Pope Francis made a visit on Thursday to one of the largest prison complexes in Italy, opening a special "Holy Door" for the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, in what the Vatican said was the first such acti...
Pope Francis in his Christmas message on Wednesday called for talks between Ukraine and Russia to end the war that followed Moscow's full-scale invasion two years ago and has killed tens of thous...
Syrian Christians attended Christmas Eve services on Tuesday for the first time since the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad in early December, in an early test of the new Islamist rulers' ple...
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he had selected a Christian TV producer to be his administration’s special envoy to the United Kingdom. Mark Burnett, 64, has been behind several fa...
Syrian church leaders are advising Christians to scale back Christmas celebrations this year, despite assurances from the Islamists who have just taken power that they are free to practise their rel...
In the rubble of St. George Melkite Catholic Church in southern Lebanon, a Christmas tree now stands. Once a vibrant spiritual center, the 18th-century church was reduced to ruins by an Israeli airstr...
Authorities in Hesse, Germany, are investigating a Protestant church after symbols associated with the terrorist organisation Hamas were reportedly sold at its Christmas market. Prosecutors are examin...
Denzel Washington, the celebrated actor known for his powerful performances in films like Gladiator II, embraced a deeply personal milestone on Saturday as he was baptised and received his minister...
Rome has completed the most ambitious of thousands of construction works that have disrupted daily life in the Eternal City in preparation for the millions of tourists expected during the 2025 Catholi...
Christians are being encouraged to pray for renowned US theologian and pastor Don Carson as he navigates the challenges of advancing Parkinson’s disease. In a Christmas letter to members of The Gosp...
Pope Francis on Saturday again condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, a day after an Israeli government minister publicly denounced the pontiff for suggesting the global community should study whether ...
At least 13 people, including four children, have lost their lives in two separate stampedes during Christmas charity events distributing food and clothing in Nigeria. The first incident occurred at t...
The Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and the German Bishops’ Conference have expressed deep shock at the “inhuman attack” at Magdeburg’s Christmas Market on Friday. At least ...
Daddy Yankee has reached a private agreement with his estranged wife, who he alleged in legal filings had made unauthorised withdrawals of $100 million (£80 million) in funds from two of his companie...
A church leader in Iran has been released from prison after being arrested for 'propagating Christianity.' Matthias Haghnejad had been serving a six-year sentence on charges of ‘acting again...
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Brian Burch as the next US ambassador to the Holy See. Burch, the president of the political advocacy group CatholicVote, will take on the role next year....
An Israeli government minister criticised Pope Francis on Friday for suggesting the international community should study whether Israel's military offensive in Gaza constitutes a genocide of the ...
The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for $5 million (£3,983) at a Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday - well above its estimated value of $1 to $2 million (£796,400-�...
A Christian mother of five is celebrating after being fully acquitted of all blasphemy charges in Nigeria. In May 2022, Rhoda Jatau was arrested and imprisoned on accusations of sharing a video via Wh...
Comedian Matt Rife shared on the History Hyenas podcast that he was baptised "in a dude's pool" following the death of his grandfather, despite not having grown up in a religious household. He exp...
