Pope Leo XIV has welcomed the world of cinema at a Vatican meeting of actors, filmmakers, directors, and scriptwriters for an ...

The presidents of the Conference of European Churches and the Council of European Bishops' Conferences have presented a revised Charta Œcumenica to Pope Leo XIV, a new document cementing church and ...

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has removed Metropolitan Nestor of Korsun and Western Europe from his ...

Pope Leo XIV has sent a message to the UN Climate Conference in Belém, Brazil, calling for urgent action and an "ecological ...

Oikocredit, a global economic justice and economic development tool conceived at the World Council of Churches, is ...

President Donald Trump says he has ordered the U.S. Defence Department to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria as he accuses the West African nation of not doing enough to stem violence ...

The World Council of Churches has added its voice to UN agencies expressing grave concern over reports from El Fasher, in Sudan, following the recent capture of the city by the paramilitary Rapid ...

China has arrested scores of Christian pastors in a sweeping crackdown on unregistered churches, which illustrates President Xi Jinping's growing intolerance of religious freedom. Open Doors reported ...

It is one of the world's smallest armies and is said to be the oldest operating in the tiniest state on the planet. Now the Vatican's Swiss Guards are adding to their uniforms. Their celebrated blue, ...

Catholic Church leaders in Madagascar have urged a return to dialogue after the Indian Ocean island's president was forced into exile by an Oct. 14 military takeover, with other church leaders calling ...

(Photo: File photo. Aid to the Church in Need)Armed security personnel stand guard outside the Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral in Lahore, Pakistan. It is not always easy to be a Christian in Pakistan, ...

World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Jerry Pillay has welcomed the news of the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, praising U.S President Donald Trump for his role. "We ...