At least 14 people have been killed and 78 injured in two suicide bombings at churches in Pakistan’s most densely populated Christian area.  A security guard spotted one of the bombers trying to enter St John’s Catholic church in Youhanabad, Lahore, and forced him to detonate the bomb without entering the church, while at the…

The Church in Cuba is to build its first new church since the revolution in 1959. The new church will be in the centre of Sandino, the largest town in the western province of Pinar del Río, the Archdiocese of Havana has told Agenzia Fides. Local bishop, Dr Jorge Enrique Serpa Pérez says the church,…

British Christians feel under pressure to hide their faith at work, according to the largest public consultation ever conducted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.  Almost 2,500 people took part in the survey on their experiences of religion and belief in the workplace and as the recipients of services.  The survey took place against…

L’Arche founder Jean Vanier has won this year’s Templeton Prize. The £1.1 million prize honours a living person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension, and always exceeds the Nobel prizes in value, due to founder John Templeton’s belief that spiritual advances are no less important than those in other areas…

Prayers have been said in churches across India for a 71-year-old nun who was gang-raped after six men broke into a convent school in Ranaghat in West Bengal. The attack has raised fears among India’s Christian community, already distressed by a series of attacks on churches and unconvinced by Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…

Pope Announces Year of Mercy Pope Francis has announced the celebration of an extraordinary Jubilee Year dedicated to Mercy. The Holy Year of Mercy will begin on December 8, 2015, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception and 50th anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council, and will end on November 20, 2016, the…