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A Bishop in the Republic of Ireland is urging all road users to take extra care this October bank holiday weekend. Statistics indicate that Bank holiday weekends can be high-risk periods on the roads...

A senior Catholic Church figure in Bangladesh has said he's worried about Christians facing persecution in the workplace, saying they're dealing with exploitati Archbishop Moses Costa of Chittagong t...

Concern's growing for Christians in India over the potential of a change to the country's constitution. There are fears that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) want to change the law to make Ind...

A Syrian archbishop has condemned Western powers following concerns escalating conflict in the north-eastern region of the country could lead to many more Chris Turkey's military claims to have seize...

A Sicilian bishop, known for his work with refugees is being questioned about allegations of embezzling Church money.  Bishop Domenico Mogavero, who oversees the diocese of Mazara Del Vallo near...

An investigation has been launched into a Christian charity accused of funding terrorism after paying ISIS ransom to release Christian hostages. The freedom charity Assyrian Church of the East Relief...

The trial of a former Episcopal bishop for the manslaughter of a cyclist has been postponed until September. Heather Cook was due to go on trial last night accused of killing Thomas Palermo by hittin...

A former American bishop accused of hitting a man, who later died, with her car whilst drunk at the wheel will appear in court later. The trial of Heather Cook for the manslaughter of cyclist Thomas ...

Faith leaders have come together to publicly criticise Donald Trump for his decision to pull America out of the Paris Climate agreement. They've written an open letter to the Times newspaper saying e...

As police in Sweden question a man in connection with yesterday's lorry attack in Stockholm, a Church of England Bishop says the clergy will unite to offer help As police in Sweden question a man in ...

The Anglican Bishop of Tunisia is calling on Christians to pray for the country in which he serves, as it comes to terms with another terrorist attack. Rt Revd Bill Musk has been speaking to Premier ...

Italy has allowed all the migrants stuck on an Italian coast guard ship to disembark, 10 days after they were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea. Some 137 migrants left the Diciotti early on Sunday, st...

Catholic bishops in the US state of Pennsylvania have ordered boys on wrestling teams at faith schools to forfeit matches against females. The new rules, implemented to preserve safety and modesty, a...

Catholic bishops from around the world have united to urge global leaders to come together at upcoming talks on climate change and find a "major breakthrough" o In a 10-point proposal, the Catholic c...

Catholic bishops in Massachusetts have declared their opposition to the death penalty as they await the verdict in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who has been a The 21-year-old has admitted playing a...

Bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are urging ruling party and opposition figures to return to the negotiating table to try and solve a political Violence broke-out in major cities on ...

Bishops in the Central African Republic have urged for peace in the country after a priest was shot dead by soldiers. According to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (CAN), Fr Firmin Gbagoua,...

Several senior clergy, including the Bishop of Manchester want the UK government to let Christians fleeing Iraq take refuge here. Thousands have had to flee the country, many in the city of Mosul who...

A year on since the 'jungle' camp in Calais was dismantled, a number of Catholic bishops have called for help for young people still sleeping rough. In a statement, Bishop William Nolan and Bishop Pa...

A catholic politician poised to become the next secretary general of the United Nations has been endorsed by bishops in his home country. Former-Portuguese prime minister António Guterres was praise...