US Vice President JD Vance has criticised UK authorities for prosecuting a British army veteran for his silent prayers near an abortion facility. Adam Smith-Connor was convicted by magistrates in ...

The anti-persecution watchdog Open Doors is urging members of the African Union (AU) to do more to stop the violence across the continent. African heads of state and government are meeting this ...

Visitors and pilgrims from across the world who have gathered at the Vatican have expressed their concern for the Pope who remains in hospital with bronchitis. Many had travelled from afar, hoping to ...

The Presbyterian Church of Wales (PCW) has launched an appeal to help thousands of displaced refugees in north East India. The appeal is in response to the violent upheaval which took place in Manipur ...

An Italian woman who drew hundreds of pilgrims to worship at a statue of the Virgin Mary who she claimed wept tears of blood is being investigated for fraud. Gisella Cardia bought the statue in 2016 ...

Swansea's iconic St Mary's Church is becoming Wales’ first minster in a special service today. The church which was rebuilt in the 1950s after being burned to the ground during the Nazis’ three-day ...

The Archbishop of York has apologised to the Church of England’s General Synod for “unintentionally influencing voting” on who might become a bishop. Speaking during a debate on changing voting rules ...

The Bishop of London has broken down in tears after describing the treatment of some women in the Church of England. Rt Rev Dame Sarah Mullally was addressing members of the General Synod about the ...

Pope Francis, who has spent the last two nights in hospital, has apologised for missing a mass at the Vatican on Sunday, saying that he was still being treated for bronchitis and thanking his doctors ...

A huge humpback whale briefly scooped a kayaker in its mouth off the coast of southern Chile before spitting him out unscathed in a dramatic incident caught on camera. The kayaker, Adrian Simancas, ...