Two official Catholic bodies in China have launched a plan to eliminate "foreign influence" from the Catholic Church and ensure that all religious activities fall under the control of the Communist Party.Read More

Pope Francis will be meeting with representatives of the world's top oil companies to discuss the issue of climate change, a Vatican source revealed.Read More

Egyptian police have arrested nine Copts in an apparent attempt to persuade a priest to drop charges against a mob involved in vandalizing a church and other properties belonging to Christians.Read More

The Church of England has issued guidance instructing clergy to tell parishioners that information divulged about sex abuse during confession will have to be reported to the police.Read More

A Catholic bishop in Ireland has suggested that those who voted in favor of repealing the ban on abortion should go to confession if they want to continue receiving Holy Communion.Read More

Two pastors were arrested in China's Jiangsu province last week for allegedly operating a school without proper documents.Read More

Suspected Fulani herdsmen have carried out an attack on a Catholic minor seminary in Nigeria's "Middle Belt" region, injuring the priests and some of the students.Read More

A pro-life group that campaigned to preserve Ireland's Eight Amendment has described the landslide vote to repeal the measure that bans abortions in the country as a "tragedy of historic proportions."Read More

Bishops in the Church of England have launched an initiative to encourage transgender individuals to apply for leadership roles in their local churches.Read More

A Catholic media outlet in China's Hebei province was reportedly ordered to stop reporting about the Month of Mary pilgrimages that are taking place across the country.Read More

Catholic church officials in Chile have suspended 14 priests for "improper conduct," as Pope Francis prepares to meet with a second group of sex abuse victims in Rome.Read More