United Kingdom

Gay marriage question threatens to break up Church of England

16/05/2017

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Pope Francis cheered in Fatima

Tens of thousands of worshippers greeted Pope Francis from the esplanade of the Fatima sanctuary where the Pope made saints of two Portuguese shepherd children who are believed to have seen apparition

14/05/2017

Portugal

Pope gives the Catholic church its two youngest Saints

Pope Francis has canonised the Marto children, who 100 years ago saw the Madonna in Portugal, and are now the Catholic church's youngest saints.

13/05/2017

Portugal

Pope visits Portugal to make shepherd children saints

Pope Francis has visited one of the most famous Catholic pilgrimage sites, the Shrine of Fatima in Portugal, to name two shepherd children saints.

13/05/2017

Portugal

Pope Francis arrives in Portugal for Fatima trip

Pope Francis arrived at Monte Real airport in Portugal on Friday where he was greeted by the Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

12/05/2017

Russia

'Pokemon Go' player guilty of religious hatred in Russia

Pokemon-playing blogger guilty of inciting religious hatred in central Russia

11/05/2017

Indonesia

Christian governor of Jakarta imprisoned for blasphemy

Outgoing governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama - known as Ahok - was sentenced to two years on accusations of insulting Islam.

09/05/2017

Vatican

Swiss Guard swears in 40 new recruits

The world’s oldest standing army has 40 new members after a Swiss Guard swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican.

07/05/2017

Indonesia

Indonesian authorities hunt inmates after mass jail break

Indonesian authorities have been hunting around 200 prisoners who broke out from an overcrowded jail on Sumatra island.

06/05/2017

USA

Trump poised to pick a fight over religious liberty vs. gay rights

03/05/2017

Jordan

Archbishop of Canterbury prays at River Jordan

Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has prayed at the River Jordan, historically believed to be the site of Jesus’ baptism.

03/05/2017

Sweden

Swedish mosque damaged in suspected arson attack

Man arrested after Stockholm mosque burned

01/05/2017

World News

New identities are evolving within our society - that is normal

The current social and political debates over migration have brought to the fore questions about cultural diversity and the coexistence of different cultural identities in…

01/05/2017

Vatican

Pope urges mediation in growing dispute between N.Korea and Washington

It is an issue that has reached boiling point and threatens us all with nuclear destruction.

30/04/2017

Egypt

Pope Francis urges unity against fanaticism

On his first visit to Egypt, Pope Francis sent a message of peace and tolerance.

29/04/2017

Egypt

Pope Francis denounces religious fundamentalism across Middle East

Pope Francis' trip to Egypt is aimed at building bridges between Christian and Muslim faiths

28/04/2017

Egypt

Pope Francis calls for peace and dialogue with Muslim in Egypt

Pope Francis' visit to Egypt comes amid heavy security after a series of deadly attacks on Coptic Christian churches

28/04/2017

Egypt

Cairo prepares for Pope Francis' visit to heal ties

Pope Francis arrives in the Egyptian capital Cairo less than a month after deadly attacks on Coptic churches

27/04/2017

Egypt

Pope to strengthen ties with Islam during Egypt trip

Catholics in Egypt make up less than 1% of the population, but Pope Francis wants to strengthen dialogue between religions.

26/04/2017

Russia

Russian court bans Jehovah's Witnesses as 'extremist'

The religious organisation reportedly intends to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

20/04/2017