Syrian troops and their allies have captured another town controlled by the Islamic State group in central Syria, according to state media reports. 

A retired Catholic bishop accused of covering up sex abuse against children in Australia has died from cancer.

The story of Ecce Homo are being turned into a comic opera as well as a film. 

The pope has delivered a surprising message to dioceses around the world on the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday. 

A national campaign to build a prayer landmark in the UK has begun.

The pope has delivered a surprising message to dioceses around the world on the eve of Divine Mercy Sunday. 

The Syrian Army is pushing to try and recapture the Christian town of Al-Qaryatayn according to reports coming from the country. 

The Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan has said sorry for any hurt "religious or other sentiments" by his controversial comment on "affair with the Pope".

More than half of people in Scotland now have no religion, according to new research. 

An Indian priest who was abducted by gunmen in Yemen in March is safe, and could soon be released, according to a Catholic aid group in the country. 

The funeral has taken place of a Glasgow shopkeeper who was killed after wishing his Christian friends a happy Easter on Facebook. 

A vigil protesting the treatment of the legacy of the late Bishop George Bell's being held at Chichester Cathedral today. 

The government in Pakistan has decided to leave strict blasphemy laws in the country unchanged.  

Churches have to be more willing to learn and understand about autism to ensure autistic people are included in services, according to a Christian activist.