Germany Congo-born priest resigns after receiving death threats in Germany A Catholic priest of Congolese origin has resigned in Germany after getting death threats. It follows a row between the 66-year-old clergyman and two 08/03/2016
Russia Russian atheist 'faces jail' under anti-blasphemy law There are claims that a Russian blogger who denied the existence of God in online comments could face a year in jail – under a law brought in after 03/03/2016
Iran Iran's religious minorities ready to vote in general election The overwhelming majority of Iranians are Shi'ite Muslims with numbers as high as 80 percent of the population. 25/02/2016
Vatican Pope Francis calls for death penalty to be scrapped worldwide Pope Francis is calling for the abolition of the death penalty around the world. He says the commandment “You shall not kill” is valid for both the 21/02/2016
My Europe Series Paedophilia cold case burns French clergy A group of former scouts have broken the silence about the abuse they went through decades ago. They want the highest authorities of the French 19/02/2016
No Comment Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visits Antarctic Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill flew to Russia’s Bellingshausen scientific station on the Island of Waterloo from Chile. The Patriarch’s spokesman 19/02/2016
Vatican Pope suggests contraception could be allowed for women facing Zika virus Pope Francis looks to have suggested that the Roman Catholic Church could soften its ban on contraception for women facing the Zika crisis. On the 18/02/2016
Vatican Pope Francis questions Donald Trump's Christianity over migrants Pope Francis has become immersed in the US election campaign after calling into question Donald Trump’s Christianity. Speaking during his in-flight 18/02/2016
World News Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill meets penguins in Antarctica Patriarch Kirill, visiting Antarctica for the first time, has been to the continent’s only Russian Orthodox Church. Invited by the Russian Antarctic 18/02/2016
No Comment High-tech afterlife High powered LED lights illuminate over 2,000 glass Buddha statues in the Ruriden charnel house at Koukokuji temple in Tokyo, Japan. 17/02/2016
Mexico Pope Francis celebrates Mass for clergy in Michoacan, Mexico Pope Francis continued his five-day visit to Mexico on Tuesday (February 16) with a Mass for clergy in the state of Michoacan, a hotbed of Mexico’s 16/02/2016
Mexico Pope Francis talks tough in Mexico in bid for Catholic progress Far from the haves and closer to the have-nots through words and gestures. That appears to be the message Pope Francis has transmitted throughout his 16/02/2016
No Comment Pope courts Chiapas Pope Francis travelled on Monday (February 15) to Tuxtla Gutierrez, the capital of Chiapas state, part of Mexico’s poor, indigenous south, which has 16/02/2016
Mexico Pope Francis embraces Mexico's most marginalised people Pope Francis has embraced Mexico’s poor indigenous south, denouncing what he described as the people’s “systemic” exclusion from society. Many women 15/02/2016
World News There can be 'no dialogue with the devil' says Pope Francis Pope Francis has celebrated Mass in one of Mexico’s poorest and most dangerous cities: Ecatepec where murders, kidnappings and extortion are rife 14/02/2016
Cuba Historic meeting of Pope Francis and Partiarch Kirill in Cuba The leaders of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches meet in Havana on Friday. Pope Francis and Partiarch Kirill are guests of Cuba’s 12/02/2016
No Comment Santa Muerte cult in Mexico In Mexico, growing numbers of people are following Santa Muerte, the patron saint of death. This fact does not please the Vatican – Mexico is one of 12/02/2016
Cuba Stage is set ahead of historic pope-patriarch meeting The stage is set, now all that remains is for the lead actors to arrive. A historic reunion of East and West is scheduled for Friday (February 12) 11/02/2016
Vatican Pope raises concerns for Christians in talks with Iraqi PM Abadi Pope Francis hosted Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday and raised concerns about the desperate plight of Christians and other 10/02/2016
Iran "Morality police" app blocked in Iran Developers say servers were overwhelmed by demand when it was launched 10/02/2016