The former chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA)Â has praised the Bishop of Newcastle for exposing safeguarding failings in the Church of England. Professor Alexis Jay was w...
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by an arm of a Catholic diocese in Wisconsin for a religious exemption from the state's unemployment insurance tax in a case with potential im...
The Archbishop of York has hit out at a BBC Programme accusing it of "re-traumatising" survivors and victims of abuse. In a personal statement following calls for his resignation for allowing an abuse...
Syrian Christians attended regular Sunday services for the first time since the dramatic overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad a week ago, in an early test of assurances by the new Islamist rulers th...
An historic Lancashire chapel which was built at a time when laws limited the ability of Catholics to meet and worship together, is to share in a £871,696 urgent funding pay-out from the National Chu...
Pope Francis urged Catholic priests on Sunday to guard against spiritual groups that stoke political divisions, speaking during a one-day visit to Corsica, the first by a pontiff to the French Medite...
A nativity scene inaugurated by Pope Francis last weekend has been removed by the Vatican. The scene had caused a backlash from some religious groups around the world because it featured the baby Jes...
The singer Madonna has sparked a backlash on social media after posting AI generated images of the Pope with his arm around her waist. The two fake pictures, which were shared on her Instagram accoun...
The King has sent his 'warmest good wishes' to the Shine Your Light campaign which is bringing the light of Christmas to communities across the UK. The campaign, which is uniting different de...
Liverpool Cathedral has been awarded an Eco Church Silver Award for its dedication to environmental sustainability. The recognition, from the Christian conservation charity A Rocha UK, also celebrat...
A Protestant pastor has been shot at point blank range in Vietnam. 62 year old Pastor Y Hung Ayun was shot twice in the knee with rubber bullets by the passenger of a motorbike which pulled up along...
The Church of England says more than three million people have engaged with its Christmas video campaign so far. The 2024 campaign called 'Follow the Star - Calm and Bright'Â encourages people...
Ten Roman Catholic priests and one seminary student were murdered during the six-year term of former Mexican President Andres Obrador, according to a new report. The Catholic Multimedia Centre (CCM)�...
The Vatican's Secretary of State has urged Lebanon to elect a President, after two years of deadlock between pro- and anti-Hezbollah factions in the country's parliament. Cardinal Parolin'...
The man charged with the 4th December murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson comes from a well-established family deeply rooted in Baltimore's Italian Catholic community. Before the shootin...
A fireworks explosion in Mexico injured at least 30 people on Thursday during the Virgin of Guadalupe festivities at a church in the state of Guerrero, local authorities said. Three children, who we...
The devastating conflict in Sudan shows no sign of abating, as a series of violent attacks continue to target civilians and places of worship across the country. At least seven people were killed in a...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is attempting to recover nearly $6 million (£4.7m), plus penalties, from a former Washington state pastor accused of deceiving thousands of Hispanic in...
Church leaders in Syria have met with Islamist rebel groups now controlling the country, amid fears of persecution and disruptions to Christian life. The meeting, held at a Franciscan church in Aleppo...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed the devastating toll of Russia’s invasion on Ukraine’s churches. In an interview with CBN, the Ukrainian leader reported that Russian forces h...
