A woman in her 50s was stabbed inside a church in Ireland shortly before morning Mass on Tuesday. The attack occurred at Holy Cross Church in Summerhill, Tramore, County Waterford at about 9.45am.The...

By the Visual Journalism teamBBC News20 July 2026Updated 6 hours agoPrime Minister Andy Burnham has started building his new cabinet after taking office following the resignation of Sir Keir...

EPACatherine WyattBBC religious affairs2 July 2026The Vatican has excommunicated followers of a conservative Catholic splinter sect, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a day after it consecrated...

EPACatherine WyattBBC religious affairs15 minutes agoMore than half a million Christians who are part of a conservative Catholic splinter sect, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), have been...

EPA/ShutterstockImogen FoulkesGeneva correspondent46 minutes agoThousands of people have gathered in a tiny village in Switzerland to witness the ordination of four new Catholic bishops, in defiance...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's trip has already been marred with controversy before the pair have even set foot on British soil. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to return to Britain...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's trip has already been marred with controversy before the pair have even set foot on British soil. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to return to Britain...

Pope Leo heads to Canary Islands to highlight perilous journeys of migrants19 minutes agoSarah RainsfordSouthern and Eastern Europe correspondent , Canary IslandsBBCBakary Jaiju was 19 when he...