Pope Leo XIV and World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay have expressed sorrow and horror over an ...

People in Gaza are facing starvation, and more Jewish groups have joined global religious voices in stepped-up calls for ...

ISIS, or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, has claimed responsibility for a shocking assault on churchgoers at a Catholic ...

The World Council of Churches' general secretary, Rev. Jerry Pillay, recently called for unity in the church community in ...

A Hindu-majority village in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh has banned a Christian family from living there after they refused to convert to Hinduism, the religion that almost 80 percent of Indians ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has telephoned Pope Leo XIV, who urged Israel's leader to revive negotiations and endorse a ceasefire.

The organizing committee of the Paris 2024 Olympics has apologized to Catholics and other Christian groups that were outraged by a scene during the opening ceremony.

Two of the top church leaders in the Holy Land have toured the Christian Palestinian town of Taybeh in the West Bank, the scene of several attacks by militant settlers in recent weeks, and charge ...

Some lawmakers in the United Kingdom have demanded that prayers in Parliament be scrapped, saying the tradition has no place in the 21st century.

Medically assisted dying – also known as voluntary euthanasia – accounted for 4.7 percent of deaths in Canada in 2023, new government data shows.

Both warring partners have consistently targeted Sudan's Christian community since the beginning of the Sudan war in acts that can be considered war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Christmas is a bleak event in Bethlehem in 2024 -- there is no traditional Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as Jesus' birthplace.