The Vatican's pension fund is on 'solid footing', officials have said after concerns about its future had been raised. Australian Cardinal George Pell had said the fund would need an injection of ass...
The Vatican's insisting it has had no direct threat from terrorists amid reports the Holy See could be the next targeted for Islamist terrorists. Israeli State TV said U.S. intelligence services have...
There's a call for violence against Christians in the Middle East to stop. The prefect of the Vatican's Congregation for Eastern offered prayers for those affected by the crisis in Iraq that has forc...
The Vatican is preparing to open formal debate on opening up the priesthood to married men. Pope Francis has convened a meeting of South American bishops next year focusing on the plight of the churc...
The United States has to find an "adequate humanitarian solution" for the prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay, the Vatican has said. The Catholic Church's Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parol...
The Vatican is preparing the "necessary clarifications" about accusations that senior Vatican officials including Pope Francis covered up the sexual misconduct In a statement, Francis's nine cardina...
One of the Pope's top advisers has said the Church will take a more active role in international politics. Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the Vatican had a duty to speak out about the current wars in s...
Properties owned by the Vatican are being used as saunas and massage parlours according to the latest in a number of leaked reports from Rome. It is also claimed that Vatican officials rented out bui...
The Vatican is to provide free healthcare for Rome's poor and homeless people. It's the Catholic Church's latest move to help disadvantaged people after it opened a shower facility last year.The 'Cli...
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...
