The number of Catholic pilgrims that have visited the Vatican in the Holy Year of Mercy has so far exceeded 13 million people. Pope Francis officially opened the Jubilee Year of Mercy in Decemb...
The home of the Archbishop of Jos has been attacked as violence from Fulani herders to Christian communities escalates. Most Rev Benjamin Kwashi was at home at the time of the attack along with 60 or...
As conflict continues between Hamas in Gaza and Israel, both sides call for respect of a ceasefire. On Monday, rockets were fired from the Gaza strip towards Israeli territory, reportedly hitting a h...
The Home Secretary will use a speech at the Vatican to announce funds totalling £14 million to tackle the "scourge" of modern slavery. Amber Rudd (above) will tell the Santa Marta Conference i...
A Christian family in Germany who home school their children are facing questions from authorities. The family judge who ordered the removal of the Wunderlich children from their home in 2013 has now...
A statue of Jesus as a homeless man has been unveiled at an American Catholic church in Detroit, Michigan. The bronze figure shows Jesus sleeping on a park bench in front of a warming centre fo...
The Holy See has buried a homeless man in the Teutonic College within Vatican City State, a cemetery normally reserved for senior German clerics. According to Vatican Radio, Willy was of Flemish orig...
Pope Francis has approved the closure of the Sistine Chapel to allow 150 homeless people to be given a free, private tour of the building that is home to Michel The Sistine Chapel will be closed off f...
The Vatican is hosting a charity concert on Thursday and is reserving the front row for homeless people living on the streets surrounding the Holy See. The event which is being held in the main audie...
An American charity is building homes for the families of 21 Christians who were killed by Islamic State earlier this year. The charity, Focus on the Family, is assisting the families of Coptic Chris...
A homeless person left a donation to a church in North Carolina following a Sunday service. USA Today reported that the gift was 18 cents and a note saying: "Please don't be mad I don't have much. I'...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Honduran bishop accused of sexual misconduct with seminarians, the latest in a series of high-ranking clergy impl Francis had ordered an investigation i...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Honduran bishop accused of sexual misconduct with seminarians, the latest in a series of high-ranking clergy impl Francis had ordered an investigation i...
The Archbishop of Hong Kong has said the Chinese government is "trampling on Christianity" by removing church crosses. Most Revd Paul Kwong also showed scepticism over the government's r...
As Hong Kong people protest against what they see as an increased erosion of their freedoms, a Christian campaigner says any control from China would harm Chris In the special administrative region of...
A Christian activist says the religious freedoms of Hong Kong citizens could be at risk if the government continues to ignore the demands of protesters. A number of protesters have been arrested while...
Westminster's Cardinal Vincent Nichols and a bishop from Iraq came together in central London to bless a crucifix found in the rubble left behind by Daesh (ISIS Westminster's Cardinal Vincent Nichols...
A senior Iraqi bishop has said the liberation of the western part of the Nineveh Plains from Daesh (ISIS) is "a sign of hope for us Christians". More than 600 displaced Christian families from Kurdis...
Doctrine softened on divorced and remarried Catholics in the church. The Church does not allow divorced and remarried Catholics to receive Communion.Doctrine towards divorcees have been softened but ...
Pope Francis will go to Morocco in 2019 during a trip which Catholic leaders in the North African country hope to strengthen relations between Christians and Mu He will become only the second pope to...
