An elderly priest has been shot in the head by unidentified Islamic extremists who set upon his vehicle in Burkina Faso. According to an official from the local Catholic diocese, Fr Antonio Cesar Fer...
Two children have been pulled from the rubble on the Italian resort island of Ischia, 14 hours after a 4.0-magnitude quake toppled buildings and killed at least Firefighters rescued a seven-month-old...
A Spanish electrician's been jailed for ten years, for stealing nearly £2m of collection money and a priceless medieval book from one of Spain's most famous ca Jose Manuel Fernandez Castineiras stol...
A woman who was breastfeeding during a Sunday service at Elevation Church in North Carolina said she was told to leave the sanctuary and go to the bathroom inst Amanda Zilliken took to Facebook to ai...
At least 11 people have died and several others have been injured during a stampede at a church service in the Zimbabwe. It's claimed thousands of worshippers rushed to leave a service at a stadium i...
Singer Ellie Goulding has threatened to pull out of an American football half-time show unless the Salvation Army makes a contribution to the LGBTQ community. The Salvation Army's Annual Red Kettle C...
The British musician Elton John has said he "would love" to meet Pope Francis. Elton John made the comment on the Today programme on Thursday while talking about his work with the US government in ta...
Gay singer Sir Elton John called Pope Francis 'my hero' at his annual AIDS benefit event. He praised the pontiff's compassion for gay people and his call for the Catholic Church to be more accepting....
The Elvis Gospel Fan Club argues 'the king' was a man of faith It's claimed the gospel songs of Elvis can provide a starting point for people wanting to explore their spirituality.President of the E...
Elvis Presley's daughter Lisa Marie Presley has described the "powerful and moving experience" of singing with her father for a new album of the late star's mus The new record, titled Where No One St...
French President Emmanuel Macron has set a target of five years for the ruined Notre Dame Cathedral to be rebuilt. Mr Macron outlined his hopes for the restoration in an address to the nation on Tues...
Empty church buildings across the UK will be repurposed to hold rock and pop concerts. Former Eurthymics singer Dave Stewart has partnered with Churches Conservation Trust to "repurpose churches for ...
Hopes of finding the remains of a missing Vatican teenager in the tombs of two 19th-century German princesses have been dashed. The graves were opened at a tiny Holy See cemetery on Thursday but turn...
US vice president and Christian Mike Pence has told crowds at the world's biggest pro-life rally that putting an end to taxpayer-funded abortions is an importan Speaking close to the Washington Monum...
A missionary couple from Cambridgeshire are to speak publicly about surviving a hostage-taking last year in West Africa - in which a close friend and colleague David and Shirley Donovan from Fenland...
An American bishop, who's facing charges of killing a cyclist after hitting him with her car whilst drunk, has resigned. Heather Cook quit her position in the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland taking her...
Michael Curry has become the first African-American presiding bishop of the US Episcopal Church. Bishop Michael, from North Carolina, succeeds the Episcopal Church's first female presiding bishop, Ka...
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned the US not to impose sanctions against his government over the imprisonment of an American pastor facing terror Mr Erdogan told journalists on Sunday t...
A Christian freedom group has written to members of the Human Rights Council urging them to support a resolution to seek peace in Eritrea. Christian Solidarity Worldwide and Human Rights Concern Erit...
Police have closed the last Christian run health centre in Eritrea. A police report on the closure of the church in Zager, which was obtained by Christian persecution charity, Open Doors states: "The...
