Church
Israeli man arrested for smashing crosses, statues in Jaffa's St. Anthony's Church
According to the police, they were called on Sunday morning and informed of the incident. Police arrived at the scene to investigate and found that the church had been vandalized.
US lawmakers seek 100-foot buffer zone around houses of worship to protect against protests
Nahariya's Byzantine church hit by Hezbollah rocket reopens to public after four months
Christian Zionists ignore reality of West Bank living, Palestinian Christian leaders say
China underground church pastors arrested, face up to three years in jail, NGO head says
The group, which includes church founder Pastor Jin Mingri, is being held in detention centers in the southern city of Beihai.
800-year-old gilded Christ found near lost medieval church in Norway by detectorist
The statuette is now on its way to NTNU in Trondheim for detailed analysis.
Sagrada Familia becomes world's tallest church as central tower surpasses 162.91 meters
Under construction since 1882, the basilica is due for completion in 2026 at 172.5 meters, coinciding with Gaudí's centenary.
New Archbishop Symeon ordained at Jerusalem’s Church of the Resurrection, starting a new era
Gerapetritis says negotiations with Egypt on Saint Catherine's Monastery status are advancing and that safeguarding Patriarchate rights remains a top national priority.
For the first time in 800 years, Saint Francis of Assisi’s remains to be presented
Free veneration slots require online reservation, as organizers prepare for a record influx of pilgrims.
LDS Church bids farewell to President Russell M. Nelson, longest-lived leader since 1830 founding
Nelson took the helm in 2018 at age 93, expanding temple construction and reversing a policy that barred baptism for children of same-sex couples.
Holy war: How Russia recruited Orthodox priests to sway Moldova's voters
Moldova’s Orthodox clergy, after all-expenses-paid pilgrimages to Russia, spread anti-Western messages online, influencing the country’s pivotal elections with Russian backing.
Greek authorities arrest abbot alleged to have been trafficking church relics
Six defendants are being held over the charges, which saw prized historic artefacts listed for sale at €200,000.
Retired vicar arrested for extreme body modification ring ran by the ‘Eunuch Maker’
His guilty plea came after the discovery on his phone of a video revealing Baulcomb performing a procedure on a man’s penis with a pair of nail scissors.
Italian teen to become first millennial Catholic saint on Sunday
Carlo Acutis, who died aged 15, learned computer code to build websites to spread his faith. His story has drawn wide attention from Catholic youth.
