Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the killing last week of an environmental activist in Honduras who had protested over mining and hydro-electric projects to try to protect tropical forests and rivers....
The Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis will proceed with his planned trip to Belgium and Luxembourg later this week, despite cancelling his scheduled audiences on Monday 23rd September due to a ...
The Church of England is being criticised for advertising for a racial justice role at double the average stipend of a vicar. The position of ‘Head of Racial Justice Priority’ in the Diocese of Lo...
Pope Francis called on the world's Catholic cardinals, many of whom live in Rome and lead Vatican offices, to pursue a "zero deficit" agenda to improve the Vatican's use of its economic assets...
The Church in Wales is investing nearly £10m in four major projects to promote growth in church attendance across the country. Projects in north east Wales, Swansea and Monmouthshire will be ...
The results of a consultation by the Scottish Parliament on an assisted suicide Bill show members of the public remain deeply divided on the issue. The Bill, which was introduced by the Liberal Democ...
A Serbian judo champion has been suspended from the sport for five months for making the sign of the cross during the Paris Olympics. 28 year old Nemanja Majdov made the sign just before his round 16 ...
A relic of Carlo Acutis, the Italian teenager who is likely to become “the first millennial saint”, is being held this weekend at a church in Manchester. Thousands of pilgrims are expected to at...
The evangelist Franklin Graham has dedicated two armoured ambulances for Israel’s emergency services system. The vehicles are part of a larger gift by the Christian relief organisation Samaritan’s...
St Mary’s Church in Swansea city centre is to become the first minster church in Wales next year, as part of a multi-million-pound transformation. The Church in Wales has announced that St Mary’...
Pope Francis has approved a Catholic spiritual devotion centred in Medjugorje, a town in Bosnia that has been steeped in controversy over whether the Virgin Mary appears to local people. The Vatican&#...
The Bishop of Newcastle has spoken of a "deep sense of loss" after a body, believed to be that of a missing hospital chaplain was found. Northumbria Police said formal identification of the body had ...
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) will sell its Nashville headquarters to cover the cost of sexual abuse cases. Clergy abuse lawsuits have cost SBC $12 million (£10 million) since 2021. On Tuesda...
The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection appears to be making strides, as Mel Gibson was spotted location scouting in Europe this week for the sequel to his 2004 blockbuster. Antonio Parente, director ...
The Church of England has allocated more than £20 million so far to dioceses to help support parishes and schools reduce their carbon emissions. However its ambitious aim of achieving net zero carb...
Over 200 Christian leaders have signed a statement saying the American Church is “confronting a test of faith” as the nation faces a “crisis of democracy”. The statement notes that “the rise...
Police in Northumbria are looking for a hospital chaplain who hasn't been seen since Thursday afternoon. Rev Katherine Watson, who works as head of chaplaincy at a Newcastle NHS trust, was last...
A court in Islamabad has sentenced Shagufta Kiran, a Christian mother of four, to death for sharing 'blasphemous' content on social media. She was convicted under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws a...
Former President of US Liberty University, Jerry Falwell Jr, has made his first visit to the campus in three years after stepping down following an affair scandal. On Saturday, Falwell and his wife Be...
The Vatican is preparing to publish its verdict on whether long-claimed sightings of the Virgin Mary in Bosnia are legitimate. A 15-year study has been conducted by the Vatican into the alleged sighti...
