Pope Francis has delivered a homily in which he states atheists who do good are redeemed through Jesus. Speaking at the Wednesday morning Mass in ...

A Vatican spokesman has declared Mexico’s folk Death Saint (Santa Meurte) is “blasphemous” and should not be part of any religion. Cardinal ...

An inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar Indian dentist after she suffered a miscarriage in an Irish hospital is scheduled to begin on Monday,...

As the number of people identifying themselves as Christian goes into steep decline, there is one place where religious debate is booming: online. ...

The Huffington Post pictures of the day brings you the very best images from around the world chosen by our own photo editors, Elliot Wagland, Matthew...

On Sunday, 29 March 1739, two young men, aspiring authors and student friends from Eton College and Cambridge, departed Dover for the Continent.

Where once the public might have been duped into believing that the moral compass of the religious was faithful and true, it is now painfully apparent that this compass is not only unreliable but has been tossed overboard.

The Pope had become nearly blind in one eye and had been falling out of bed 'several times' whilst on foreign trips, making him very tired for his pap...

The top Catholic theologians in line for the Papacy come from diverse countries, backgrounds and many have courted controversyy over some more entrenc...

The Cardinal heralded as the man who could be the first black Pope has said sex abuse could not happen in Africa, on the same scale as Europe, because...

The Church has lost its way.

In the spirit of the season of goodwill Pope Benedict XVI has granted a Christmas pardon to his former butler and close companion Paolo Gabriele, who ...

Drunken hoards of rowdy tourists have made Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel an "unimaginable mess" and access to the artwork should be restricted, an Ita...

A row has erupted over a priest banning yoga from a Southampton church hall because the class was "not compatible" with the Catholic faith. Instruc...

The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland is facing a chorus of calls for his resignation after allegations that he knew five children were being abu...