The King and Queen of Spain have attended a special Mass on Sunday in Barcelona to remember the victims of Thursday's terror attacks. Cardinal Joan Josep Omella welcomed families of the victims, as w...
A speeding car driver in Germany has avoided prosecution after his identity was masked in a police camera image. In a light hearted post on Facebook, local police said the 'Holy Spirit' placed his sy...
The number of suspicious transactions reported to the Vatican's financial watchdog has risen dramatically. The Financial Information Authority's Annual Report for 2015 shows there were 544 reports in...
One of President Donald Trump's spiritual advisers has claimed the President has "put prayer back into the White House." Speaking on a Fox News show, the televangelist and pastor Paula Michelle White...
One of President Donald Trump's spiritual advisers has claimed the President is a "king" installed by God and opposing him is "fighting against the hand of God" Speaking on Pastor Jim Bakker's televi...
An NBC commentator has been forced to defend himself for saying American football player Nick Foles played well because of his Christian faith, after online cri The Christian Hall of Famer and former...
A sports star has handed over the keys of his 32,000 square-foot mansion, saying he felt "called" to help a Christian charity which supports disabled and poorly Major League Baseball pitcher Cole Ham...
The producer of the film Spotlight, which follows an investigation into sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests, says he hopes the movies Oscar win will "resonat Accepting the award Michael Sugar said...
The way Christianity spread across Europe has been compared to how Starbucks has dominated the global coffee market. Discussing his book 'The Evolution of Everything: How Ideas Emerge' at the Chalk...
The Catholic archdiocese of San Francisco has bowed to public pressure and dismantled a sprinkler system installed at the city's cathedral that was drenching ho The archdiocese took down the sprinkle...
Squatters have planted their first crops on land owned by the Catholic Church on the outskirts of Rome. The squatters, who have been living on the land for four years, have cleared the area of rubbis...
A service is being held at noon today in Westminster Abbey to remember the thousands who were massacred in the Srebrenica genocide 20 years ago. More than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were murdered during t...
At least 100 people have reportedly died and more than 400 have been injured in six explosions in and around Sri Lanka's capital. The Reuters news agency has spoken to hospital officials and police i...
Families affected by deadly flooding that has hit Sri Lanka since the middle of May have been receiving food and water purification tablets from local churches. At least 104 people have died, 99 peop...
The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has held the first regular Sunday Mass since the Easter suicide bombings of churches and hotels killed more than Military forces and police armed with assault rifl...
The death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka has risen to 359 and more suspects have been arrested, police in Colombo have said. Islamic State has claimed responsibility and released ...
Sri Lanka has ended four months of emergency rule imposed after suicide attacks on Easter Sunday killed more than 260 people. The president's office said President Maithripala Sirisena allowed the em...
Pope Francis has met with the Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena. The Holy See Press Office said that the discussions were "cordial" and said the two leaders spoke about the Pope's visit to th...
A recent wave of violence could see Sri Lanka lose its reputation as a country which is improving its track record on religious freedoms, a UK peer has warned. House of Lords member and Christian, Ba...
The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church is being marked at churches across the UK. On the 20th anniversary of the day there's a specific call to remember the situation in Sri Lanka....
