The Catholic Church in Italy has allowed openly gay men to train as priests, provided they commit to celibacy. The new guidelines, issued by the Italian Bishops Conference (CIE) on Friday and approved...
An estimated 380 million Christians are living under threat for following Jesus in 2025 – an increase of 15 million since last year, according to the charity Open Doors. The anti-persecution watchdo...
Pope Francis has released his highly anticipated autobiography, Hope – an Autobiography, offering personal reflections on his life, beliefs, and the challenges of leading the Catholic Church. Publis...
The YouVersion Bible App hit a historic milestone on 5th January, recording 798,000 installations in a single day—the highest since its launch in 2008. This broke the previous record set on the firs...
Two pastors from the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria (EYN) have been released after being kidnapped in northeastern Nigeria, according to church leaders. Rev James Kwayang and Rev Ishaku Chiwar w...
A family from Altadena, California, has gone viral after a statue of the Virgin Mary was discovered unscathed in the rubble of their home, which was destroyed in wildfires. Peter and Jackie Halpin, al...
A Spanish mayor, who is openly gay, alleges he was prohibited from receiving Holy Communion by the local priest due to his sexual orientation and cohabitation with his partner. Rubén GarcÃa de Andr�...
The Martyrs of Compiègne, a group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, have been canonised by Pope Francis. The women were killed for refus...
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the nation's highest civilian honor, the White House said. It was ...
A monastic community of Christians which was founded by the former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at Lambeth Palace ten years ago is now in the process of 'discerning' its future. Jus...
A French cathedral has found itself in hot water after using one of its bell towers as a curing room for hams. Rector Gilles Boyer from St Flour in south central France came up with the idea two yea...
A bishop in Cameroon says the soldiers who accompany him on his pastoral visits are like "guardian angels". Bishop Bruno Ateba of Maroua-Mokolo's diocese is the worst-affected area for violence i...
A charity is urging Christians to stop donating money to orphanages and instead send money to initiatives which support family-based care. A report for the Hope and Homes charity says that 'well-...
A new church, shrine and monasteries at the baptism site of Jesus have been inaugurated near the river Jordan. The Catholic church development at Al-Maghtas, known as Bethany Beyond the Jordan, wi...
A row has broken out in a town in northern Spain after the image of a local businessman was used to portray the apostle St Matthias on a church ceiling. The renovation of the 900 year old San Miguel...
Pope Francis is praying for victims and rescuers trying to control the wildfires in California that have killed at least 11 people and destroyed thousands of homes, the Vatican said on Saturday. "His ...
The evangelist Franklin Graham has told Premier he doesn't believe the fires ravaging parts of California are God's judgement on the material culture of Hollywood. At least 11 people have die...
The charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) says it's extremely concerned after two nuns were abducted in a part of Nigeria not usually associated with violence against Christians. Sisters Vincent...
The Vatican has approved new guidelines from Italian bishops that allow gay men to enter seminaries as long as they abstain from sex, in an unexpected adjustment to how the global Catholic Church cons...
A French council in Marseilles has come under fire for allegedly undermining the country’s Christian heritage, following comments about a popular pastry traditionally served during Epiphany. The con...