Christians around the world have held dawns ceremonies and church services to remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In Indonesia some Roman Ca...

In a historic meeting, Pope Francis has paid a visit to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, with the new Pope telling his predecessor "we are brothers". Th...

Pope Benedict XVI has signed off in style, with a James Bond-esque getaway from the Vatican. The 85-year-old hopped in a limousine before boarding ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI came like "a bolt from the blue", according to the dean of the College of Cardinals, Angelo Sodano. And it was...

Pope Benedict XVI's eight years as head of the Catholic Church have been exhausting ones, with the pontiff citing in his resignation statement that hi...

Pope Benedict XVI is to resign at the end of this month, the Vatican has confirmed, stating that his ailing health means he can no longer meet the cha...

Catholic school governors and leaders who are gay, remarry or live with a partner could face the sack or disciplinary action, according to new advice ...

A British bishop has been fined by a German court after a re-trial for denying the Holocaust, after he told a Swedish TV station based in Germany that...

Gay masses in Soho are to be cancelled, according to the Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. ...

Devout Muslims in India have mourned the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson with a solemn mass flagellation ceremony. The ritual is know...

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

When airing his beliefs that Jesus was on a crusade to actually fight against organised religion as opposed to championing it, spoken word poet Jeff Bethke caused controversy amongst both atheists and church goers alike.