Why is the Pope visiting Ireland?

More than half a million people will be travelling this weekend to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis on his papal visit to Ireland.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been condemned by the Council of Christians of Jews after a video from 2013 emerged showing him accusing some Zionists of having 'no sense of English irony' despite living their whole lives in the UK.

A new report from the Department of Education has suggested white children are far more likely to be admitted to church schools than black children.

Australia's ruling party has elected treasurer and churchgoer Scott Morrison as the next prime minister in a ballot that continues an era of extraordinary political instability.

An all-star gospel and soul line-up, which includes Yolanda Adams, Marvin Sapp, Shirley Caesar, and Stevie Wonder, will perform at Aretha Franklin's funeral next Friday.

Ireland's Taoiseach wants to tell Pope Francis that many Catholics from an LGBT background feel "excluded" from the Church.

Greenbelt festival's creative director says they're not the same as other Christian festivals but we should look beyond the headlines.

Michael Eavis, known for creating the Glastonbury music festival, has become the first patron of the New Room in Bristol, otherwise known as John Wesley's Chapel, the oldest Methodist building in the world. 

A Christian GP has warned that health workers are neglecting their own health, as a new study has revealed two in five GPs experience mental health problems.

Police are investigating a hate crime after a US Catholic priest was beaten while praying at his church in Indiana.

A church in Uganda has been forced to close after being harassed for months by Muslims in the area throwing rocks at congregants, sources have claimed.

Nuns are among 12 people arrested over alleged historical abuse at Smyllum Park orphanage.

The lawyer of US pastor Andrew Brunson has revealed he plans to appeal Turkey's constitutional court's decision to reject his release.