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Egypt has moved to reassure the Greek Orthodox Church after a court ruling cast uncertainty over the future of Saint Catherine’s Monastery, one of Christianity’s oldest and holiest sites.

MPs are set to debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill again on Friday, following major amendments and months of committee scrutiny. The bill, first passed in November by 330 votes to 275, would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to seek assisted dying.

Pope Leo XIV prioritises global peace, using his first address to advocate for “unarmed peace” while addressing contemporary conflicts, especially in light of his opposition to US politics and environmental issues.

The conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor will commence on 7 May, with 135 cardinal electors participating in the voting process.

On Saturday 25 April 2025, the world will say their farewells to Pope Francis, a pontiff who will be remembered for all his work with the poor, for modernising the Catholic Church and for bringing people of all faiths together. Pope Francis’s funeral will get underway tomorrow in Rome, in breaking with tradition he will have a much simpler affair than many of his predecessors.

The passing of Pope Francis has left Catholics, particularly in Africa, mourning the loss of a humble leader known for his connection to the grassroots of the church.

With many of younger generation found to identify as ‘spiritual’, research counters assumption spirituality is on decline and in fact implies God is ‘making a comeback’

The Kumbh Mela festival in India opened on Monday, with vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims participating in ritual baths at…

Archbishop of York says he acted as soon as legally possible in sexual abuse case The archbishop of York has…

Pope Francis made history on Sunday with the first-ever papal visit to Corsica. He urged local priests to resist spiritual…