Police are investigating a hate crime after a US Catholic priest was beaten while praying at his church in Indiana. Rev Basil John Hutsko told police he was attacked on Monday morning inside the St M...
A priest has been killed and another's in critical condition after a shooting at a Catholic church in the United States. 28 year old Father Kenneth Walker died after the incident late on Wednesday ni...
A priest in California is being sued for sexual harassment after allegedly sending intimate pictures to a church worker. Fr Larry McGovern, who leads the Church of the Presentation in Stockton, has b...
More than a thousand children were molested by hundreds of Roman Catholic priests in six Pennsylvania dioceses, while senior church officials took steps to cove The grand jury said it believes the "r...
The US has denied reports that its embassy in Turkey's capital had confirmed the detained American pastor Andrew Brunson would be released by house arrest by 15 An embassy official told Reuters on Mo...
The United States government has turned down a deal from Turkey which would see an imprisoned American pastor released. A White House official told the Wall Street Journal the Turkish government offe...
The US has warned the detention of pastor Andrew Brunson in Turkey is hindering US-Turkish relations. The American Charge d'Affaires in Ankara, Philip Kosnett, said there is a "strong sense of unity ...
China, Iran and Russia have been named by an independent US body among 16 countries where violations of religious freedom are "most egregious". They are countries of "particular concern" for particip...
Three church bells stolen by US troops during the Philippine War in 1901 have finally been returned to the Southeast Asian country. Filipinos have for decades been calling for the return of the Bells...
US officials have returned to Iraq 3,800 ancient artifacts that had been smuggled into the United States and shipped to an arts and crafts retailer. Cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals, and clay bullae...
One of America's most senior politicians has claimed it is possible Donald Trump was sent by God to save Israel from rival nations. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was responding to a question from...
America's Attorney General has said the man charged with killing nine black parishioners at a Bible study in a church should face the death penalty. Dylann Roof is awaiting trial in connection with...
The United States Senate has unanimously passed a resolution demanding the release of Iranian prisoner Pastor Saeed Abedini. Pastor Abedini was sentenced to 8 years in an Iranian prison for "attempti...
US Senator Bernie Sanders has been told to apologise after grilling the man set to become one of President Trump's top White House officials. Russell Vought, who is an outspoken Christian, has been n...
A Texas church has delivered bags filled with $75,000 worth of gift cards to support local federal workers impacted by the government shutdown. As many as 800,000 federal staff haven't been paid sinc...
Actor Kelsey Grammer has revealed a string of tragedies in his life led to him struggling to maintain his faith. The Frasier star's father was killed after being shot when his son was in his early te...
A law has passed in the city of Madison in Wisconsin, USA, which bans religious discrimination against atheists, saying "Religion was protected, so non-religion The Guardian has reported that it is b...
The United States' State Department has said it fully supports the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as it seeks autonomy from its Russian counterpart. It follows Washington's backing of Ukraine's territoria...
In a federal lawsuit, a Georgia preacher who was barred from preaching on public sidewalks (i.e. pavements) is challenging the restraints in court. In a story carried by Fox News, Eric Love says his ...
The US will impose sanctions on two Turkish officials over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges, the White Hous President Donald Trump warned last wee...
