Church

India: 15 Christian clerics donate kidneys after priest leads the way

Fifteen Christian clerics in Kerala, India have donated organs since 2009, when a Catholic priest set an example by giving his kidney to a patient in need.

Catholic charity wants to train 1,000 new priests after Fr Jacques Hamel killing

In honour of Jacques Hamel, the French priest murdered by Islamist sympathisers two weeks ago, a Catholic charity is launching a campaign to support the training of 1,000 new priests around the world.

Australia: Church bishop 'in tears' over decision to defrock sex abuse priest

An Australian bishop was reduced to tears over having to defrock a priest accused of sexual abuse because he was worried about the "effect if would have on the parishioners", a royal commission has heard.

U.S. churches prepare for terror attacks amid rising threats following murder of French priest

Churches in the U.S. face a terrifying new reality: They could be attractive targets for terror as shown by the murder of French priest Jacques Hamel on July 26 in Normandy, France, counter-terrorism experts have revealed.

Australia's cathedral deans call for prevention of further abuse after Royal Commission

The deans of Australia's cathedrals have collectively expressed their regret at the damage caused by clergy and other church officials after hearing reports at their annual conference about the country's Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Don't surrender to China, Cardinal Zen tells Vatican

A retired bishop in Hong Kong has said allowing the Chinese government to appoint Catholic bishops would mean "surrender".

Justin Welby: We'll stop protests at consecration of women bishops

The Church of England has banned protests at the consecration of female bishops after a campaign mounted by Women and the Church.

'Spotlight' priest hangs himself in jail after fresh paedophilia allegations

Father Bonifacio Buzzi, 57, was found dead in his prison cell in Minas Gerais, in the north of Brazil, the state government said in a statement.

Kosovo: British former priest accused of abuse should not be extradited - court

A British former Catholic priest wanted on child sex abuse charges from the 1970s and 1980s should not be extradited to the UK because the crimes were committed too long ago, a court in Kosovo ruled on Monday.

Could the decline in Christianity be coming to a halt?

The decline of Christianity in Britain could be coming to a halt, temporarily at least, according to new figures from this year's British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA)

Church seeks help for people being traded as slaves at sea

One modern way that our fellow human beings are turned into slaves is through human trafficking, which often leads to slavery at sea. This transnational crime was the subject of a meeting organised in Rome by the United States Embassy to the Holy See, in cooperation with the U.S. Conference of Bishops.

U.S. scholar feels like she won an Oscar after being chosen to study possibility of female Catholic deacons