Amnesty International is calling on David Cameron to challenge the Indonesian President after an elderly Christian woman was caned. Joko Widodo has a private meeting with the British Prime Minister o...
Five friends from Argentina celebrating the 30th anniversary of their graduation were among those killed when a rental truck was driven into pedestrians and cyc The men were reportedly part of a grou...
Finding Biblical figures and saints is the challenge posed to users of a new Catholic mobile game which echoes the popular Pokémon Go app. Rather than pursuing Japanese monsters, players of Follow JC ...
The Polish government has ruled out a complete ban on abortions following mass protests in a change of direction likely to disappoint church leaders. A proposed change in the law to prohibit terminat...
An archbishop who's been defrocked from the priesthood amid allegations of child sex abuse could face a criminal trial in his home country. Poland's ambassador to the Holy See has said the country co...
More workers in Poland will be able to mark the Sabbath rest on Sundays after lawmakers approved fresh curbs on weekend trading. Shopping centres will eventually only be allowed to open on seven Sund...
Poland has introduced a number of random border controls to ensure security ahead of Pope Francis' visit and a NATO summit in Warsaw. The pontiff is attending World Youth Day events, a worldwide eve...
The Polish parliament has voted overwhelmingly to reject proposals for a total ban on abortion, which had been supported by the Church in the country. The plans, to stop abortion even in cases of fa...
Law makers in Poland have approved a government plan to pay bonuses to families who have a disabled child born, as part of a policy aimed at curbing the number The proposal comes after a bill, pushe...
Poland is set to stage a special musical based on Pope John Paul II. Actor Jacek Kawalec (pictured) has been cast as the lead, the Polish actor is well-known in the country and he also specialises as...
Poland's Prime Minister has announced that the country will take in 60 Christian families fleeing the conflict in Syria. Ewa Kopacz, said on Tuesday that 60 families with children will be brought to ...
Poland's prime minister, who stood for election on a promise to restore Catholic values, has said she supports a ban on abortion in all cases. Beata Szydlo announced she supported a total ban on term...
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Poland to protest against a proposal that would ban abortion in all circumstances. The demonstration in the capital Warsaw came after the Prime Minist...
Poles are taking to the streets to protest against efforts by the Church to tighten abortion laws in the Catholic country. Polish women put on black clothes and gathered outside the parliament buildi...
A man has been arrested after nine black people were shot during a prayer meeting at a church in America. Police had been hunting for 21-year-old Dylann Roof from Lexington, South Carolina. Dylann Ro...
Christian Solidarity Worldwide says 76 believers were attacked and detained from one place of worship alone. It's calling on the government to offer protection to all churches and to loosen the restr...
The small framed square of cloth was taken from the church in the mountainous Abruzzo region where he used to ski. More than 50 Police in Italy are using sniffer dogs to search for a small piece of c...
Authorities in Pakistan claim they've searched an interrogated more than 5,000 people following Easter Sunday's suicide bombing in Pakistan. A public park in Lahore, Pakistan was hit, killing 73 peop...
Police are investigating after what was described as a "racist stunt" took place at a church in Australia. Anti-Islam protesters stormed Gosford Anglican Church in response to the church's pro-immigr...
A senior Catholic Church cardinal is being investigated by police after allegations of sexual abuse, it has been reported. Cardinal George Pell is one of Pope Francis' top advisors and has been taske...
