When Christianity became state-sponsored under leaders such as Constantine and Theodosius, governments systematically ...

Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St. Peter’s Square. But throngs of pilgrims are already flocking to ...

Pilgrims have been pouring into this medieval hilltop town to venerate not only two of the Catholic Church’s most celebrated ...

Easter in Italy 2025 is a unique opportunity to experience one of the country’s most important and deeply rooted traditions.

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the ...

New research shows a worldwide trend of people either leaving the religion they were raised in or completely dropping religion, with Christianity taking a particularly big hit.

Read about where Christianity has had the largest net losses, and how those who've left Christianity now identify religiously ...

In many places surveyed, 20% or more of all adults have left their childhood religious group. Christianity and Buddhism have ...

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present this testimony on the critical issue of religious freedom in Afghanistan. The human rights of religious minorities and others who do not conform ...

Pope Francis is no longer using an oxygen mask to breathe at night and his doctors believe he will continue to improve, the Vatican has said. In the latest update on the pope’s health, the ...

King Charles III is going ahead with his state visit to Italy and the Vatican, Buckingham Palace says. Tuscany's president advises residents to exercise "the utmost attention and caution".