American actor Stanley Tucci has questioned the Church’s stance on celibacy ahead of his role as a Catholic priest in the upcoming film Conclave, which centres on the election of a new Pope. Speaking ...

Texas education officials voted narrowly to offer preliminary approval on Tuesday for a new curriculum that includes Bible lessons for children starting in kindergarten, part of a growing effort in ...

Kenya’s Catholic Church has rejected a $40,000 (£32,000) donation from President William Ruto, intended for building a priest’s house, a choir gift, and a parish bus. Catholic Archbishop of Nairobi, ...

A pastor in Cheltenham has had his licence to practise revoked following his mention in the Makin Review, an independent report on abuser John Smyth. Rev Nick Stott, formerly serving in the Diocese of ...

Pope Francis said on Thursday the Vatican's pension fund is facing a "serious imbalance" that may require changes to its operating structure, and appointed a senior cardinal to take over the fund's ...

A former vicar has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting to raping a six-year-old boy in a church building. Ifor Whittaker, 80, admitted rape and gross indecency with the child in the ...

American pastor Greg Laurie has urged Jordan Peterson to reflect on the afterlife and the role of Jesus in it. In an emotional conversation on Peterson’s podcast, the pair discussed the Gospel and ...

A church in Switzerland has introduced an AI Jesus to take confessions and offer spiritual advice. The historic St Peter's Chapel in Lucerne partnered with a local university to create and deploy the ...