an incorrect quote from an article and attribu...
An author behind a children's book on LGBT families, that has been banned in Italy, says Pope Francis has sent her a letter "blessing" her work - but the Vatica Author Francesca Pardi, who identifies...
Fox News journalist Ed Henry has opened up about how his faith led him to decide he should donate 30 per cent of his liver to his younger sister. Speaking on 'The Daily Briefing', he shared how he ha...
A Christian in Hong Kong who said he was abducted and had cross-shaped metal staples punched into his skin has been charged with misleading police. Howard Lam, a politician from the Democratic Party,...
A US pilot has credited God for enabling him to safely land a small plane on a Michigan highway after experiencing engine trouble. Flight instructor Steven Chanter was in the air with a student pilot...
Christian Aid has slammed Donald Trump's immigration policies, saying that a rejection of refugees is a rejection of biblical values. The charity's comments come just days after the US president sign...
Three Christian converts each facing 80 lashes for drinking alcohol during Holy Communion are due before an Iranian court to challenge their sentences. They were arrested on 13th May 2016 and charged...
The Indonesian government is using building planning rules to close churches and limit any more being built. A 2006 housing ruling - the Joint Ministerial Decree on Religious Building Permits - state...
Christian Aid has said a stay-at-home curfew in Sierra Leone has been introduced because of "signs of complacency" among citizens in dealing with ebola. The curfew will see 2.5 million people quarant...
Three people have been killed and several others injured after a car crashed into a group of Christians leaving a church service in California. Police suspect the driver could have been drunk when sh...
Berlin is making religious history by creating one space for Jews, Christians and Muslims to worship together. The 'House of One' is a church, synagogue and mosque all in one.Anna Poeschel is working...
A court in Iran has sentenced two pastors and a deacon to six years behind bars. Pastor Behnam Irani who is already serving a jail term will now spend a total of 12 years in prison.He was initially a...
It's reported that three Christian prisoners in Iran have been released. Mehdi Ameruni, Seyed Bijan Farokhpour Haghigi and Eskander Rezai were arrested at a prayer meeting back in 2012 as part of wha...
Three Iranian Christians have been released on bail after being arrested two months ago. They were detained as part of a group of five, and two more remain in prison.The group; Mohammad Dehnavi, Ha...
The parents of and eldest daughter of Egyptian Coptic Christian family has been reportedly slain by Islamic extremists in Libya. According to International Christian Concern, Magdy Sobhy Tawfiq, Saha...
Pope Francis is said to be "greatly saddened" by the murder of three Italian nuns in the African nation of Burundi. The nuns, aged between 75 and 82, were discovered on Sunday after an armed robbery ...
Two great nephews of Pope Francis and their mother have been killed in a car accident in Argentina. An eight month old baby, a two year old toddler and their mum, Valeria Carmona, 39, died in the acc...
