Happy birthday: France's spectacular abbey Mont-Saint-Michel turns 1,000

Legend has it that the archangel Michael appeared in 708, instructing the bishop of nearby Avranches to build him a church on the rocky outcrop.

Mormon missionary killed, 3 others hurt in Brazil bus crash

Church leaders said 20-year-old Elder Izaak Orion Card, 20, of Anchorage, Alaska, lost his life in a rural area near the city of Tibagi.

Pope Francis gets back to work after battling fever

Pope Francis resumed regular appointments on Saturday, one day after canceling his schedule due to a fever.

Timothy Keller, prominent NYC-based pastor and best-selling author, dies at 72

Timothy Keller, a pastor and best-selling author who founded the influential Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, died after a three-year bout with pancreatic cancer.

Kenya cult deaths: 39 bodies found amid investigation into pastor

A pastor in Kenya has been arrested over links to cultism, and dozens of bodies are still being discovered on his land.

Supreme Court hears Christian mail carrier's religious tolerance case

The Supreme Court is being asked to decide under what circumstances businesses must accommodate the needs of religious employees.

Pope Francis slams 'insinuations' against John Paul II as baseless

An audiotape from a purported Roman mobster insinuated that John Paul would go out looking for underage girls to molest. The Vatican calls it "slanderous."

Fire tears through Massachusetts church on Easter Sunday

The fire at a church in Cambridge broke out not long after Easter services, prompting a partial roof collapse, officials said.

Pope Francis discharged from hospital: 'Still alive,' he jokes

Pope Francis, 86, spent 10 days at the same hospital in July 2021 following intestinal surgery for a bowel narrowing.

Pope Francis improving since hospitalization with infection, Vatican says

Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory infection and rested well overnight. The 86-year-old pope had part of one lung removed as a young man.

Notre Dame Cathedral set to reopen in December 2024, Paris officials say

Notre Dame’s iconic spire, which collapsed in the 2019 fire, will start to reappear above the monument this year in a powerful signal of its revival, officials said.

Popeyes brings back seafood classics for Lent observers

The fast-food chain will bring back the Flounder Fish Sandwich and the Shrimp Tackle Box for a limited time.

Satanic Temple launches telehealth abortion care in New Mexico, hopes to expand

The Satanic Temple, which doesn’t believe in a literal Satan, has claimed its abortion ritual is exempt from bans because it’s part of religious practice.

West Virginia advances mandate to display ‘In God We Trust’ in schools

Republican Sen. Mike Azinger, who introduced the bill, says he wants to give students something to look up to and to tell them it's okay to “say God” in school. The bill requires that the phrase appears in an area in each school building.