Church

South Korean cardinal hails courage of medical workers fighting MERS outbreak

Seoul's new cardinal has expressed his appreciation for the selfless efforts of the Catholic Medical Center's doctors and nurses in the continuing outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in South Korea.

Pope Francis: The middle class has its problems too

The Pope said he was willing to have a dialogue with Americans who disagree with his criticism of capitalism.

What does the Supreme Court gay marriage ruling mean for Christian colleges?

Legal options to put pressure on Christian colleges to conform are being explored with the creation of a new equality campaign.

Justin Welby promises church child abuse investigation, survivors say it's not enough

Survivors of sex abuse in the Church have criticised the Archbishop of Canterbury's pledge that the Church could launch its own investigation into abuse because they say it does not go far enough.

50 Polish Christians honoured for wartime heroism saving Jews

Representatives of the Jewish community have honoured elderly Poles for saving Jews during the Nazi holocaust.

Welcome the needy and people with different beliefs, Pope tells faithful

A welcoming attitude to other people, especially the needy and including those who have different beliefs, is needed to effectively preach the Gospel, said Pope Francis in the last homily of his July 5-13 travel to South America.

Pope closes South America trip urging youth to 'make a mess'

Pope Francis left for Rome on Sunday at the end of a trip to South America during which he censured capitalism, championed the rights of the poor and warned of irreversible damage to the planet.

Islam, Catholicism seeing rapid growth among young people in China â survey

Islam and Catholicism are the two religions that have seen rapid growth among the Chinese who are under 30 years old, according to a new study.

Pastor convicted of 'spreading corruption on Earth' given temporary reprieve in Iran

A Christian house church leader has been set free from prison in Iran but only for a limited time, as nuclear talks enter the final phase between the the country and US-led powers.

Young Christians in Pakistan form group to protect their churches from terrorist attacks

Inspired by words from the Bible, young Christian men in Pakistan have formed a group to defend their churches, after Christian congregations recently became the targets of terrorist attacks in the predominantly Muslim countr

Nicky Gumbel: 'The Catholic Church is leading the way in evangelisation'

Influential evangelical and Alpha pastor Rev Nicky Gumbel yesterday sang the praises of the Catholic Church for being at the fore in bringing new Christians to faith in Jesus.

Displaced Christian Iraqi girl forgives ISIS, says her words come from the Holy Spirit

Maryam Benham, as interviewed by Sat7 last year. The unwavering faith of a young refugee who was forced to flee her homeland in the Middle East with her family has stood out among the many horror stories on the Islamic State's terror campaign in the region, after she said she forgives ISIS and her words come from the Holy Spirit.

Belgium rescues Christian refugees from war-torn Syria in secret 2-month operation