International Space Station Commander Randy Bresnik has told Pope Francis his greatest joy working on the orbiting lab is being able to "see God's creation mayb They spoke during a phone call between...
A train which hurtled off the rails in north-western Spain, killing 80 people was going at around twice the speed limit. A Spanish official says a train crash in the north-west of the country - which...
EU proposals to give Spain a veto over decisions concerning the future of Gibraltar are "very scary", the Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe has told Premier. Gibraltar's government has accused its closes...
A church in Spain is facing a £14,000 fine because its bells are "too noisy". Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Mostoles, south-west of Madrid, faces the fine after complaints from residents.The ...
Churches in Spain are being met with criticism for holding special Masses in homage to the military dictator Franciso Franco. He died forty years ago and it is thought that hundreds of thousands of...
Convents across Spain have resorted to the internet to recruit new members, in the hope of stemming a collapse in the number of women signing up to become nuns The religious orders have been lured t...
A pair of nuns in Spain are under investigation over allegations of stealing 13 babies whose mothers gave them up for adoption. Sister Carmen Longatela Latas, 82, and Sister Carmen Vazquez Lamela, 88...
A convent of Spanish nuns have been fined for having a priceless church organ repaired without the state's permission. The sisters of Santa Ines in Seville, southern Spain, accepted the offer from a ...
Another priest from Spain has been killed by the Ebola virus, the Spanish Ministry of Health has said. Father Manuel Garcia Viejo was seriously ill at Carlos III hospital after being flown home from ...
Spain is to fly home a priest who is battling for his life after contracting the deadly Ebola virus whilst living in West Africa. Fr Miguel Pajares was working as a missionary in Liberia when he beca...
A Spanish priest who has been working in Africa has been admitted to hospital in Madrid with suspected Ebola. Hospital sources say the priest had been in Liberia and was in contact with people who we...
The missionary has become the first person with the deadly Ebola virus to be brought back to Europe for treatment. Miguel Pajares who's 75, was taken off a plane on a stretcher by health workers in p...
Fr Miguel Pajares, the first European to be flown home for treatment for Ebola, has died of the virus. The 75-year-old passed away at hospital in Madrid.He was working as a missionary in Liberia when...
Catholic university students are designing a special altar for Pope Francis' visit to the Unites States (U.S). The winning design features arches that are similar to the architecture of the Basilica ...
A special Mass is being held to celebrate the lives of the victims of the Easter weekend bomb attack in Lahore in Pakistan. More than 70 people died when a park full of families was attacked on Eas...
The King and Queen of Spain have attended a special Mass on Sunday in Barcelona to remember the victims of Thursday's terror attacks. Cardinal Joan Josep Omella welcomed families of the victims, as w...
A speeding car driver in Germany has avoided prosecution after his identity was masked in a police camera image. In a light hearted post on Facebook, local police said the 'Holy Spirit' placed his sy...
The number of suspicious transactions reported to the Vatican's financial watchdog has risen dramatically. The Financial Information Authority's Annual Report for 2015 shows there were 544 reports in...
One of President Donald Trump's spiritual advisers has claimed the President has "put prayer back into the White House." Speaking on a Fox News show, the televangelist and pastor Paula Michelle White...
One of President Donald Trump's spiritual advisers has claimed the President is a "king" installed by God and opposing him is "fighting against the hand of God" Speaking on Pastor Jim Bakker's televi...
