An Irish woman in her 50s was seriously injured after being stabbed in her church during morning Mass on Tuesday, and the suspect in his 30s reportedly has a history of mental illness
Some 50,000 mourners gathered in the square to say farewell to Pope Benedict who died on New Year's Eve aged 95.
tatistics reveal that abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide for the fourth year in a row, as the number of abortions nearly quadrupled the number of deaths from infectious diseases in 2022.
A foreign policy expert has called on the World Council of Churches to remove the Russian Orthodox Church from membership over its support of the invasion of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine in observance of the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday following a request from the church’s leader. The Russian...
It's been more than two years since China took control of Hong Kong. In that time, dozens of human rights and religious freedom activists have been arrested, while thousands have fled authoritarian rule. Those who stay face increasing repression as Beijing intensifies its crackdown on religious freedom.
Israel's new National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir made a controversial visit Tuesday to Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism and the third holiest site in Islam. He was widely criticized by Palestinians, Hamas, U.N. officials and the Biden administration for violating the "status quo" on who can visit the site. The Netnayahu government claims it's not a violation of the status quo, and it has some strong support for that contention on Capitol Hill.
The Russian military has claimed that cellphone use among its soldiers helped Ukrainian forces locate the troops and launch a deadly attack. A Ukrainian missile strike on Sunday killed at least 89 Rus...
The watchman. He was the grandfather who loved spy novels, Manchester United and coffee.
Proponents of Israel condemned the United Nations General Assembly for approving a resolution accusing the country of illegally occupying Palestinian territories, a move the Israeli prime minister ...
Taraneh Alidoosti was free on bail today after her arrest for supporting an anti-government protester, local media reported Wednesday. Protests have popped up all over Iran since September, when a 22-...
