A final service has been held at the makeshift church in the 'Jungle' camp in the French port of Calais.

The Catholic Church could be forced to pay out millions of pounds in compensation  over a historic child sex abuse scandal.

Two rapping priests have appeared on TV show the X Factor in a tribute to contestant Honey G.

The Catholic Church in America has given almost £700,000 to a campaign opposing the legalisation of cannabis.

Iraqi Catholics in a town near Mosul have been able to celebrate Mass for the first time in two years.

Visitors to medieval churches in England are being urged on Halloween to report unusual carvings known as "witches' marks".

Pope Francis arrives in Sweden today to celebrate with the Lutheran Church.

It's been reported that children have pelted two priests in Germany with stones shouting 'Allahu Akbar', which means 'God is great' in Arabic.

Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has called a previous meeting with Pope Francis "a profound experience," ahead of his new film which features the pontiff.

Nuns in Italy have run for their lives after a 6.6 earthquake destroyed a cathedral and basilica.

A Bristol church is holding the first ever "Heavy Metal Mass" service the day before Halloween.

Steve Chalke will host a "renaming ceremony" at his church on Sunday for a transgender man who was born intersex. 

A church verger in Suffolk has been given a restraining order and ordered to pay hundreds of pounds after abusing an elderly woman.

Former Labour Home Secretary David Blunkett's called for a ban on all money-making Christmas promotions until December to "restore some meaning" to the celebration.