The sanctuary of Lourdes, one of the world's most popular Catholic pilgrimage sites, began on Monday to cover up a series of mosaics made by a prominent priest with ties to the Vatican who has bee...
A former Catholic school teacher was tackled and detained after interrupting a Kansas church service to pray for undocumented immigrants. Jimbo Gillcrist, who previously taught ethics, approached the ...
Victims of church-related abuse have criticised the former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby after he said he had forgiven the serial abuser John Smyth. In an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenss...
The Bank of Ireland has been ordered to transfer €40,000 from Christian teacher Enoch Burke's account to a Courts Service account as part-payment towards the €79,100 in fines he owes for contempt ...
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its 2025 report, naming the countries it considers the worst offenders when it comes to religious freedom. The report highl...
Pope Francis came so close to death at one point during his 38-day fight in hospital against pneumonia that his doctors considered ending treatment so he could die in peace, the head of the pope's...
Albania’s Orthodox Church has inaugurated its new head, Archbishop Joan, following the death of Archbishop Anastasios in January. The ceremony at the Cathedral of Resurrection of Christ in Tirana form...
Megachurch pastor Bishop T.D. Jakes has shared new details about the medical emergency he experienced while preaching last November. In an interview with Today’s Craig Melvin, the 67-year-old pastor r...
A Russian drone strike on an evangelical church in Kyiv has killed a father and his five-year-old daughter, who were staying in accommodation provided for those fleeing the war in eastern Ukraine. Ear...
The Vatican has launched a new educational Minecraft game, allowing players to explore and restore St. Peter's Basilica. Developed in collaboration with Microsoft, Peter Is Here recreates Michelan...
A Nigerian bishop has condemned the ongoing mass killings of Christians by Islamist extremists and militant Fulani herdsmen. Speaking at an event at parliament on Tuesday, Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of Mak...
The head of the Unification Church's Japan branch vowed to fight a court order revoking its legal protections, following a scandal over fundraising practices and links to the assassination of form...
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has received close to 600 complaints over KFC's new advert, with some viewers accusing the brand of belittling Christianity and mocking baptisms. The two-...
A recent laboratory investigation has concluded that red stains spotted on a Communion wafer at a Catholic church in rural Indiana were not caused by supernatural forces. The Archdiocese of Indianapol...
King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla's state visit to the Vatican has been postponed because of medical advice that suggested Pope Francis would benefit from an extended period of rest, Bucking...
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) has launched a new database, “Conclave Watch,” designed to assess how Cardinals have handled sexual abuse cases within the Catholic Church. The ...
Two female teachers working at a Christian preparatory school in Georgia have been arrested on charges of sexually abusing the same student. Bonnie Elizabeth Brown, 25, Sherri Delle Mauldin, 60, were ...
The Isle of Man has become the first of the British Isles to pass legislation allowing the terminally ill to be assisted in ending their own lives. The Assisted Dying Bill will now be put forward for ...
A pastor previously on staff at Maranatha Baptist Church, where former President Jimmy Carter attended, has been arrested following a child sex crimes sting Jeffrey Summers, 52, who served at the chur...
Gloo, a Boulder, Colorado-based firm that offers technology tools to Christian churches and other faith groups, said on Monday that Pat Gelsinger is joining the firm as its head of technology and exec...
